Administrator Guide

Interface Types................................................................................................................................................................. 411
View Basic Interface Information.................................................................................................................................412
Resetting an Interface to its Factory Default State................................................................................................417
Enabling a Physical Interface........................................................................................................................................ 418
Physical Interfaces.......................................................................................................................................................... 418
Port Pipes.................................................................................................................................................................... 418
Setting the Speed of Ethernet Interfaces........................................................................................................... 418
Configuration Task List for Physical Interfaces................................................................................................. 419
Overview of Layer Modes........................................................................................................................................419
Configuring Layer 2 (Data Link) Mode................................................................................................................ 420
Configuring Layer 2 (Interface) Mode.................................................................................................................420
Configuring Layer 3 (Network) Mode..................................................................................................................420
Configuring Layer 3 (Interface) Mode..................................................................................................................421
Egress Interface Selection (EIS)..................................................................................................................................421
Configuring EIS.......................................................................................................................................................... 422
Management Interfaces................................................................................................................................................ 422
Configuring a Dedicated Management Interface ............................................................................................. 422
Configuring a Management Interface on an Ethernet Port............................................................................ 423
Port Extender Interfaces...............................................................................................................................................424
VLAN Interfaces..............................................................................................................................................................425
Loopback Interfaces.......................................................................................................................................................426
Null Interfaces..................................................................................................................................................................426
Configuring Port Delay.................................................................................................................................................. 426
Port Channel Interfaces.................................................................................................................................................427
Port Channel Definition and Standards................................................................................................................427
Port Channel Benefits.............................................................................................................................................. 427
Port Channel Implementation.................................................................................................................................427
10/40 Gbps Interfaces in Port Channels............................................................................................................. 428
Configuration Tasks for Port Channel Interfaces..............................................................................................428
Creating a Port Channel.......................................................................................................................................... 428
Adding a Physical Interface to a Port Channel.................................................................................................. 428
Reassigning an Interface to a New Port Channel............................................................................................. 430
Configuring the Minimum Oper Up Links in a Port Channel............................................................................431
Adding or Removing a Port Channel from a VLAN............................................................................................431
Assigning an IP Address to a Port Channel......................................................................................................... 431
Deleting or Disabling a Port Channel.................................................................................................................... 432
Load Balancing Through Port Channels.............................................................................................................. 432
Changing the Hash Algorithm................................................................................................................................ 432
Bulk Configuration.......................................................................................................................................................... 433
Interface Range......................................................................................................................................................... 433
Bulk Configuration Examples..................................................................................................................................433
Defining Interface Range Macros............................................................................................................................... 435
Define the Interface Range.................................................................................................................................... 435
Choosing an Interface-Range Macro................................................................................................................... 435
Monitoring and Maintaining Interfaces......................................................................................................................435
Maintenance Using TDR..........................................................................................................................................436
Displaying Traffic Statistics on HiGig Ports..............................................................................................................437
Link Bundle Monitoring.................................................................................................................................................. 437
Monitoring HiGig Link Bundles.....................................................................................................................................438
Enabling HiGig Link-Bundle Monitoring............................................................................................................... 439
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