H3C S12500X-AF Series Configuration manual

H3C S12500X-AF Switch Series

Layer 2—LAN Switching Configuration Guide

New H3C Technologies Co., Ltd.

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Software version: Release 2609 and later

Document version: 6W102-20181204

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Preface

This configuration guide describes the Layer 2—LAN switching fundamentals and configuration

procedures. It covers the following features and tasks:

• Flow control and load sharing.

• User isolation in the same VLAN and VLAN configuration.

• Layer 2 loop elimination.

This preface includes the following topics about the documentation:

• Audience.

• Conventions.

• Documentation feedback.

Audience

This documentation is intended for:

• Network planners.

• Field technical support and servicing engineers.

• Network administrators working with the S12500X-AF switch series.

Conventions

The following information describes the conventions used in the documentation.

Command conventions

Convention Description

Boldface Bold

text represents commands and keywords that you enter literally as shown.

Italic

Italic text represents arguments that you replace with actual values.

[ ] Square brackets enclose syntax choices (keywords or arguments) that are optional.

{ x | y | ... }

Braces enclose a set of required syntax choices separated by vertical bars, from which

you select one.

[ x | y | ... ]

Square brackets enclose a set of optional syntax choices separated by vertical bars,

from which you select one or none.

{ x | y | ... } *

Asterisk marked braces enclose a set of required syntax choices separated by vertical

bars, from which you select at least one.

[ x | y | ... ] *

Asterisk marked square brackets enclose optional syntax choices separated by vertical

bars, from which you select one choice, multiple choices, or none.

&<1-n>

The argument or keyword and argument combination before the ampersand (&) sign

can be entered 1 to n times.

# A line that starts with a pound (#) sign is comments.

GUI conventions

Convention Description

Boldface

Window names, button names, field names, and menu items are in Boldface. For

Convention Description

example, the

New Use

r

window appears; click

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K

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>

Multi-level menus are separated by angle brackets. For example,

File

>

Create

>

Folder

.

Symbols

Convention Description

WARNING!

An alert that calls attention to important information that if not understood or followed

can result in personal injury.

CAUTION:

An alert that calls attention to important information that if not understood or followed

can result in data loss, data corruption, or damage to hardware or software.

IMPORTANT:

An alert that calls attention to essential information.

NOTE:

An alert that contains additional or supplementary information.

TIP:

An alert that provides helpful information.

Network topology icons

Convention Description

Represents a generic network device, such as a router, switch, or firewall.

Represents a routing-capable device, such as a router or Layer 3 switch.

Represents a generic switch, such as a Layer 2 or Layer 3 switch, or a router that

supports Layer 2 forwarding and other Layer 2 features.

Represents an access controller, a unified wired-WLAN module, or the access

controller engine on a unified wired-WLAN switch.

Represents an access point.

Wireless terminator unit.

Wireless terminator.

Represents a mesh access point.

Represents omnidirectional signals.

Represents directional signals.

Represents a security product, such as a firewall, UTM, multiservice security

gateway, or load balancing device.

Represents a security card, such as a firewall, load balancing, NetStream, SSL VPN,

IPS, or ACG card.

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Examples provided in this document

Examples in this document might use devices that differ from your device in hardware model,

configuration, or software version. It is normal that the port numbers, sample output, screenshots,

and other information in the examples differ from what you have on your device.

Documentation feedback

You can e-mail your comments about product documentation to [email protected].

We appreciate your comments.

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Contents

Configuring Ethernet interfaces ··························································· 1

Ethernet interface naming conventions ··························································································· 1

Configuring a management Ethernet interface ·················································································· 1

Configuring common Ethernet interface settings ··············································································· 1

Splitting a 40-GE interface and combining 10-GE breakout interfaces ············································· 2

Configuring basic settings of an Ethernet interface or subinterface ················································· 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

Configuring dampening on an Ethernet interface ········································································ 6

Enabling loopback testing on an Ethernet interface ····································································· 7

Configuring generic flow control on an Ethernet interface ····························································· 8

Configuring PFC on an Ethernet interface ················································································· 9

Setting the statistics polling interval ······················································································· 10

Configuring storm suppression ····························································································· 10

Configuring a Layer 2 Ethernet interface ······················································································· 11

Configuring storm control on an Ethernet interface ··································································· 11

Forcibly bringing up a fiber port ···························································································· 12

Configuring a Layer 3 Ethernet interface or subinterface··································································· 14

Setting the MTU for an Ethernet interface or subinterface ·························································· 14

Displaying and maintaining an Ethernet interface or subinterface ······················································· 14

