R211x-HP Flexfabric 11900 Layer 2 - LAN Switching Configuration Guide

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Configuring Ethernet interfaces ··································································································································· 1
Configuring a management Ethernet interface ·············································································································· 1
Ethernet interface naming conventions ··························································································································· 1
Configuring common Ethernet interface settings ··········································································································· 1
Splitting a 40-GE interface and combining split 10-GE interfaces ····································································· 2
Configuring basic settings of an Ethernet interface ······························································································ 3
Configuring the link mode of an Ethernet interface ······························································································ 4
Configuring jumbo frame support ·························································································································· 4
Configuring physical state change suppression on an Ethernet interface ·························································· 5
Performing a loopback test on an Ethernet interface ···························································································· 6
Configuring generic flow control on an Ethernet interface ·················································································· 6
Configuring PFC on an Ethernet interface ············································································································· 7
Setting the statistics polling interval ························································································································ 9
Forcibly bringing up a fiber port ···························································································································· 9
Configuring a Layer 2 Ethernet interface ···················································································································· 11
Configuring storm suppression ···························································································································· 11
Configuring storm control on an Ethernet interface ··························································································· 12
Setting the MDIX mode of an Ethernet interface ································································································ 13
Testing the cable connection of an Ethernet interface ······················································································· 14
Displaying and maintaining an Ethernet interface ····································································································· 14
Configuring loopback, null, and inloopback interfaces ·························································································· 16
Configuring a loopback interface ································································································································ 16
Configuring a null interface ·········································································································································· 17
Configuring an inloopback interface ··························································································································· 17
Displaying and maintaining loopback, null, and inloopback interfaces ································································· 17
Bulk configuring interfaces ········································································································································ 19
Configuration guidelines ··············································································································································· 19
Configuration procedure ··············································································································································· 19
Displaying and maintaining bulk interface configuration ·························································································· 20
Configuring the MAC address table ························································································································ 21
Overview ········································································································································································· 21
How a MAC address entry is created ················································································································ 21
Types of MAC address entries ····························································································································· 21
Configuring the MAC address table ···························································································································· 22
Configuring MAC address entries ······················································································································· 22
Adding or modifying a blackhole MAC address entry ····················································································· 24
Adding or modifying a multiport unicast MAC address entry ········································································· 24
Disabling MAC address learning ························································································································ 25
Configuring the aging timer for dynamic MAC address entries ······································································ 27
Configuring the MAC learning limit on interfaces ····························································································· 27
Configuring the frame forwarding rule ··············································································································· 28
Assigning MAC learning priority to interfaces ··································································································· 28
Enabling MAC address synchronization ············································································································ 29
Displaying and maintaining the MAC address table ································································································· 30
MAC address table configuration example ················································································································ 31
Network requirements ··········································································································································· 31
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 31