H3C VFW1000 Interface Configuration Manual

Brand: H3C

Model: VFW1000

Category: Bridges & repeaters

Type: Interface Configuration Manual

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Preface

The H3C firewall devices configuration guides (Comware V7) describe the software features and

configuration procedures for the Comware V7-based firewall devices in "Applicable devices." T

hese

guides also provide configuration examples to help you apply software features to different network

scenarios.

The Interface Configuration Guide describes interface configuration. It covers the configuration for bulk

interfaces, Ethernet interfaces, loopback interfaces, null interfaces, inloopback interfaces, and Blade

interfaces.

This preface includes:

• Applicable devices

• Audience

• Conventions

• About the H3C firewall documentation set

• Obtaining documentation

• Technical support

• Documentation feedback

Applicable devices

This document applies to the following firewall devices:

Product series Model

Device t

H3C SecPath F5000 firewalls F5020/F5040

Centralized IRF devices. These

devices support IRF.

H3C SecPath M9000 multiservice

security gateways

M9006/M9010/M9014

Distributed devices. These devices

support IRF. They can operate in

one of the following modes:

• Standalone mode—The device

cannot form an IRF fabric with

other devices.

• IRF mode—The device can form

an IRF fabric with other devices.

H3C SecPath virtual multiservice

security gateways

VFW1000

Centralized devices. These devices

do not support IRF.

Audience

This document is intended for:

• Network planners.

• Field technical support and servicing engineers.

• Network administrators working with the firewall devices.

Conventions

This section describes the conventions used in this document.

Command conventions

Convention Descri

tion

Boldface Bold text represents commands and keywords that you enter literally as shown.

Italic Italic text represents arguments that you replace with actual values.

[ ] Square brackets enclose syntax choices (keywords or arguments) that are optional.

{ x | y | ... }

Braces enclose a set of required syntax choices separated by vertical bars, from which

you select one.

[ x | y | ... ]

Square brackets enclose a set of optional syntax choices separated by vertical bars, from

which you select one or none.

{ x | y | ... } *

Asterisk marked braces enclose a set of required syntax choices separated by vertical

bars, from which you select at least one.

[ x | y | ... ] *

Asterisk marked square brackets enclose optional syntax choices separated by vertical

bars, from which you select one choice, multiple choices, or none.

&<1-n>

The argument or keyword and argument combination before the ampersand (&) sign can

be entered 1 to n times.

# A line that starts with a pound (#) sign is comments.

GUI conventions

Convention Descri

tion

Boldface

Window names, button names, field names, and menu items are in Boldface. For

example, the New User window appears; click OK.

> Multi-level menus are separated by angle brackets. For example, File > Create > Folder.

Symbols

Convention Descri

tion

WARNING

An alert that calls attention to important information that if not understood or followed can

result in personal injury.

CAUTION

An alert that calls attention to important information that if not understood or followed can

result in data loss, data corruption, or damage to hardware or software.

IMPORTANT

An alert that calls attention to essential information.

NOTE

An alert that contains additional or supplementary information.

TIP

An alert that provides helpful information.

Network topology icons

Represents a generic network device, such as a router, switch, or firewall.

Represents a routing-capable device, such as a router or Layer 3 switch.

Represents a generic switch, such as a Layer 2 or Layer 3 switch, or a router that supports

Layer 2 forwarding and other Layer 2 features.

Represents a security product, such as a firewall, UTM, multiservice security gateway, or

load-balancing device.

Represents a security card, such as a firewall, load balancing, NetStream, SSL VPN, IPS,

or ACG card.

Port numbering in examples

The port numbers in this document are for illustration only and might be unavailable on your device.

About the H3C firewall documentation set

The H3C firewall documentation set includes:

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Card manuals Provide the hardware specifications of cards.

H3C transceiver modules

user guide

Guides you through installing

SFP/SFP+/XFP/QSFP+/CFP/CXP transceiver

modules and CX4 cables.

Software configuration

Configuration guides

Describe software features and configuration

procedures.

Command references

Provide a quick reference to all available

commands.

