Interface Types................................................................................................................................................................378
View Basic Interface Information................................................................................................................................ 378
Resetting an Interface to its Factory Default State...............................................................................................380
Enabling a Physical Interface....................................................................................................................................... 380
Physical Interfaces.......................................................................................................................................................... 381
Configuration Task List for Physical Interfaces................................................................................................. 381
Overview of Layer Modes........................................................................................................................................381
Configuring Layer 2 (Data Link) Mode................................................................................................................. 381
Configuring Layer 2 (Interface) Mode................................................................................................................. 382
Configuring Layer 3 (Network) Mode..................................................................................................................382
Configuring Layer 3 (Interface) Mode................................................................................................................. 383
Automatic recovery of an Err-disabled interface....................................................................................................383
Configuring an automatic recovery for an Err-disabled interface.................................................................384
Egress Interface Selection (EIS).................................................................................................................................384
Configuring EIS..........................................................................................................................................................385
Management Interfaces................................................................................................................................................ 385
Configuring Management Interfaces....................................................................................................................385
Configuring a Management Interface on an Ethernet Port............................................................................386
VLAN Interfaces.............................................................................................................................................................. 387
Loopback Interfaces.......................................................................................................................................................388
Null Interfaces..................................................................................................................................................................388
Port Channel Interfaces................................................................................................................................................ 388
Port Channel Definition and Standards............................................................................................................... 388
Port Channel Benefits..............................................................................................................................................389
Port Channel Implementation.................................................................................................................................389
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.................................................................................................. 390
Reassigning an Interface to a New Port Channel............................................................................................. 392
Configuring the Minimum Oper Up Links in a Port Channel...........................................................................392
Adding or Removing a Port Channel from a VLAN........................................................................................... 393
Assigning an IP Address to a Port Channel........................................................................................................ 394
Deleting or Disabling a Port Channel....................................................................................................................394
Load Balancing Through Port Channels.............................................................................................................. 394
Changing the Hash Algorithm................................................................................................................................ 394
Bulk Configuration.......................................................................................................................................................... 395
Interface Range.........................................................................................................................................................395
Bulk Configuration Examples..................................................................................................................................395
Defining Interface Range Macros............................................................................................................................... 397
Define the Interface Range.....................................................................................................................................397
Choosing an Interface-Range Macro................................................................................................................... 397
Monitoring and Maintaining Interfaces...................................................................................................................... 397
Maintenance Using TDR..........................................................................................................................................398
Non Dell-Qualified Transceivers.................................................................................................................................. 399
Splitting 40G Ports without Reload............................................................................................................................399
Splitting QSFP Ports to SFP+ Ports...........................................................................................................................401
Converting a QSFP or QSFP+ Port to an SFP or SFP+ Port...............................................................................401
Link Dampening............................................................................................................................................................... 403
Enabling Link Dampening........................................................................................................................................ 406
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