Configuring loopback, null, and inloopback interfaces ···························· 16

Configuring a loopback interface ································································································· 16

Configuring a null interface ········································································································· 16

Configuring an inloopback interface ····························································································· 17

Displaying and maintaining loopback, null, and inloopback interfaces ·················································· 17

Bulk configuring interfaces ······························································· 18

Configuration restrictions and guidelines ······················································································· 18

Configuration procedure ············································································································ 18

Displaying and maintaining bulk interface configuration ···································································· 19

Configuring the MAC address table ···················································· 20

Overview ································································································································ 20

How a MAC address entry is created ····················································································· 20

Types of MAC address entries ····························································································· 20

MAC address table configuration task list ······················································································ 21

Configuring MAC address entries ································································································ 22

Configuration guidelines ····································································································· 22

Adding or modifying a static or dynamic MAC address entry globally ············································ 22

Adding or modifying a static or dynamic MAC address entry on an interface ·································· 22

Adding or modifying a blackhole MAC address entry ································································· 23

Adding or modifying a multiport unicast MAC address entry ························································ 23

Disabling MAC address learning ································································································· 24

Disabling global MAC address learning ·················································································· 24

Disabling MAC address learning on interfaces ········································································· 25

Setting the aging timer for dynamic MAC address entries ································································· 25

Enabling MAC address synchronization ························································································ 26

Configuring MAC address move notifications and suppression ·························································· 27

Enabling ARP fast update for MAC address moves ········································································· 28

Enabling MAC address learning at ingress ···················································································· 29

Configuring the base MAC address ······························································································ 29

Enabling SNMP notifications for the MAC address table ··································································· 30

Displaying and maintaining the MAC address table ········································································· 30

MAC address table configuration example ····················································································· 31

Network requirements ········································································································ 31

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Configuration procedure ····································································································· 31

Verifying the configuration ··································································································· 31

Configuring MAC Information ···························································· 33

Enabling MAC Information ········································································································· 33

Configuring the MAC Information mode ························································································ 33

Setting the MAC change notification interval ·················································································· 34

Setting the MAC Information queue length ···················································································· 34

MAC Information configuration example ························································································ 34

Network requirements ········································································································ 34

Configuration restrictions and guidelines ················································································ 34

Configuration procedure ····································································································· 35

Configuring Ethernet link aggregation ················································· 37

Basic concepts ························································································································ 37

Aggregation group, member port, and aggregate interface ························································· 37

Aggregation states of member ports in an aggregation group ······················································ 37

Operational key ················································································································· 38

Configuration types ············································································································ 38

Link aggregation modes ······································································································ 39

Aggregating links in static mode ·································································································· 39

Choosing a reference port ··································································································· 39

Setting the aggregation state of each member port ··································································· 39

Aggregating links in dynamic mode ······························································································ 40

LACP ······························································································································ 41

How dynamic link aggregation works ····················································································· 42

Edge aggregate interface ··········································································································· 44

Load sharing modes for link aggregation groups ············································································· 44

Ethernet link aggregation configuration task list ·············································································· 44

Configuring an aggregation group ································································································ 45

Configuration restrictions and guidelines ················································································ 45

Configuring a Layer 2 aggregation group ················································································ 45

Configuring a Layer 3 aggregation group ················································································ 46

Configuring an aggregate interface ······························································································ 48

Configuring the description of an aggregate interface ································································ 48

Setting the MAC address for an aggregate interface ································································· 48

Specifying ignored VLANs for a Layer 2 aggregate interface ······················································· 49

Setting the MTU for a Layer 3 aggregate interface ···································································· 49

Setting the minimum and maximum numbers of Selected ports for an aggregation group ················· 50

Setting the expected bandwidth for an aggregate interface ························································· 51

Configuring an edge aggregate interface ················································································ 51

Enabling BFD for an aggregation group·················································································· 52

Shutting down an aggregate interface ···················································································· 53

Restoring the default settings for an aggregate interface ···························································· 53

Configuring load sharing for link aggregation groups ······································································· 54

Setting load sharing modes for link aggregation groups ····························································· 54

Enabling local-first load sharing for link aggregation ·································································· 55

Configuring link aggregation load sharing algorithm settings ······················································· 55

Enabling link-aggregation traffic redirection ··················································································· 56

Configuration restrictions and guidelines ················································································ 56

Configuration procedure ····································································································· 57

Configuring the link aggregation capability for the device ·································································· 57

Displaying and maintaining Ethernet link aggregation ······································································ 58

Ethernet link aggregation configuration examples ··········································································· 58

