R3204P16-HP Load Balancing Module Network Management Configuration Guide-6PW101

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Interface management configuration ·························································································································· 1
Interface overview ····························································································································································· 1
Managing interfaces in the web ····································································································································· 2
Displaying interface information and statistics ······································································································ 2
Creating an interface ··············································································································································· 3
Modifying interface information ····························································································································· 5
Managing interfaces at the CLI ······································································································································· 7
Configuring Ethernet interfaces ······························································································································· 7
Displaying and maintaining Ethernet interfaces································································································· 13
Configuring loopback and null interfaces ·········································································································· 13
Displaying and maintaining loopback and null interfaces ··············································································· 14
IP addressing configuration ······································································································································· 16
IP addressing overview ·················································································································································· 16
IP address classes ·················································································································································· 16
Special IP addresses ············································································································································· 17
Subnetting and masking ······································································································································· 17
Configuring IP addresses ·············································································································································· 18
Assigning an IP address for an interface ············································································································ 18
IP addressing configuration example ·················································································································· 18
Displaying and maintaining IP addressing ················································································································· 20
MAC address table configuration ···························································································································· 21
Overview ········································································································································································· 21
How a MAC address table entry is created ······································································································· 21
Types of MAC address table entries ··················································································································· 22
MAC address table-based frame forwarding ···································································································· 22
Configuring a MAC address table in the web ··········································································································· 23
Adding a MAC address entry ······························································································································ 23
Setting the aging time for MAC address entries ································································································ 24
MAC address table configuration example ······································································································· 24
Configuring the MAC address table at the CLI ··········································································································· 26
Configuring MAC address table entries ············································································································· 26
Configuring the aging timer for dynamic MAC address entries ······································································ 27
Displaying and maintaining MAC address tables ····························································································· 27
MAC address table configuration example ······································································································· 27
Layer 2 forwarding configuration ····························································································································· 29
Layer 2 forwarding overview ········································································································································ 29
General Layer 2 forwarding ································································································································ 29
Inline Layer 2 forwarding ····································································································································· 29
Inter-VLAN Layer 2 forwarding ···························································································································· 29
Configuring general Layer 2 forwarding ···················································································································· 30
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 30
Displaying and maintaining general Layer 2 forwarding················································································· 30
Configuring inline Layer 2 forwarding ························································································································ 30
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 30
Displaying and maintaining inline Layer 2 forwarding ···················································································· 31
Configuring inter-VLAN Layer 2 forwarding ··············································································································· 31
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 31