Administrator Guide

Interface Types...............................................................................................................................................................393
View Basic Interface Information.................................................................................................................................393
Resetting an Interface to its Factory Default State...................................................................................................395
Enabling a Physical Interface........................................................................................................................................396
Physical Interfaces.........................................................................................................................................................396
Conguration Task List for Physical Interfaces....................................................................................................396
Overview of Layer Modes...................................................................................................................................... 396
Conguring Layer 2 (Data Link) Mode..................................................................................................................397
Conguring Layer 2 (Interface) Mode...................................................................................................................397
Conguring Layer 3 (Network) Mode...................................................................................................................398
Conguring Layer 3 (Interface) Mode.................................................................................................................. 398
Egress Interface Selection (EIS)..................................................................................................................................399
Important Points to Remember............................................................................................................................. 399
Conguring EIS........................................................................................................................................................ 399
Management Interfaces................................................................................................................................................400
Conguring Management Interfaces.................................................................................................................... 400
Conguring a Management Interface on an Ethernet Port................................................................................ 401
VLAN Interfaces............................................................................................................................................................ 402
Loopback Interfaces......................................................................................................................................................403
Null Interfaces................................................................................................................................................................ 403
Port Channel Interfaces................................................................................................................................................403
Port Channel Denition and Standards.................................................................................................................404
Port Channel Benets.............................................................................................................................................404
Port Channel Implementation.................................................................................................................................404
Interfaces in Port Channels....................................................................................................................................405
Conguration Tasks for Port Channel Interfaces.................................................................................................405
Creating a Port Channel......................................................................................................................................... 405
Adding a Physical Interface to a Port Channel.....................................................................................................406
Reassigning an Interface to a New Port Channel................................................................................................ 407
Conguring the Minimum Oper Up Links in a Port Channel.............................................................................. 408
Adding or Removing a Port Channel from a VLAN............................................................................................. 408
Assigning an IP Address to a Port Channel.......................................................................................................... 409
Deleting or Disabling a Port Channel......................................................................................................................410
Load Balancing Through Port Channels................................................................................................................ 410
Changing the Hash Algorithm.................................................................................................................................410
Bulk Conguration...........................................................................................................................................................411
Interface Range......................................................................................................................................................... 411
Bulk Conguration Examples................................................................................................................................... 411
Dening Interface Range Macros................................................................................................................................. 413
Dene the Interface Range..................................................................................................................................... 413
Choosing an Interface-Range Macro.....................................................................................................................413
Monitoring and Maintaining Interfaces........................................................................................................................ 414
Maintenance Using TDR..........................................................................................................................................415
Non Dell-Qualied Transceivers....................................................................................................................................415
Splitting 40G Ports without Reload............................................................................................................................. 416
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