Layer 2 static aggregation configuration example ····································································· 58

Layer 2 dynamic aggregation configuration example ································································· 60

Layer 2 aggregation load sharing configuration example ···························································· 62

Layer 2 edge aggregate interface configuration example ··························································· 64

Layer 3 static aggregation configuration example ····································································· 66

Layer 3 dynamic aggregation configuration example ································································· 67

Layer 3 aggregation load sharing configuration example ···························································· 68

Layer 3 edge aggregate interface configuration example ··························································· 70

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Configuring port isolation ································································· 72

Assigning a port to an isolation group ··························································································· 72

Displaying and maintaining port isolation ······················································································· 72

Port isolation configuration example ····························································································· 73

Network requirements ········································································································ 73

Configuration procedure ····································································································· 73

Verifying the configuration ··································································································· 73

Configuring spanning tree protocols ··················································· 75

STP ······································································································································ 75

STP protocol frames ·········································································································· 75

Basic concepts in STP ········································································································ 77

Calculation process of the STP algorithm ··············································································· 78

RSTP ···································································································································· 84

RSTP protocol frames ········································································································ 84

Basic concepts in RSTP ····································································································· 84

How RSTP works ·············································································································· 85

RSTP BPDU processing ····································································································· 85

PVST ···································································································································· 86

PVST protocol frames ········································································································ 86

Basic concepts in PVST ······································································································ 87

How PVST works ·············································································································· 87

MSTP ···································································································································· 87

MSTP features ·················································································································· 87

MSTP protocol frames ········································································································ 87

MSTP basic concepts ········································································································· 89

How MSTP works ·············································································································· 92

MSTP implementation on devices ························································································· 93

Rapid transition mechanism ································································································· 93

Protocols and standards ············································································································ 95

Spanning tree configuration task lists ··························································································· 96

STP configuration task list ··································································································· 96

RSTP configuration task list ································································································· 97

PVST configuration task list ································································································· 97

MSTP configuration task list ································································································ 98

Setting the spanning tree mode ··································································································· 99

Configuring an MST region ········································································································ 99

Configuring the root bridge or a secondary root bridge ··································································· 100

Configuring the device as the root bridge of a specific spanning tree ·········································· 101

Configuring the device as a secondary root bridge of a specific spanning tree ······························ 101

Configuring the device priority ··································································································· 101

Configuring the maximum hops of an MST region ········································································· 102

Configuring the network diameter of a switched network································································· 102

Setting spanning tree timers ····································································································· 103

Configuration restrictions and guidelines ·············································································· 103

Configuration procedure ··································································································· 103

Setting the timeout factor ········································································································· 104

Configuring the BPDU transmission rate ····················································································· 104

Configuring edge ports ············································································································ 105

Configuration restrictions and guidelines ·············································································· 105

Configuration procedure ··································································································· 105

Configuring path costs of ports ·································································································· 105

Specifying a standard for the device to use when it calculates the default path cost ······················· 106

Configuring path costs of ports ··························································································· 108

Configuration example ······································································································ 108

Configuring the port priority ······································································································ 109

Configuring the port link type ···································································································· 109

Configuration restrictions and guidelines ·············································································· 109

Configuration procedure ··································································································· 110

Configuring the mode a port uses to recognize and send MSTP frames ············································· 110

Enabling outputting port state transition information ······································································· 111

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Enabling the spanning tree feature ···························································································· 111

Enabling the spanning tree feature in STP/RSTP/MSTP mode ·················································· 111

Enabling the spanning tree feature in PVST mode ·································································· 111

Performing mCheck ················································································································ 112

Configuration restrictions and guidelines ·············································································· 112

Performing mCheck globally ······························································································ 112

Performing mCheck in interface view ··················································································· 112

Disabling inconsistent PVID protection ······················································································· 113

Configuring Digest Snooping ···································································································· 113

Configuration restrictions and guidelines ·············································································· 114

Configuration procedure ··································································································· 114

Digest Snooping configuration example ··············································································· 114

Configuring No Agreement Check ····························································································· 115

Configuration prerequisites ································································································ 116

Configuration procedure ··································································································· 117

No Agreement Check configuration example ········································································· 117

Configuring TC Snooping ········································································································· 117

Configuration restrictions and guidelines ·············································································· 118

Configuration procedure ··································································································· 118

Configuring protection features ································································································· 118

Configuring BPDU guard ··································································································· 119

Enabling root guard ········································································································· 120

Enabling loop guard ········································································································· 120

Configuring port role restriction ··························································································· 121

Configuring TC-BPDU transmission restriction ······································································· 121

