Users Guide

Configuring Layer 2 (Data Link) Mode................................................................................................................. 322
Configuring Layer 2 (Interface) Mode..................................................................................................................323
Configuring Layer 3 (Network) Mode.................................................................................................................. 323
Configuring Layer 3 (Interface) Mode..................................................................................................................324
Egress Interface Selection (EIS)..................................................................................................................................324
Important Points to Remember............................................................................................................................. 324
Configuring EIS........................................................................................................................................................ 325
Management Interfaces............................................................................................................................................... 325
Configuring Management Interfaces.................................................................................................................... 325
Configuring a Management Interface on an Ethernet Port............................................................................... 327
VLAN Interfaces.............................................................................................................................................................327
Loopback Interfaces......................................................................................................................................................328
Null Interfaces................................................................................................................................................................ 328
Port Channel Interfaces................................................................................................................................................328
Port Channel Definition and Standards................................................................................................................ 329
Port Channel Benefits.............................................................................................................................................329
Port Channel Implementation................................................................................................................................ 329
Interfaces in Port Channels....................................................................................................................................330
Configuration Tasks for Port Channel Interfaces................................................................................................330
Creating a Port Channel......................................................................................................................................... 330
Adding a Physical Interface to a Port Channel.....................................................................................................331
Reassigning an Interface to a New Port Channel................................................................................................332
Configuring the Minimum Oper Up Links in a Port Channel.............................................................................. 333
Adding or Removing a Port Channel from a VLAN............................................................................................. 333
Assigning an IP Address to a Port Channel..........................................................................................................334
Deleting or Disabling a Port Channel.....................................................................................................................335
Load Balancing Through Port Channels............................................................................................................... 335
Load-Balancing Method......................................................................................................................................... 335
Changing the Hash Algorithm................................................................................................................................336
Bulk Configuration......................................................................................................................................................... 337
Interface Range........................................................................................................................................................337
Bulk Configuration Examples..................................................................................................................................337
Defining Interface Range Macros................................................................................................................................339
Define the Interface Range.................................................................................................................................... 339
Choosing an Interface-Range Macro....................................................................................................................339
Monitoring and Maintaining Interfaces.......................................................................................................................340
Maintenance Using TDR..........................................................................................................................................341
Link Dampening.............................................................................................................................................................. 341
Important Points to Remember..............................................................................................................................341
Enabling Link Dampening........................................................................................................................................342
Link Bundle Monitoring................................................................................................................................................. 343
Using Ethernet Pause Frames for Flow Control........................................................................................................344
Enabling Pause Frames...........................................................................................................................................344
Configure the MTU Size on an Interface................................................................................................................... 345
Port-Pipes.......................................................................................................................................................................346
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