Service Manual

Configuring Layer 3 (Interface) Mode........................................................................................ 382
Egress Interface Selection (EIS)........................................................................................................383
Important Points to Remember................................................................................................. 383
Configuring EIS........................................................................................................................... 383
Management Interfaces....................................................................................................................384
Configuring Management Interfaces.........................................................................................384
Configuring a Management Interface on an Ethernet Port...................................................... 386
VLAN Interfaces.................................................................................................................................387
Loopback Interfaces......................................................................................................................... 387
Null Interfaces...................................................................................................................................388
Port Channel Interfaces....................................................................................................................388
Port Channel Definition and Standards..................................................................................... 388
Port Channel Benefits.................................................................................................................389
Port Channel Implementation....................................................................................................389
Interfaces in Port Channels........................................................................................................ 389
Configuration Tasks for Port Channel Interfaces......................................................................390
Creating a Port Channel.............................................................................................................390
Adding a Physical Interface to a Port Channel..........................................................................390
Reassigning an Interface to a New Port Channel......................................................................392
Configuring the Minimum Oper Up Links in a Port Channel....................................................393
Adding or Removing a Port Channel from a VLAN................................................................... 393
Assigning an IP Address to a Port Channel................................................................................395
Deleting or Disabling a Port Channel.........................................................................................395
Load Balancing Through Port Channels....................................................................................395
Changing the Hash Algorithm....................................................................................................395
Bulk Configuration............................................................................................................................397
Interface Range........................................................................................................................... 397
Bulk Configuration Examples..................................................................................................... 397
Defining Interface Range Macros.................................................................................................... 399
Define the Interface Range.........................................................................................................399
Choosing an Interface-Range Macro........................................................................................ 399
Monitoring and Maintaining Interfaces............................................................................................399
Maintenance Using TDR............................................................................................................. 401
Fanning out 40G Ports Dynamically................................................................................................ 401
Splitting QSFP Ports to SFP+ Ports.................................................................................................. 402
Converting a QSFP or QSFP+ Port to an SFP or SFP+ Port............................................................403
Important Points to Remember................................................................................................. 404
Example Scenarios......................................................................................................................404
Link Dampening................................................................................................................................406
Important Points to Remember................................................................................................. 406
Enabling Link Dampening.......................................................................................................... 406
Link Bundle Monitoring....................................................................................................................408
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