Enabling TC-BPDU guard ································································································· 122

Enabling BPDU drop ········································································································ 122

Enabling PVST BPDU guard ······························································································ 123

Enabling the device to log events of detecting or receiving TC BPDUs ·············································· 123

Enabling SNMP notifications for new-root election and topology change events ·································· 123

Displaying and maintaining the spanning tree ·············································································· 124

Spanning tree configuration example ························································································· 125

MSTP configuration example ····························································································· 125

PVST configuration example ······························································································ 128

Configuring loop detection ······························································ 132

Overview ······························································································································ 132

Loop detection mechanism ································································································ 132

Loop detection interval ····································································································· 133

Loop protection actions ····································································································· 133

Port status auto recovery ·································································································· 133

Loop detection configuration task list ·························································································· 134

Enabling loop detection ··········································································································· 134

Enabling loop detection globally ························································································· 134

Enabling loop detection on a port ························································································ 134

Setting the loop protection action ······························································································· 135

Setting the global loop protection action ··············································································· 135

Setting the loop protection action on a Layer 2 Ethernet interface ·············································· 135

Setting the loop protection action on a Layer 2 aggregate interface ············································ 135

Setting the loop detection interval ······························································································ 135

Displaying and maintaining loop detection ··················································································· 136

Loop detection configuration example ························································································ 136

Network requirements ······································································································ 136

Configuration procedure ··································································································· 136

Verifying the configuration ································································································· 137

Configuring VLANs ······································································· 139

Overview ······························································································································ 139

VLAN frame encapsulation ································································································ 139

Protocols and standards ··································································································· 140

Configuring basic VLAN settings ······························································································· 140

Configuring VLAN interfaces ···································································································· 141

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Configuring port-based VLANs ·································································································· 142

Introduction ···················································································································· 142

Assigning an access port to a VLAN ···················································································· 143

Assigning a trunk port to a VLAN ························································································ 143

Assigning a hybrid port to a VLAN ······················································································· 144

Displaying and maintaining VLANs ···························································································· 145

Port-based VLAN configuration example ····················································································· 145

Network requirements ······································································································ 145

Configuration procedure ··································································································· 145

Verifying the configuration ································································································· 146

Configuring VLAN mapping ···························································· 147

Overview ······························································································································ 147

VLAN mapping application scenarios ··················································································· 147

VLAN mapping implementations ························································································· 149

VLAN mapping configuration task list ························································································· 152

Configuring one-to-one VLAN mapping ······················································································· 153

Configuring one-to-two VLAN mapping ······················································································· 153

Configuring zero-to-two VLAN mapping ······················································································ 154

Configuring two-to-two VLAN mapping ······················································································· 155

Configuring two-to-three VLAN mapping ····················································································· 156

Displaying and maintaining VLAN mapping ················································································· 156

VLAN mapping configuration examples ······················································································ 157

One-to-one VLAN mapping configuration example ································································· 157

One-to-two and two-to-two VLAN mapping configuration example ············································· 159

Configuring LLDP ········································································· 163

Overview ······························································································································ 163

Basic concepts ··············································································································· 163

Working mechanism ········································································································ 168

Protocols and standards ··································································································· 169

LLDP configuration task list ······································································································ 169

Performing basic LLDP configurations ························································································ 170

Enabling LLDP ················································································································ 170

Setting the LLDP bridge mode ··························································································· 170

Setting the LLDP operating mode ······················································································· 171

Setting the LLDP reinitialization delay ·················································································· 171

Enabling LLDP polling ······································································································ 171

Configuring the advertisable TLVs ······················································································ 172

Configuring the management address and its encoding format ·················································· 174

Setting other LLDP parameters ·························································································· 175

Setting an encapsulation format for LLDP frames ··································································· 176

Disabling LLDP PVID inconsistency check ············································································ 177

Configuring CDP compatibility ·································································································· 177

Configuration prerequisites ································································································ 177

Configuration procedure ··································································································· 178

Configuring DCBX ·················································································································· 178

DCBX configuration task list ······························································································ 179

Enabling LLDP and DCBX TLV advertising ··········································································· 179

Setting the DCBX version ·································································································· 180

Configuring ETS parameters ······························································································ 180

Configuring PFC parameters ····························································································· 182

Configuring LLDP trapping and LLDP-MED trapping······································································ 182

Setting the source MAC address of LLDP frames ········································································· 183

Enabling the device to generate ARP or ND entries for received management address LLDP TLVs ········ 184

Displaying and maintaining LLDP ······························································································ 184

Basic LLDP configuration example ···························································································· 185

Network requirements ······································································································ 185

Configuration procedure ··································································································· 185

Verifying the configuration ································································································· 186

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Configuring service loopback groups ················································ 190

Configuration procedure ·········································································································· 190

Displaying and maintaining service loopback groups ····································································· 190

Service loopback group configuration example ············································································· 191

Network requirements ······································································································ 191

Configuration procedure ··································································································· 191

Index ························································································· 192

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Configuring Ethernet interfaces

The Switch Series supports Ethernet interfaces, management Ethernet interfaces, Console

interfaces, and USB interfaces. For the interface types and the number of interfaces supported by a

switch model, see the installation guide.

