Reference Guide
Disabling Multicast Flooding..........................................................................................................................273
Specifying a Port as Connected to a Multicast Router..................................................................................273
Configuring the Switch as Querier.................................................................................................................274
Fast Convergence after MSTP Topology Changes...............................................................................................274
Designating a Multicast Router Interface............................................................................................................ 274
17 Interfaces............................................................................................................................... 275
Basic Interface Configuration...............................................................................................................................275
Advanced Interface Configuration....................................................................................................................... 275
Interface Types.....................................................................................................................................................276
View Basic Interface Information.........................................................................................................................276
Enabling a Physical Interface...............................................................................................................................278
Physical Interfaces...............................................................................................................................................278
Configuration Task List for Physical Interfaces............................................................................................. 278
Overview of Layer Modes.............................................................................................................................. 279
Configuring Layer 2 (Data Link) Mode............................................................................................................279
Configuring Layer 2 (Interface) Mode............................................................................................................ 280
Configuring Layer 3 (Network) Mode.............................................................................................................280
Configuring Layer 3 (Interface) Mode............................................................................................................ 281
Egress Interface Selection (EIS)...........................................................................................................................281
Important Points to Remember...................................................................................................................... 281
Configuring EIS...............................................................................................................................................282
Management Interfaces.......................................................................................................................................282
Configuring Management Interfaces on the Z9000........................................................................................282
Configuring Management Interfaces on the S-Series................................................................................... 284
VLAN Interfaces................................................................................................................................................... 284
Loopback Interfaces.............................................................................................................................................285
Null Interfaces...................................................................................................................................................... 286
Port Channel Interfaces........................................................................................................................................286
Port Channel Definition and Standards..........................................................................................................286
Port Channel Benefits.................................................................................................................................... 286
Port Channel Implementation.........................................................................................................................287
10/100/1000 Mbps Interfaces in Port Channels.............................................................................................. 287
Configuration Tasks for Port Channel Interfaces...........................................................................................288
Creating a Port Channel................................................................................................................................. 288
Adding a Physical Interface to a Port Channel.............................................................................................. 288
Reassigning an Interface to a New Port Channel..........................................................................................290
Configuring the Minimum Oper Up Links in a Port Channel...........................................................................291
Adding or Removing a Port Channel from a VLAN.........................................................................................291
Assigning an IP Address to a Port Channel................................................................................................... 292
Deleting or Disabling a Port Channel............................................................................................................. 292
Load Balancing Through Port Channels........................................................................................................ 292