Users Guide

Behavior of Various Applications for Switch-Initiated Traffic ................................................................ 361
Behavior of Various Applications for Switch-Destined Traffic .............................................................. 362
Interworking of EIS With Various Applications...........................................................................................363
Designating a Multicast Router Interface..........................................................................................................363
21 Interfaces............................................................................................................................................................ 365
Basic Interface Configuration..............................................................................................................................365
Advanced Interface Configuration..................................................................................................................... 365
Interface Types....................................................................................................................................................... 366
View Basic Interface Information....................................................................................................................... 366
Resetting an Interface to its Factory Default State......................................................................................... 368
Enabling Energy Efficient Ethernet.....................................................................................................................369
View EEE Information............................................................................................................................................369
Clear EEE Counters................................................................................................................................................373
Enabling a Physical Interface............................................................................................................................... 374
Physical Interfaces..................................................................................................................................................374
Configuration Task List for Physical Interfaces..........................................................................................374
Overview of Layer Modes............................................................................................................................... 375
Configuring Layer 2 (Data Link) Mode......................................................................................................... 375
Configuring Layer 2 (Interface) Mode..........................................................................................................376
Configuring Layer 3 (Network) Mode...........................................................................................................376
Configuring Layer 3 (Interface) Mode..........................................................................................................376
Egress Interface Selection (EIS)........................................................................................................................... 377
Important Points to Remember.....................................................................................................................377
Configuring EIS..................................................................................................................................................377
Management Interfaces........................................................................................................................................378
Configuring Management Interfaces........................................................................................................... 378
Configuring a Management Interface on an Ethernet Port.....................................................................379
VLAN Interfaces......................................................................................................................................................380
Loopback Interfaces.............................................................................................................................................. 381
Null Interfaces......................................................................................................................................................... 381
Port Channel Interfaces........................................................................................................................................ 381
Port Channel Definition and Standards.......................................................................................................382
Port Channel Benefits..................................................................................................................................... 382
Port Channel Implementation.......................................................................................................................382
Interfaces in Port Channels............................................................................................................................383
Configuration Tasks for Port Channel Interfaces......................................................................................383
Creating a Port Channel................................................................................................................................. 383
Adding a Physical Interface to a Port Channel.......................................................................................... 384
Reassigning an Interface to a New Port Channel......................................................................................385
Configuring the Minimum Oper Up Links in a Port Channel..................................................................386
Adding or Removing a Port Channel from a VLAN...................................................................................386
Assigning an IP Address to a Port Channel.................................................................................................387
Deleting or Disabling a Port Channel.......................................................................................................... 388
Load Balancing Through Port Channels..................................................................................................... 388
Changing the Hash Algorithm.......................................................................................................................388
Bulk Configuration.................................................................................................................................................389
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