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Enabling a Physical Interface....................................................................................................................................... 375
Physical Interfaces..........................................................................................................................................................375
Configuration Task List for Physical Interfaces.................................................................................................375
Overview of Layer Modes....................................................................................................................................... 375
Configuring Layer 2 (Data Link) Mode................................................................................................................ 376
Configuring Layer 2 (Interface) Mode................................................................................................................. 376
Configuring Layer 3 (Network) Mode.................................................................................................................. 377
Configuring Layer 3 (Interface) Mode................................................................................................................. 377
Automatic recovery of an Err-disabled interface.................................................................................................... 378
Configuring an automatic recovery for an Err-disabled interface.................................................................378
Egress Interface Selection (EIS)................................................................................................................................. 379
Configuring EIS.......................................................................................................................................................... 379
Management Interfaces................................................................................................................................................ 380
Configuring Management Interfaces....................................................................................................................380
Configuring a Management Interface on an Ethernet Port.............................................................................381
S6100 — OIR............................................................................................................................................................. 382
VLAN Interfaces..............................................................................................................................................................382
Loopback Interfaces.......................................................................................................................................................383
Null Interfaces..................................................................................................................................................................383
Configuring Port Delay.................................................................................................................................................. 383
Port Channel Interfaces................................................................................................................................................ 384
Port Channel Definition and Standards............................................................................................................... 384
Port Channel Benefits..............................................................................................................................................384
Port Channel Implementation.................................................................................................................................384
Interfaces in Port Channels.................................................................................................................................... 385
Configuration Tasks for Port Channel Interfaces............................................................................................. 385
Creating a Port Channel..........................................................................................................................................385
Adding a Physical Interface to a Port Channel.................................................................................................. 386
Reassigning an Interface to a New Port Channel..............................................................................................387
Configuring the Minimum Oper Up Links in a Port Channel...........................................................................388
Adding or Removing a Port Channel from a VLAN........................................................................................... 388
Assigning an IP Address to a Port Channel........................................................................................................ 389
Deleting or Disabling a Port Channel....................................................................................................................389
Load Balancing Through Port Channels.............................................................................................................. 389
Load-Balancing Method.......................................................................................................................................... 390
Changing the Hash Algorithm................................................................................................................................ 390
Bulk Configuration........................................................................................................................................................... 391
Interface Range..........................................................................................................................................................391
Bulk Configuration Examples..................................................................................................................................392
Defining Interface Range Macros............................................................................................................................... 393
Define the Interface Range.................................................................................................................................... 393
Choosing an Interface-Range Macro................................................................................................................... 394
Monitoring and Maintaining Interfaces......................................................................................................................394
Split 40G Ports on a 16X40G QSFP+ Module......................................................................................................... 395
Splitting 100G Ports....................................................................................................................................................... 396
Link Dampening............................................................................................................................................................... 396
Enabling Link Dampening........................................................................................................................................ 399
Link Bundle Monitoring..................................................................................................................................................400
Using Ethernet Pause Frames for Flow Control..................................................................................................... 400
Enabling Pause Frames.............................................................................................................................................401
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