This chapter describes how to configure management Ethernet interfaces and Ethernet interfaces.

Ethernet interface naming conventions

For a switch in an IRF fabric, its Ethernet interfaces are numbered in the format of interface type

A/B/C/D. For a switch not in an IRF fabric, its Ethernet interfaces are numbered in the format of

interface type B/C/D. The following definitions apply:

• A—IRF member ID.

• B—Slot number of the card in the switch.

• C—Sub-slot number on a card.

• D—Number of an interface on a card.

Configuring a management Ethernet interface

A management interface uses an RJ-45 connector. You can connect the interface to a PC for

software loading and system debugging, or connect it to a remote NMS for remote system

management.

To configure a management Ethernet interface:

Step Command Remarks

1. Enter system view.

system-view

N/A

2. Enter management

Ethernet interface view.

interface

M-GigabitEthernet

interface-number

N/A

3. (Optional.) Set the

interface description.

description

text

The default setting is

M-GigabitEthernet0/0/0 Interface

.

4. (Optional.) Shut down

the interface.

shutdown

By default, the management Ethernet

interface is up.

NOTE:

Set the same speed and duplex mode for a management Ethernet interface and its peer port.

Configuring common Ethernet interface settings

This section describes the settings common to Layer 2 Ethernet interfaces, Layer 3 Ethernet

interfaces, and Layer 3 Ethernet subinterfaces. For more information about the settings specific to

Layer 2 Ethernet interfaces or subinterfaces, see "Configuring a Layer 2 Ethernet interface." For

more info

rmation about the settings specific to Layer 3 Ethernet interfaces or subinterfaces, see

"Configuring a Layer 3 Ethernet inte

rface or subinterface."

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Splitting a 40-GE interface and combining 10-GE breakout

interfaces

Configuration restrictions and guidelines

All interfaces on the LSXM1CGQ6QGHB1, LSXM1CGQ18QGHB1, LSXM1CGQ18QGHF1, and

LSXM1CGQ36HB1 interface modules can be split into four breakout interfaces.

100-GE interfaces on the LSXM1TGS48C2HB1 interface modules cannot be split into four breakout

interfaces.

Interfaces numbered 1 through 4, 17 through 22, 35, and 36 on LSXM1QGS36HB1 interface

modules can be split into four breakout interfaces.

Interfaces numbered 1 through 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, 28, 31, 34, 37, 40, 43, and 46 on

LSXM1QGS48HB1 interface modules can be split into four breakout interfaces.

Splitting a 40-GE interface into four 10-GE breakout interfaces

As a best practice for the long-term system stabilization, reboot the device after configuration.

You can use a 40-GE interface as a single interface. To improve port density, reduce costs, and

improve network flexibility, you can also split a 40-GE interface into four 10-GE breakout interfaces.

For example, you can split 40-GE interface FortyGigE 1/0/1 into four 10-GE breakout interfaces

Ten-GigabitEthernet 1/0/1:1 through Ten-GigabitEthernet 1/0/1:4.

A 40-GE interface split into four 10-GE breakout interfaces must use a dedicated 1-to-4 cable. For

more information about the cable, see the installation guides.

The 10-GE breakout interfaces support the same configuration and attributes as common 10-GE

interfaces, except that they are numbered in a different way.

After the using tengige command is successfully configured, you can view the four 10-GE breakout

interfaces by using the display interface brief command.

To split a 40-GE interface into four 10-GE breakout interfaces:

Step Command Remarks

1. Enter system view.

system-view

N/A

2. Enter 40-GE interface view.

interface

interface-type

interface-number

N/A

3. Split the 40-GE interface into

four 10-GE breakout

interfaces.

using tengige

By default, a 40-GE interface is not

split and operates as a single

interface.

Combining four 10-GE breakout interfaces into a 40-GE interface

As a best practice for the long-term system stabilization, reboot the device after configuration.

If you need higher bandwidth on a single interface, you can combine the four 10-GE breakout

interfaces into a 40-GE interface.

