Setup Guide

Table Of Contents
Configuring Management Interfaces....................................................................................................................323
Configuring a Management Interface on an Ethernet Port............................................................................ 324
VLAN Interfaces..............................................................................................................................................................325
Loopback Interfaces.......................................................................................................................................................325
Null Interfaces..................................................................................................................................................................326
Port Channel Interfaces................................................................................................................................................ 326
Port Channel Definition and Standards............................................................................................................... 326
Port Channel Benefits..............................................................................................................................................326
Port Channel Implementation.................................................................................................................................326
Interfaces in Port Channels.................................................................................................................................... 327
Configuration Tasks for Port Channel Interfaces..............................................................................................327
Creating a Port Channel.......................................................................................................................................... 327
Adding a Physical Interface to a Port Channel.................................................................................................. 328
Reassigning an Interface to a New Port Channel............................................................................................. 329
Configuring the Minimum Oper Up Links in a Port Channel...........................................................................330
Adding or Removing a Port Channel from a VLAN........................................................................................... 330
Assigning an IP Address to a Port Channel......................................................................................................... 331
Deleting or Disabling a Port Channel.....................................................................................................................331
Load Balancing Through Port Channels.............................................................................................................. 332
Load-Balancing Method...........................................................................................................................................332
Changing the Hash Algorithm................................................................................................................................ 332
Bulk Configuration.......................................................................................................................................................... 333
Interface Range......................................................................................................................................................... 333
Bulk Configuration Examples..................................................................................................................................334
Defining Interface Range Macros............................................................................................................................... 335
Define the Interface Range.................................................................................................................................... 336
Choosing an Interface-Range Macro................................................................................................................... 336
Monitoring and Maintaining Interfaces......................................................................................................................336
Maintenance Using TDR.......................................................................................................................................... 337
Link Dampening............................................................................................................................................................... 337
Enabling Link Dampening........................................................................................................................................ 340
Link Bundle Monitoring...................................................................................................................................................341
Using Ethernet Pause Frames for Flow Control...................................................................................................... 341
Enabling Pause Frames............................................................................................................................................ 342
Configure the MTU Size on an Interface.................................................................................................................. 343
Port-Pipes.........................................................................................................................................................................343
Auto-Negotiation on Ethernet Interfaces................................................................................................................. 343
Setting the Speed of Ethernet Interfaces.......................................................................................................... 344
Set Auto-Negotiation Options............................................................................................................................... 345
Provisioning Combo Ports............................................................................................................................................ 346
View Advanced Interface Information........................................................................................................................347
Configuring the Interface Sampling Size............................................................................................................. 347
Configuring the Traffic Sampling Size Globally....................................................................................................... 348
Dynamic Counters...........................................................................................................................................................349
Clearing Interface Counters................................................................................................................................... 350
Chapter 20: Internet Protocol Security (IPSec)......................................................................... 351
Configuring IPSec ...........................................................................................................................................................351
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