Administrator Guide

View Basic Interface Information................................................................................................................................ 390
Resetting an Interface to its Factory Default State..................................................................................................392
Enabling a Physical Interface....................................................................................................................................... 393
Physical Interfaces........................................................................................................................................................ 393
Configuration Task List for Physical Interfaces...................................................................................................393
Overview of Layer Modes...................................................................................................................................... 393
Configuring Layer 2 (Data Link) Mode................................................................................................................. 394
Configuring Layer 2 (Interface) Mode..................................................................................................................394
Configuring Layer 3 (Network) Mode.................................................................................................................. 395
Configuring Layer 3 (Interface) Mode..................................................................................................................395
Egress Interface Selection (EIS)................................................................................................................................. 396
Important Points to Remember.............................................................................................................................396
Configuring EIS........................................................................................................................................................ 396
Management Interfaces................................................................................................................................................397
Configuring Management Interfaces.................................................................................................................... 397
Configuring a Management Interface on an Ethernet Port...............................................................................398
VLAN Interfaces............................................................................................................................................................ 399
Loopback Interfaces......................................................................................................................................................400
Null Interfaces................................................................................................................................................................400
Port Channel Interfaces................................................................................................................................................400
Port Channel Definition and Standards................................................................................................................. 401
Port Channel Benefits..............................................................................................................................................401
Port Channel Implementation................................................................................................................................. 401
Interfaces in Port Channels....................................................................................................................................402
Configuration Tasks for Port Channel Interfaces................................................................................................402
Creating a Port Channel......................................................................................................................................... 402
Adding a Physical Interface to a Port Channel.................................................................................................... 403
Reassigning an Interface to a New Port Channel............................................................................................... 404
Configuring the Minimum Oper Up Links in a Port Channel..............................................................................405
Adding or Removing a Port Channel from a VLAN.............................................................................................405
Assigning an IP Address to a Port Channel..........................................................................................................406
Deleting or Disabling a Port Channel.....................................................................................................................407
Load Balancing Through Port Channels............................................................................................................... 407
Changing the Hash Algorithm................................................................................................................................ 407
Bulk Configuration.........................................................................................................................................................408
Interface Range....................................................................................................................................................... 408
Bulk Configuration Examples................................................................................................................................. 408
Defining Interface Range Macros................................................................................................................................ 410
Define the Interface Range.....................................................................................................................................410
Choosing an Interface-Range Macro.....................................................................................................................410
Monitoring and Maintaining Interfaces.........................................................................................................................411
Maintenance Using TDR..........................................................................................................................................412
Non Dell-Qualified Transceivers................................................................................................................................... 412
Splitting 40G Ports without Reload............................................................................................................................. 413
Splitting QSFP Ports to SFP+ Ports............................................................................................................................414
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