After you combine the four 10-GE breakout interfaces, replace the dedicated 1-to-4 cable with a

dedicated 1-to-1 cable or a 40-GE transceiver module. For more information about the cable or

transceiver module, see the installation guides.

After the using fortygige command is successfully configured, you can view the 40-GE interface by

using the display interface brief command.

To combine four 10-GE breakout interfaces into a 40-GE interface:

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Step Command Remarks

1. Enter system view.

system-view

N/A

2. Enter the view of any 10-GE

breakout interface.

interface

interface-type

interface-number

N/A

3. Combine the four 10-GE

breakout interfaces into a

40-GE interface.

using fortygige

By default, a 10-GE breakout

interface operates as a single

interface.

Configuring basic settings of an Ethernet interface or

subinterface

You can configure an Ethernet interface to operate in one of the following duplex modes:

• Full-duplex mode—The interface can send and receive packets simultaneously.

• Autonegotiation mode—The interface negotiates a duplex mode with its peer.

You can set the speed of an Ethernet interface or enable it to automatically negotiate a speed with its

peer.

Configuring an Ethernet interface

Step Command Remarks

1. Enter system view.

system-view

N/A

2. Enter Ethernet interface

view.

interface

interface-type

interface-number

N/A

3. Set the description for

the Ethernet interface.

description

text

The default setting is interface-name

Interface

. For example,

HundredGigE1/0/1

Interface

.

4. Set the duplex mode for

the Ethernet interface.

duplex

{

auto

|

full

}

By default, the duplex mode is

auto

for

Ethernet interfaces.

5. Set the speed for the

Ethernet interface.

speed { 1000 | 10000 | 40000 |

100000 | auto }

The default setting is

auto

for Ethernet

interfaces.

Support for the keywords depends on the

interface type. For more information, use

the

speed ?

command in interface view.

6. Set the expected

bandwidth for the

Ethernet interface.

bandwidth

bandwidth-value

By default, the expected bandwidth (in

kbps) is the interface baud rate divided by

1000.

7. Restore the default

settings for the Ethernet

interface.

default

N/A

8. Bring up the Ethernet

interface.

undo shutdown

By default, Ethernet interfaces are in

down state.

The

loopback

,

shutdown

, and

port

up-mode

commands are mutually

exclusive.

Configuring an Ethernet subinterface

Step Command Remarks

1. Enter system view.

system-view

N/A

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Step Command Remarks

2. Create an Ethernet

subinterface.

interface

interface-type

interface-number.subnumber

N/A

3. Set the description for the

Ethernet subinterface.

description

text

The default setting is

interface-name

Interface

. For

example,

HundredGigE1/0/1.1

Interface

.

4. Restore the default settings

for the Ethernet subinterface.

default

N/A

5. Set the expected bandwidth

for the Ethernet subinterface.

bandwidth

bandwidth-value

By default, the expected

bandwidth (in kbps) is the

interface baud rate divided by

1000.

6. Bring up the Ethernet

subinterface.

undo shutdown

By default, Ethernet subinterfaces

are in down state.

The

shutdown

and

port

up-mode

commands are mutually

exclusive.

Configuring the link mode of an Ethernet interface

CAUTION:

After you change the link mode of an Ethernet interface, all commands (except the shutdown

command) on the Ethernet interface are restored to their defaults in the new link mode.

The interfaces on this Switch Series can operate either as Layer 2 or Layer 3 Ethernet interfaces.

You can set the link mode to bridge or route.

You might fail to change the link mode of an Ethernet interface because of conflicting configurations

on the interface. To solve this problem, manually delete all configurations of the interface and change

the link mode again.

To configure the link mode of an Ethernet interface:

Step Command Remarks

1. Enter system view.

system-view

N/A

2. Enter Ethernet interface

view.

interface

interface-type

interface-number

N/A

3. Configure the link mode of

the Ethernet interface.

port

link-mode

{

bridge

|

route

}

By default, Ethernet interfaces

operate in bridge mode.

Configuring jumbo frame support

An Ethernet interface might receive frames larger than the standard Ethernet frame size during

high-throughput data exchanges, such as file transfers. These frames are called jumbo frames.

The Ethernet interface processes jumbo frames in the following ways:

• When the Ethernet interface is configured to deny jumbo frames, the Ethernet interface

discards jumbo frames.

• When the Ethernet interface is configured with jumbo frame support, the Ethernet interface

performs the following operations:

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{ Processes jumbo frames within the specified length.

{ Discards jumbo frames that exceed the specified length.

