View Basic Interface Information..................................................................................................... 316
Enabling a Physical Interface............................................................................................................318
Physical Interfaces.............................................................................................................................318
Configuration Task List for Physical Interfaces.......................................................................... 319
Overview of Layer Modes........................................................................................................... 319
Configuring Layer 2 (Data Link) Mode........................................................................................319
Configuring Layer 2 (Interface) Mode........................................................................................320
Configuring Layer 3 (Network) Mode........................................................................................ 320
Configuring Layer 3 (Interface) Mode.........................................................................................321
Egress Interface Selection (EIS).........................................................................................................321
Important Points to Remember..................................................................................................322
Configuring EIS........................................................................................................................... 322
Management Interfaces....................................................................................................................322
Configuring Management Interfaces......................................................................................... 322
Configuring Management Interfaces on the S-Series...............................................................323
VLAN Interfaces................................................................................................................................ 324
Loopback Interfaces......................................................................................................................... 325
Null Interfaces................................................................................................................................... 325
Port Channel Interfaces....................................................................................................................325
Port Channel Definition and Standards......................................................................................326
Port Channel Benefits.................................................................................................................326
Port Channel Implementation....................................................................................................326
10/100/1000 Mbps Interfaces in Port Channels........................................................................327
Configuration Tasks for Port Channel Interfaces...................................................................... 327
Creating a Port Channel............................................................................................................. 328
Adding a Physical Interface to a Port Channel.......................................................................... 328
Reassigning an Interface to a New Port Channel......................................................................330
Configuring the Minimum Oper Up Links in a Port Channel.....................................................331
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Assigning an IP Address to a Port Channel................................................................................ 332
Deleting or Disabling a Port Channel.........................................................................................332
Load Balancing Through Port Channels.................................................................................... 332
Load-Balancing on the S- Series................................................................................................333
Changing the Hash Algorithm.................................................................................................... 333
Bulk Configuration............................................................................................................................335
Interface Range........................................................................................................................... 335
Bulk Configuration Examples..................................................................................................... 335
Defining Interface Range Macros.....................................................................................................337
Define the Interface Range.........................................................................................................337
Choosing an Interface-Range Macro.........................................................................................337
Monitoring and Maintaining Interfaces............................................................................................338
Maintenance Using TDR............................................................................................................. 339