Configuring EIS........................................................................................................................... 385
Management Interfaces....................................................................................................................385
Configuring Management Interfaces......................................................................................... 385
Configuring Management Interfaces on the S-Series...............................................................386
VLAN Interfaces................................................................................................................................ 386
Loopback Interfaces......................................................................................................................... 387
Null Interfaces...................................................................................................................................388
Port Channel Interfaces....................................................................................................................388
Port Channel Definition and Standards..................................................................................... 388
Port Channel Benefits.................................................................................................................389
Port Channel Implementation....................................................................................................389
10/100/1000 Mbps Interfaces in Port Channels........................................................................389
Configuration Tasks for Port Channel Interfaces......................................................................390
Creating a Port Channel.............................................................................................................390
Adding a Physical Interface to a Port Channel...........................................................................391
Reassigning an Interface to a New Port Channel......................................................................393
Configuring the Minimum Oper Up Links in a Port Channel....................................................393
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Assigning an IP Address to a Port Channel................................................................................394
Deleting or Disabling a Port Channel.........................................................................................395
Load Balancing Through Port Channels....................................................................................395
Load-Balancing on the S- Series................................................................................................395
Changing the Hash Algorithm....................................................................................................396
Bulk Configuration............................................................................................................................397
Interface Range........................................................................................................................... 397
Bulk Configuration Examples..................................................................................................... 398
Defining Interface Range Macros.................................................................................................... 399
Define the Interface Range.........................................................................................................399
Choosing an Interface-Range Macro........................................................................................400
Monitoring and Maintaining Interfaces........................................................................................... 400
Maintenance Using TDR............................................................................................................. 401
Splitting QSFP Ports to SFP+ Ports.................................................................................................. 402
Converting a QSFP or QSFP+ Port to an SFP or SFP+ Port............................................................402
Important Points to Remember................................................................................................. 403
Support for LM4 Optics..............................................................................................................404
Example Scenarios......................................................................................................................404
Link Dampening............................................................................................................................... 408
Important Points to Remember.................................................................................................408
Enabling Link Dampening.......................................................................................................... 408
Link Bundle Monitoring.....................................................................................................................410
Using Ethernet Pause Frames for Flow Control.............................................................................. 410
Threshold Settings....................................................................................................................... 411