Users Guide

Advanced Interface Conguration...............................................................................................................................398
Interface Types...............................................................................................................................................................399
View Basic Interface Information.................................................................................................................................399
Resetting an Interface to its Factory Default State................................................................................................... 401
Enabling a Physical Interface........................................................................................................................................402
Physical Interfaces.........................................................................................................................................................402
Conguration Task List for Physical Interfaces....................................................................................................402
Overview of Layer Modes...................................................................................................................................... 403
Conguring Layer 2 (Data Link) Mode..................................................................................................................403
Conguring Layer 2 (Interface) Mode.................................................................................................................. 404
Conguring Layer 3 (Network) Mode...................................................................................................................404
Conguring Layer 3 (Interface) Mode.................................................................................................................. 404
Automatic recovery of an Err-disabled interface.......................................................................................................405
Conguring an automatic recovery for an Err-disabled interface......................................................................406
Egress Interface Selection (EIS)..................................................................................................................................406
Important Points to Remember............................................................................................................................. 406
Conguring EIS........................................................................................................................................................ 407
Management Interfaces................................................................................................................................................407
Conguring Management Interfaces.....................................................................................................................407
Conguring a Management Interface on an Ethernet Port............................................................................... 409
S6100 — OIR............................................................................................................................................................410
VLAN Interfaces............................................................................................................................................................. 410
Loopback Interfaces........................................................................................................................................................411
Null Interfaces..................................................................................................................................................................411
Port Channel Interfaces..................................................................................................................................................411
Port Channel Denition and Standards..................................................................................................................412
Port Channel Benets..............................................................................................................................................412
Port Channel Implementation................................................................................................................................. 412
Interfaces in Port Channels.....................................................................................................................................413
Conguration Tasks for Port Channel Interfaces..................................................................................................413
Creating a Port Channel.......................................................................................................................................... 413
Adding a Physical Interface to a Port Channel......................................................................................................414
Reassigning an Interface to a New Port Channel.................................................................................................415
Conguring the Minimum Oper Up Links in a Port Channel............................................................................... 416
Adding or Removing a Port Channel from a VLAN.............................................................................................. 416
Assigning an IP Address to a Port Channel........................................................................................................... 417
Deleting or Disabling a Port Channel......................................................................................................................418
Load Balancing Through Port Channels................................................................................................................ 418
Load-Balancing Method.......................................................................................................................................... 418
Changing the Hash Algorithm.................................................................................................................................419
Bulk Conguration......................................................................................................................................................... 420
Interface Range........................................................................................................................................................420
Bulk Conguration Examples..................................................................................................................................420
Dening Interface Range Macros................................................................................................................................ 422
Dene the Interface Range.................................................................................................................................... 422
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