Overview of Layer Modes..........................................................................................................................................353
Configuring Layer 2 (Data Link) Mode.....................................................................................................................353
Configuring Layer 2 (Interface) Mode......................................................................................................................353
Configuring Layer 3 (Network) Mode...................................................................................................................... 354
Configuring Layer 3 (Interface) Mode......................................................................................................................354
Automatic recovery of an Err-disabled interface..........................................................................................................355
Configuring an automatic recovery for an Err-disabled interface.........................................................................355
Egress Interface Selection (EIS).....................................................................................................................................356
Configuring EIS............................................................................................................................................................356
Management Interfaces................................................................................................................................................... 357
Configuring Management Interfaces........................................................................................................................ 357
Configuring a Management Interface on an Ethernet Port................................................................................... 357
VLAN Interfaces................................................................................................................................................................358
Loopback Interfaces......................................................................................................................................................... 358
Null Interfaces....................................................................................................................................................................359
Port Channel Interfaces................................................................................................................................................... 359
Port Channel Definition and Standards.................................................................................................................... 359
Port Channel Benefits.................................................................................................................................................359
Port Channel Implementation.................................................................................................................................... 359
Interfaces in Port Channels........................................................................................................................................360
Configuration Tasks for Port Channel Interfaces................................................................................................... 360
Creating a Port Channel.............................................................................................................................................360
Adding a Physical Interface to a Port Channel.........................................................................................................361
Reassigning an Interface to a New Port Channel................................................................................................... 362
Configuring the Minimum Oper Up Links in a Port Channel..................................................................................363
Adding or Removing a Port Channel from a VLAN.................................................................................................363
Assigning an IP Address to a Port Channel..............................................................................................................364
Deleting or Disabling a Port Channel.........................................................................................................................364
Load Balancing Through Port Channels................................................................................................................... 364
Load-Balancing Method............................................................................................................................................. 365
Changing the Hash Algorithm....................................................................................................................................365
Bulk Configuration.............................................................................................................................................................366
Interface Range........................................................................................................................................................... 366
Bulk Configuration Examples..................................................................................................................................... 366
Defining Interface Range Macros................................................................................................................................... 368
Define the Interface Range........................................................................................................................................368
Choosing an Interface-Range Macro........................................................................................................................368
Monitoring and Maintaining Interfaces...........................................................................................................................368
Maintenance Using TDR.............................................................................................................................................369
Non Dell-Qualified Transceivers...................................................................................................................................... 370
Splitting 100G Ports.......................................................................................................................................................... 370
Link Dampening.................................................................................................................................................................. 371
Enabling Link Dampening............................................................................................................................................374
Link Bundle Monitoring.....................................................................................................................................................375
Using Ethernet Pause Frames for Flow Control............................................................................................................375
Enabling Pause Frames...............................................................................................................................................376
Configure the MTU Size on an Interface....................................................................................................................... 376
Configuring wavelength for 10–Gigabit SFP+ optics................................................................................................... 377
Port-Pipes...........................................................................................................................................................................377
CR4 Auto-Negotiation...................................................................................................................................................... 377
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