Interface Types.................................................................................................................................................................. 391
View Basic Interface Information.................................................................................................................................... 392
Resetting an Interface to its Factory Default State......................................................................................................397
Enabling a Physical Interface........................................................................................................................................... 398
Physical Interfaces............................................................................................................................................................ 398
Port Pipes.....................................................................................................................................................................398
Setting the Speed of Ethernet Interfaces................................................................................................................398
Configuration Task List for Physical Interfaces.......................................................................................................399
Overview of Layer Modes..........................................................................................................................................399
Configuring Layer 2 (Data Link) Mode.....................................................................................................................399
Configuring Layer 2 (Interface) Mode......................................................................................................................400
Configuring Layer 3 (Network) Mode......................................................................................................................400
Configuring Layer 3 (Interface) Mode...................................................................................................................... 401
Egress Interface Selection (EIS)......................................................................................................................................401
Configuring EIS.............................................................................................................................................................401
Management Interfaces................................................................................................................................................... 402
Configuring a Dedicated Management Interface ...................................................................................................402
Configuring a Management Interface on an Ethernet Port...................................................................................403
Port Extender Interfaces..................................................................................................................................................404
VLAN Interfaces................................................................................................................................................................404
Loopback Interfaces......................................................................................................................................................... 405
Null Interfaces....................................................................................................................................................................405
Port Channel Interfaces................................................................................................................................................... 405
Port Channel Definition and Standards.................................................................................................................... 406
Port Channel Benefits.................................................................................................................................................406
Port Channel Implementation.................................................................................................................................... 406
10/40 Gbps Interfaces in Port Channels..................................................................................................................406
Configuration Tasks for Port Channel Interfaces....................................................................................................407
Creating a Port Channel............................................................................................................................................. 407
Adding a Physical Interface to a Port Channel........................................................................................................ 407
Reassigning an Interface to a New Port Channel................................................................................................... 409
Configuring the Minimum Oper Up Links in a Port Channel..................................................................................409
Adding or Removing a Port Channel from a VLAN..................................................................................................410
Assigning an IP Address to a Port Channel.............................................................................................................. 410
Deleting or Disabling a Port Channel......................................................................................................................... 410
Load Balancing Through Port Channels.....................................................................................................................411
Changing the Hash Algorithm..................................................................................................................................... 411
Bulk Configuration.............................................................................................................................................................. 411
Interface Range.............................................................................................................................................................411
Bulk Configuration Examples...................................................................................................................................... 412
Defining Interface Range Macros.................................................................................................................................... 413
Define the Interface Range.........................................................................................................................................414
Choosing an Interface-Range Macro........................................................................................................................ 414
Monitoring and Maintaining Interfaces............................................................................................................................414
Maintenance Using TDR............................................................................................................................................. 415
Displaying Traffic Statistics on HiGig Ports....................................................................................................................415
Link Bundle Monitoring......................................................................................................................................................416
Monitoring HiGig Link Bundles......................................................................................................................................... 416
Enabling HiGig Link-Bundle Monitoring..................................................................................................................... 417
Non Dell-Qualified Transceivers.......................................................................................................................................418
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