F3215-HP Load Balancing Module Network Management Command Reference-6PW101

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[Sysname-GigabitEthernet0/2]
# Create Ethernet subinterface GigabitEthernet 0/2.1 and enter GigabitEthernet 0/2.1 subinterface view
(assuming that GigabitEthernet 0/2 is a Layer 3 Ethernet interface and the subinterface does not exist).
<Sysname> system-view
[Sysname] interface gigabitethernet 0/2.1
[Sysname-GigabitEthernet0/2.1]
port link-mode
Use port link-mode to change the link mode of an Ethernet interface.
Use undo port link-mode to restore the default.
Syntax
port link-mode { bridge | route }
undo port link-mode
Default
Ethernet interfaces operate in Layer 3 mode.
Views
Ethernet interface view
Default command level
2: System level
Parameters
bridge: Specifies the Layer 2 mode.
route: Specifies the Layer 3 mode.
Usage guidelines
Interfaces can operate as either Layer 2 or Layer 3 Ethernet interfaces (you can set the link mode to
bridge or route).
After you change the link mode of an Ethernet interface, all settings are restored to their default values in
the new link mode.
Examples
# Configure GigabitEthernet 0/1 to operate in Layer 2 mode.
<Sysname> system-view
[Sysname] interface gigabitethernet 0/1
[Sysname-GigabitEthernet0/1] display this
#
interface GigabitEthernet0/1
port link-mode route
#
Return
The output shows that GigabitEthernet 0/1 operates in Layer 3 mode.
[Sysname-GigabitEthernet0/1] port link-mode bridge
[Sysname-GigabitEthernet0/1] display this
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