Users Guide

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Interfaces
This chapter describes interface types, both physical and logical, and how to congure them with Dell Networking Operating System
(OS).
• 10 Gigabit Ethernet / 40 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces are supported on the S4820T platform.
Basic Interface Conguration
• Interface Types
• View Basic Interface Information
• Enabling a Physical Interface
• Physical Interfaces
• Management Interfaces
• VLAN Interfaces
• Loopback Interfaces
• Null Interfaces
• Port Channel Interfaces
Advanced Interface Conguration
• Bulk Conguration
• Dening Interface Range Macros
• Monitoring and Maintaining Interfaces
• Splitting QSFP Ports to SFP+ Ports
• Link Dampening
• Link Bundle Monitoring
• Ethernet Pause Frames
• Congure the MTU Size on an Interface
• Port-pipes
• Auto-Negotiation on Ethernet Interfaces
• View Advanced Interface Information
Interface Types
The following table describes dierent interface types.
Interface Type
Modes Possible Default Mode Requires Creation Default State
Physical L2, L3 Unset No Shutdown (disabled)
Management N/A N/A No No Shutdown (enabled)
Loopback L3 L3 Yes No Shutdown (enabled)
Null N/A N/A No Enabled
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