Configuring EIS............................................................................................................................412
Management Interfaces.................................................................................................................... 412
Configuring Management Interfaces......................................................................................... 412
Configuring Management Interfaces on the S-Series............................................................... 413
VLAN Interfaces.................................................................................................................................414
Loopback Interfaces..........................................................................................................................415
Null Interfaces................................................................................................................................... 415
Port Channel Interfaces.................................................................................................................... 415
Port Channel Definition and Standards......................................................................................416
Port Channel Benefits................................................................................................................. 416
Port Channel Implementation....................................................................................................416
10/100/1000 Mbps Interfaces in Port Channels........................................................................ 417
Configuration Tasks for Port Channel Interfaces.......................................................................417
Creating a Port Channel..............................................................................................................417
Adding a Physical Interface to a Port Channel...........................................................................418
Reassigning an Interface to a New Port Channel......................................................................420
Configuring the Minimum Oper Up Links in a Port Channel.................................................... 421
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Assigning an IP Address to a Port Channel................................................................................422
Deleting or Disabling a Port Channel.........................................................................................422
Load Balancing Through Port Channels....................................................................................422
Load-Balancing Method.............................................................................................................422
Changing the Hash Algorithm....................................................................................................423
Bulk Configuration............................................................................................................................424
Interface Range...........................................................................................................................424
Bulk Configuration Examples..................................................................................................... 425
Defining Interface Range Macros.................................................................................................... 426
Define the Interface Range.........................................................................................................427
Choosing an Interface-Range Macro.........................................................................................427
Monitoring and Maintaining Interfaces............................................................................................ 427
Maintenance Using TDR.............................................................................................................428
Splitting QSFP Ports to SFP+ Ports.................................................................................................. 429
Converting a QSFP or QSFP+ Port to an SFP or SFP+ Port............................................................430
Important Points to Remember................................................................................................. 430
Support for LM4 Optics...............................................................................................................431
Example Scenarios...................................................................................................................... 431
Link Dampening................................................................................................................................435
Important Points to Remember................................................................................................. 435
Enabling Link Dampening...........................................................................................................435
Link Bundle Monitoring.....................................................................................................................437
Using Ethernet Pause Frames for Flow Control.............................................................................. 437
Enabling Pause Frames...............................................................................................................438