Interface Types................................................................................................................................................................379
View Basic Interface Information................................................................................................................................ 379
Resetting an Interface to its Factory Default State................................................................................................381
Enabling a Physical Interface........................................................................................................................................ 381
Physical Interfaces..........................................................................................................................................................382
Configuration Task List for Physical Interfaces.................................................................................................382
Overview of Layer Modes.......................................................................................................................................382
Configuring Layer 2 (Data Link) Mode................................................................................................................ 383
Configuring Layer 2 (Interface) Mode................................................................................................................. 383
Configuring Layer 3 (Network) Mode..................................................................................................................383
Configuring Layer 3 (Interface) Mode................................................................................................................. 384
Automatic recovery of an Err-disabled interface....................................................................................................384
Configuring an automatic recovery for an Err-disabled interface.................................................................385
Egress Interface Selection (EIS).................................................................................................................................385
Configuring EIS..........................................................................................................................................................386
Management Interfaces................................................................................................................................................ 386
Configuring Management Interfaces....................................................................................................................386
Configuring a Management Interface on an Ethernet Port............................................................................ 387
VLAN Interfaces..............................................................................................................................................................388
Loopback Interfaces.......................................................................................................................................................389
Null Interfaces..................................................................................................................................................................389
Configuring Port Delay.................................................................................................................................................. 389
Port Channel Interfaces................................................................................................................................................ 390
Port Channel Definition and Standards............................................................................................................... 390
Port Channel Benefits..............................................................................................................................................390
Port Channel Implementation.................................................................................................................................390
Interfaces in Port Channels.....................................................................................................................................391
Configuration Tasks for Port Channel Interfaces.............................................................................................. 391
Creating a Port Channel...........................................................................................................................................391
Adding a Physical Interface to a Port Channel.................................................................................................. 392
Reassigning an Interface to a New Port Channel............................................................................................. 393
Configuring the Minimum Oper Up Links in a Port Channel...........................................................................394
Adding or Removing a Port Channel from a VLAN........................................................................................... 394
Assigning an IP Address to a Port Channel........................................................................................................ 395
Deleting or Disabling a Port Channel....................................................................................................................395
Load Balancing Through Port Channels.............................................................................................................. 396
Changing the Hash Algorithm................................................................................................................................ 396
Bulk Configuration.......................................................................................................................................................... 396
Interface Range......................................................................................................................................................... 396
Bulk Configuration Examples..................................................................................................................................397
Defining Interface Range Macros............................................................................................................................... 398
Define the Interface Range.................................................................................................................................... 399
Choosing an Interface-Range Macro................................................................................................................... 399
Monitoring and Maintaining Interfaces......................................................................................................................399
Maintenance Using TDR..........................................................................................................................................400
Non Dell-Qualified Transceivers.................................................................................................................................. 400
Splitting 40G Ports without Reload............................................................................................................................ 401
Splitting QSFP Ports to SFP+ Ports..........................................................................................................................402
Converting a QSFP or QSFP+ Port to an SFP or SFP+ Port.............................................................................. 403
Link Dampening............................................................................................................................................................... 405
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