Configuring Layer 2 (Data Link) Mode.................................................................................................................374
Configuring Layer 2 (Interface) Mode................................................................................................................. 374
Configuring Layer 3 (Network) Mode..................................................................................................................375
Configuring Layer 3 (Interface) Mode................................................................................................................. 375
Automatic recovery of an Err-disabled interface.................................................................................................... 376
Configuring an automatic recovery for an Err-disabled interface.................................................................376
Egress Interface Selection (EIS)................................................................................................................................. 377
Configuring EIS.......................................................................................................................................................... 377
Management Interfaces.................................................................................................................................................378
Configuring Management Interfaces....................................................................................................................378
Configuring a Management Interface on an Ethernet Port............................................................................ 379
VLAN Interfaces..............................................................................................................................................................380
Loopback Interfaces.......................................................................................................................................................380
Null Interfaces.................................................................................................................................................................. 381
Port Channel Interfaces................................................................................................................................................. 381
Port Channel Definition and Standards................................................................................................................ 381
Port Channel Benefits...............................................................................................................................................381
Port Channel Implementation.................................................................................................................................382
Interfaces in Port Channels.................................................................................................................................... 382
Configuration Tasks for Port Channel Interfaces............................................................................................. 382
Creating a Port Channel.......................................................................................................................................... 383
Adding a Physical Interface to a Port Channel.................................................................................................. 383
Reassigning an Interface to a New Port Channel............................................................................................. 384
Configuring the Minimum Oper Up Links in a Port Channel...........................................................................385
Adding or Removing a Port Channel from a VLAN...........................................................................................385
Assigning an IP Address to a Port Channel........................................................................................................ 386
Deleting or Disabling a Port Channel....................................................................................................................386
Load Balancing Through Port Channels...............................................................................................................387
Changing the Hash Algorithm................................................................................................................................ 387
Bulk Configuration.......................................................................................................................................................... 388
Interface Range......................................................................................................................................................... 388
Bulk Configuration Examples..................................................................................................................................388
Defining Interface Range Macros............................................................................................................................... 390
Define the Interface Range.................................................................................................................................... 390
Choosing an Interface-Range Macro................................................................................................................... 390
Monitoring and Maintaining Interfaces......................................................................................................................390
Maintenance Using TDR...........................................................................................................................................391
Non Dell-Qualified Transceivers.................................................................................................................................. 392
Splitting 40G Ports without Reload............................................................................................................................392
Splitting QSFP Ports to SFP+ Ports..........................................................................................................................394
Converting a QSFP or QSFP+ Port to an SFP or SFP+ Port..............................................................................395
Configuring wavelength for 10–Gigabit SFP+ optics.............................................................................................399
Link Dampening............................................................................................................................................................... 399
Enabling Link Dampening........................................................................................................................................ 402
Link Bundle Monitoring..................................................................................................................................................403
Using Ethernet Pause Frames for Flow Control......................................................................................................403
Enabling Pause Frames............................................................................................................................................404
Configure the MTU Size on an Interface.................................................................................................................. 404
Port-Pipes.........................................................................................................................................................................405
Auto-Negotiation on Ethernet Interfaces.................................................................................................................405
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