Interface Types............................................................................................................................................................... 408
View Basic Interface Information................................................................................................................................409
Resetting an Interface to its Factory Default State................................................................................................414
Enabling a Physical Interface........................................................................................................................................ 415
Physical Interfaces.......................................................................................................................................................... 415
Port Pipes.................................................................................................................................................................... 415
Setting the Speed of Ethernet Interfaces........................................................................................................... 415
Configuration Task List for Physical Interfaces................................................................................................. 416
Overview of Layer Modes........................................................................................................................................416
Configuring Layer 2 (Data Link) Mode................................................................................................................. 417
Configuring Layer 2 (Interface) Mode..................................................................................................................417
Configuring Layer 3 (Network) Mode...................................................................................................................417
Configuring Layer 3 (Interface) Mode..................................................................................................................418
Egress Interface Selection (EIS)..................................................................................................................................418
Configuring EIS...........................................................................................................................................................419
Management Interfaces................................................................................................................................................. 419
Configuring a Dedicated Management Interface ..............................................................................................419
Configuring a Management Interface on an Ethernet Port............................................................................420
Port Extender Interfaces............................................................................................................................................... 421
VLAN Interfaces.............................................................................................................................................................. 422
Loopback Interfaces.......................................................................................................................................................422
Null Interfaces..................................................................................................................................................................423
Port Channel Interfaces................................................................................................................................................ 423
Port Channel Definition and Standards............................................................................................................... 423
Port Channel Benefits..............................................................................................................................................423
Port Channel Implementation.................................................................................................................................423
10/40 Gbps Interfaces in Port Channels............................................................................................................. 424
Configuration Tasks for Port Channel Interfaces..............................................................................................424
Creating a Port Channel.......................................................................................................................................... 424
Adding a Physical Interface to a Port Channel.................................................................................................. 425
Reassigning an Interface to a New Port Channel............................................................................................. 426
Configuring the Minimum Oper Up Links in a Port Channel........................................................................... 427
Adding or Removing a Port Channel from a VLAN........................................................................................... 427
Assigning an IP Address to a Port Channel........................................................................................................ 428
Deleting or Disabling a Port Channel....................................................................................................................428
Load Balancing Through Port Channels.............................................................................................................. 428
Changing the Hash Algorithm................................................................................................................................ 429
Bulk Configuration.......................................................................................................................................................... 429
Interface Range......................................................................................................................................................... 429
Bulk Configuration Examples..................................................................................................................................430
Defining Interface Range Macros................................................................................................................................ 431
Define the Interface Range.....................................................................................................................................432
Choosing an Interface-Range Macro................................................................................................................... 432
Monitoring and Maintaining Interfaces...................................................................................................................... 432
Maintenance Using TDR..........................................................................................................................................433
Displaying Traffic Statistics on HiGig Ports............................................................................................................. 433
Link Bundle Monitoring.................................................................................................................................................. 434
Monitoring HiGig Link Bundles.....................................................................................................................................434
Enabling HiGig Link-Bundle Monitoring............................................................................................................... 436
Non Dell-Qualified Transceivers.................................................................................................................................. 436
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