Configuring Layer 2 (Data Link) Mode................................................................................................................ 368
Configuring Layer 2 (Interface) Mode.................................................................................................................368
Configuring Layer 3 (Network) Mode..................................................................................................................368
Configuring Layer 3 (Interface) Mode.................................................................................................................369
Automatic recovery of an Err-disabled interface....................................................................................................369
Configuring an automatic recovery for an Err-disabled interface.................................................................370
Egress Interface Selection (EIS)..................................................................................................................................371
Configuring EIS...........................................................................................................................................................371
Management Interfaces................................................................................................................................................. 371
Configuring Management Interfaces.....................................................................................................................371
Configuring a Management Interface on an Ethernet Port............................................................................ 372
VLAN Interfaces.............................................................................................................................................................. 372
Loopback Interfaces....................................................................................................................................................... 373
Null Interfaces..................................................................................................................................................................373
Port Channel Interfaces.................................................................................................................................................374
Port Channel Definition and Standards................................................................................................................374
Port Channel Benefits..............................................................................................................................................374
Port Channel Implementation.................................................................................................................................374
Interfaces in Port Channels.................................................................................................................................... 375
Configuration Tasks for Port Channel Interfaces..............................................................................................375
Creating a Port Channel.......................................................................................................................................... 375
Adding a Physical Interface to a Port Channel.................................................................................................. 376
Reassigning an Interface to a New Port Channel..............................................................................................377
Configuring the Minimum Oper Up Links in a Port Channel........................................................................... 378
Adding or Removing a Port Channel from a VLAN........................................................................................... 378
Assigning an IP Address to a Port Channel.........................................................................................................379
Deleting or Disabling a Port Channel.................................................................................................................... 379
Load Balancing Through Port Channels...............................................................................................................379
Load-Balancing Method.......................................................................................................................................... 380
Changing the Hash Algorithm................................................................................................................................ 380
Bulk Configuration........................................................................................................................................................... 381
Interface Range..........................................................................................................................................................381
Bulk Configuration Examples..................................................................................................................................382
Defining Interface Range Macros............................................................................................................................... 383
Define the Interface Range.....................................................................................................................................383
Choosing an Interface-Range Macro................................................................................................................... 384
Monitoring and Maintaining Interfaces......................................................................................................................384
Maintenance Using TDR..........................................................................................................................................385
Non Dell-Qualified Transceivers.................................................................................................................................. 385
Splitting 100G Ports....................................................................................................................................................... 386
Link Dampening............................................................................................................................................................... 387
Enabling Link Dampening........................................................................................................................................ 389
Link Bundle Monitoring..................................................................................................................................................390
Using Ethernet Pause Frames for Flow Control......................................................................................................390
Enabling Pause Frames.............................................................................................................................................391
Configure the MTU Size on an Interface...................................................................................................................391
Configuring wavelength for 10–Gigabit SFP+ optics.............................................................................................392
Port-Pipes.........................................................................................................................................................................393
CR4 Auto-Negotiation................................................................................................................................................... 393
Setting the Speed of Ethernet Interfaces................................................................................................................ 393
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