To configure jumbo frame support in interface view:

Step Command Remarks

1. Enter system view.

system-view

N/A

2. Enter Ethernet interface

view.

interface

interface-type

interface-number

N/A

3. Configure jumbo frame

support.

jumboframe enable

[ size ]

By default, the switch allows jumbo

frames within 12288 bytes to pass

through all Ethernet interfaces.

Configuring physical state change suppression on an

Ethernet interface

IMPORTANT:

Do not enable this feature on an interface that has RRPP, spanning tree protocols, or Smart Link

enabled.

The physical link state of an Ethernet interface is either up or down. Each time the physical link of an

interface comes up or goes down, the interface immediately reports the change to the CPU. The

CPU then performs the following operations:

• Notifies the upper-layer protocol modules (such as routing and forwarding modules) of the

change for guiding packet forwarding.

• Automatically generates traps and logs to inform users to take the correct actions.

To prevent frequent physical link flapping from affecting system performance, configure physical

state change suppression. You can configure this feature to suppress only link-down events, only

link-up events, or both. If an event of the specified type still exists when the suppression interval

expires, the system reports the event.

When you configure this feature, follow these guidelines:

• To suppress only link-down events, configure the link-delay [ msec ] delay-time command.

• To suppress only link-up events, configure the link-delay [ msec ] delay-time mode up

command.

• To suppress both link-down and link-up events, configure the link-delay [ msec ] delay-time

mode updown command.

To configure physical state change suppression on an Ethernet interface:

Step Command Remarks

1. Enter system view.

system-view

N/A

2. Enter Ethernet

interface view.

interface

interface-type

interface-number

N/A

3. Configure physical

state change

suppression.

link-delay

[

msec

]

delay-time [

mode

{

up

|

updown

}]

By default, the link-down or link-up event is

immediately reported to the CPU.

If you configure this command multiple times on

an Ethernet interface, the most recent

configuration takes effect.

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Configuring dampening on an Ethernet interface

The interface dampening feature uses an exponential decay mechanism to prevent excessive

interface flapping events from adversely affecting routing protocols and routing tables in the network.

Suppressing interface state change events protects the system resources.

If an interface is not dampened, its state changes are reported. For each state change, the system

also generates an SNMP trap and log message.

After a flapping interface is dampened, it does not report its state changes to the CPU. For state

change events, the interface only generates SNMP trap and log messages.

Parameters

• Penalty—The interface has an initial penalty of 0. When the interface flaps, the penalty

increases by 1000 for each down event until the ceiling is reached. It does not increase for up

events. When the interface stops flapping, the penalty decreases by half each time the half-life

timer expires until the penalty drops to the reuse threshold.

• Ceiling—The penalty stops increasing when it reaches the ceiling.

• Suppress-limit—The accumulated penalty that triggers the device to dampen the interface. In

dampened state, the interface does not report its state changes to the CPU. For state change

events, the interface only generates SNMP traps and log messages.

• Reuse-limit—When the accumulated penalty decreases to this reuse threshold, the interface is

not dampened. Interface state changes are reported to the upper layers. For each state change,

the system also generates an SNMP trap and log message.

• Decay—The amount of time (in seconds) after which a penalty is decreased.

• Max-suppress-time—The maximum amount of time the interface can be dampened. If the

penalty is still higher than the reuse threshold when this timer expires, the penalty stops

increasing for down events. The penalty starts to decrease until it drops below the reuse

threshold.

The ceiling is equal to 2

(Max-suppress-time/Decay)

× reuse-limit. It is not user configurable.

Figure 1 sho

ws the change rule of the penalty value. The lines t

0

and t

2

indicate the start time and

end time of the suppression, respectively. The period from t

0

to t

2

indicates the suppression period, t

0

to t

1

indicates the max-suppress-time, and t

1

to t

2

indicates the complete decay period.

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Figure 1 Change rule of the penalty value

Configuration restrictions and guidelines

When you configure dampening on an Ethernet interface, follow these restrictions and guidelines:

• The dampening command and the link-delay command cannot be configured together on an

interface.

• The dampening command does not take effect on the administratively down events. When you

execute the shutdown command, the penalty restores to 0, and the interface reports the down

event to the upper-layer protocols.

• Do not enable the dampening feature on an interface with RRPP, MSTP, or Smart Link enabled.

Configuration procedure

To configure dampening on an Ethernet interface:

Step Command Remarks

1. Enter system view.

system-view

N/A

2. Enter Ethernet

interface view.

interface

interface-type

interface-number

N/A

3. Enable dampening on

the interface.

dampening

[ half-life reuse

suppress max-suppress-time ]

By default, interface dampening is

disabled on Ethernet interfaces.

