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2. Enter the configure command. The prompt changes to include (conf).
From this mode, you can enter INTERFACE mode by using the interface command.
CONTROL-PLANE Mode
To manage control-plane traffic, use CONTROL-PLANE mode. For more information, refer to Control Plane Policing 
(CoPP).
To enter CONTROL-PLANE mode:
1. Verify that you are logged in to CONFIGURATION mode.
2. Enter the control-plane-cpuqos command. The prompt changes to include (conf-control-cpuqos).
You can return to CONFIGURATION mode by using the exit command.
DCB POLICY Mode
To enable and configure a Data Center Bridging (DCB) input or output policy, use DCB POLICY mode. For more 
information, refer to Data Center Bridging (DCB).
To enter DCB POLICY mode:
1. Verify that you are logged in to CONFIGURATION mode.
2. To enable or configure a DCB input policy, enter the dcb-input command then enter the policy name. To enable 
or configure a DCB output policy, enter the dcb-output command then enter the policy name. The prompt 
changes to include (conf-dcb-in) for an input policy or (conf-dcb-out) for an output policy. 
You can return to CONFIGURATION mode by using the exit command.
DHCP Mode
To enable and configure Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), use DHCP mode. For more information, refer to 
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).
To enter DHCP mode:
1. Verify that you are logged in to CONFIGURATION mode.
2. Enter the ip dhcp server command. The prompt changes to include (config-dhcp). 
You can return to CONFIGURATION mode by using the exit command.
DHCP POOL Mode
To create an address pool, use DHCP POOL mode. For more information, refer to Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol 
(DHCP).
To enter DHCP POOL mode:
1. Verify that you are logged in to DHCP mode.
2. Enter the pool command then the pool name. The prompt changes to include (config-dhcp-
pool-name
). 
You can return to DHCP mode by using the exit command.
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