Administrator Guide

Enabling a Physical Interface
After determining the type of physical interfaces available, to enable and configure the interfaces, enter INTERFACE mode by
using the interface interface {slot/port | pe-id/stack-unit/port} command.
1. Enter the keyword interface then the type of interface and slot/port information.
CONFIGURATION mode
interface interface
● For the Management interface, enter the keyword ManagementEthernet then the slot/port information.
● For a 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword TenGigabitEthernet then the slot/port information.
● For a 40-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword fortyGigE then the slot/port information.
● For a port extender (PE) Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword peGigE then the pe-id/stack-unit /port-id
information.
● For a port extender 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword peTenGigE then the pe-id/stack-unit /port-id
information.
2. Enable the interface.
INTERFACE mode
no shutdown
To confirm that the interface is enabled, use the show config command in INTERFACE mode. To leave INTERFACE mode,
use the exit command or end command. You cannot delete a physical interface.
Physical Interfaces
The Management Ethernet interface is a single RJ-45 Fast Ethernet port on a switch.
The interface provides dedicated management access to the system.
Line card interfaces support Layer 2 and Layer 3 traffic over 10-Gigabit Ethernet and 40-Gigabit Ethernet interfaces. These
interfaces can also become part of virtual interfaces such as virtual local area networks (VLANs) or port channels.
For more information about VLANs, refer to Bulk Configuration. For more information on port channels, refer to Port Channel
Interfaces.
Port Pipes
A port pipe is a Dell Networking-specific term for the hardware packet-processing elements that handle network traffic to and
from a set of front-end I/O ports. The physical, front-end I/O ports are referred to as a port set. The system has 10 switch
cards and each card has only one port pipe and 48 ports in each.
● For ports connected through the port extender, you can have a maximum of 4 sessions system.
● For ports directly attached to the chassis you can have a maximum of 4 sessions per port pipe.
Refer to Port Numbering Convention for the exact port location on switch line cards.
Setting the Speed of Ethernet Interfaces
To discover whether the remote and local interface requires manual speed synchronization, and to manually synchronize them if
necessary, use the following command sequence.
1. Determine the local interface status. Refer to the following example.
EXEC Privilege mode
show interfaces [interface | stack—unit stack-unit-number] status
2. Determine the remote interface status.
EXEC mode or EXEC Privilege mode
[Use the command on the remote system that is equivalent to the first command.]
3. Access CONFIGURATION mode.
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