Enabling loopback testing on an Ethernet interface

CAUTION:

After you enable this feature on an Ethernet interface, the interface cannot forward data traffic

correctly.

Perform this task to determine whether an Ethernet link works correctly.

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Loopback testing includes the following types:

• Internal loopback testing—Tests the device where the Ethernet interface resides. The

Ethernet interface sends outgoing packets back to the local device. If the device fails to receive

the packets, the device fails.

• External loopback testing—Tests the inter-device link. The Ethernet interface sends incoming

packets back to the remote device. If the remote device fails to receive the packets, the

inter-device link fails.

Configuration restrictions and guidelines

• On an administratively shut down Ethernet interface (displayed as in ADM or Administratively

DOWN state), you cannot perform an internal or external loopback test.

• The speed, duplex, and shutdown commands are not available during a loopback test.

• A loopback test cannot be performed on an interface configured with the port up-mode

command.

• During a loopback test, the Ethernet interface operates in full duplex mode. When a loopback

test is complete, the port returns to its duplex setting..

Configuration procedure

To enable loopback testing on an Ethernet interface:

Step Command Remarks

1. Enter system view.

system-view

N/A

2. Enter Ethernet interface

view.

interface

interface-type

interface-number

N/A

3. Enable loopback testing.

loopback

{

external

|

internal

}

By default, no loopback test is

performed.

Configuring generic flow control on an Ethernet interface

To avoid dropping packets on a link, you can enable generic flow control at both ends of the link.

When traffic congestion occurs at the receiving end, the receiving end sends a flow control (Pause)

frame to ask the sending end to suspend sending packets. Generic flow control includes the

following types:

• TxRx-mode generic flow control—Enabled by using the flow-control command. With

TxRx-mode generic flow control enabled, an interface can both send and receive flow control

frames:

{ When congestion occurs, the interface sends a flow control frame to its peer.

{ When the interface receives a flow control frame from its peer, it suspends sending packets

to its peer.

• Rx-mode generic flow control—Enabled by using the flow-control receive enable

command. With Rx-mode generic flow control enabled, an interface can receive flow control

frames, but it cannot send flow control frames:

{ When congestion occurs, the interface cannot send flow control frames to its peer.

{ When the interface receives a flow control frame from its peer, it suspends sending packets

to its peer.

To handle unidirectional traffic congestion on a link, configure the flow-control receive enable

command at one end and the flow-control command at the other end. To enable both ends of a link

to handle traffic congestion, configure the flow-control command at both ends.

This feature is mutually exclusive with PFC.

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To enable generic flow control on an Ethernet interface:

Step Command Remarks

1. Enter system view.

system-view

N/A

2. Enter Ethernet interface

view.

interface

interface-type

interface-number

N/A

3. Enable generic flow

control.

• Enable TxRx-mode

generic flow control:

flow-control

• Enable Rx-mode generic

flow control:

flow-control receive

enable

By default, generic flow control is

disabled on an Ethernet interface.

Configuring PFC on an Ethernet interface

When congestion occurs in the network, the local device notifies the peer to stop sending packets

carrying the specified 802.1p priority if all of the following conditions exist:

• Both the local end and the remote end have PFC enabled.

• Both the local end and the remote end have the priority-flow-control no-drop dot1p

command configured.

• The specified 802.1p priority is in the 802.1p priority list specified by the dot1p-list argument.

• The local end receives a packet carrying the specified 802.1p priority.

The state of the PFC feature is determined by the PFC configuration on the local end and on the peer

end. In Table 1:

• The first row l

ists the PFC configuration on the local interface.

• The first column lists the PFC configuration on the peer.

• The Enabled and Disabled fields in other cells are possible negotiation results.

Make sure all interfaces that a data flow passes through have the same PFC configuration.

Table 1 PFC configurations and negotiation results

Local (right)

Peer (below)

enable auto Default

enable

Enabled Enabled. Disabled

auto

Enabled

• Enabled if negotiation

succeeds.

• Disabled if negotiation fails.

Disabled

Default

Disabled Disabled. Disabled

Configuration restrictions and guidelines

When you configure PFC, follow these restrictions and guidelines:

• For IRF and other protocols to operate correctly, as a best practice, do not enable PFC for

802.1p priorities 0, 6, and 7.

• To avoid packet loss, apply the same PFC configuration to all interfaces that the packets pass

through.

• If you do not enable PFC on an interface, the interface can receive but cannot process PFC

pause frames. To make PFC take effect, you must enable PFC on both ends.

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