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Click the following links to obtain different categories of product documentation:

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Contents

Bulk configuring interfaces ·········································································································································· 1

Configuration restrictions and guidelines ······················································································································· 1

Configuration procedure ·················································································································································· 2

Displaying and maintaining bulk interface configuration ····························································································· 2

Configuring Ethernet interfaces ··································································································································· 3

Configuring common Ethernet interface settings ··········································································································· 3

Configuring a combo interface (single combo interface) ···················································································· 3

Configuring basic settings of an Ethernet interface or subinterface ··································································· 4

Configuring the link mode of an Ethernet interface ······························································································ 5

Configuring jumbo frame support ·························································································································· 6

Configuring physical state change suppression on an Ethernet interface ·························································· 7

Configuring dampening on an Ethernet interface ································································································ 8

Performing a loopback test on an Ethernet interface ···························································································· 9

Configuring generic flow control on an Ethernet interface ··············································································· 10

Setting the statistics polling interval ····················································································································· 11

Enabling subinterface rate statistics collection on an Ethernet interface ························································· 12

Forcibly bringing up a fiber port ························································································································· 13

Configuring a Layer 2 Ethernet interface ···················································································································· 15

Setting speed options for autonegotiation on an Ethernet interface ································································ 15

Configuring storm suppression ···························································································································· 16

Configuring storm control on an Ethernet interface ··························································································· 17

Setting the MDIX mode of an Ethernet interface ································································································ 18

Testing the cable connection of an Ethernet interface ······················································································· 19

Configuring a Layer 3 Ethernet interface or subinterface ·························································································· 19

Setting the MTU for an Ethernet interface or subinterface ················································································ 19

Configuring the MAC address of an Ethernet interface or subinterface ························································· 20

Displaying and maintaining an Ethernet interface or subinterface ··········································································· 21

Configuring loopback, null, and inloopback interfaces ·························································································· 22

Configuring a loopback interface ································································································································ 22

Configuring a null interface ·········································································································································· 23

Configuring an inloopback interface ··························································································································· 23

Displaying and maintaining loopback, null, and inloopback interfaces ································································· 23

Configuring Blade interfaces ····································································································································· 24

Overview ········································································································································································· 24

Feature and hardware compatibility ···························································································································· 24

Displaying and maintaining a Blade interface ··········································································································· 24

Index ··········································································································································································· 25

Bulk configuring interfaces

You can enter interface range view to bulk configure multiple interfaces with the same feature instead of

configuring them one by one. For example, you can execute the shutdown command in interface range

view to shut down a range of interfaces.

Configuration restrictions and guidelines

When you bulk configure interfaces in interface range view, follow these restrictions and guidelines:

• In interface range view, only the commands supported by the first interface are available. The first

interface is specified with the interface range command.

• You cannot enter the view of some interfaces by using the interface interface-type

{ interface-number | interface-number.subnumber } command, for example, BRI 1/1/1:1. Do not

configure any of these interfaces as the first interface in the interface range.

• Do not assign both an aggregate interface and any of its member interfaces to an interface range.

Some commands, after being executed on both an aggregate interface and its member interfaces,

can break up the aggregation.

• No limit is set on the maximum number of interfaces in an interface range. The more interfaces in

an interface range, the longer the command execution time.

• The maximum number of interface range names is limited only by the system resources. To

guarantee bulk interface configuration performance, H3C recommends that you configure fewer

than 1000 interface range names.

• After a command is executed in interface range view, one of the following situations might occur:

{ The system displays an error message and stays in interface range view. It means that the

execution fails on member interfaces in the interface range.

− If the execution fails on the first member interface in the interface range, the command is not

executed on any member interfaces.

− If the execution fails on non-first member interfaces, the command takes effect on the other

member interfaces.

{ The system returns to system view. It means that:

− The command is supported in both system view and interface view.

− The execution fails on a member interface in interface range view and succeeds in system

view.

− The command is not executed on the subsequent member interfaces.

You can use the display this command to verify the configuration in interface view of each

member interface. In addition, if the configuration in system view is unnecessary, use the undo

form of the command to remove the configuration.

Configuration procedure

Ste

Command Remarks

1. Enter system view.

system-view

N/A

2. Enter interface range

view.

• interface range { interface-type

interface-number [ to

interface-type

interface-number ] } &<1-5>

• interface range name name

[ interface { interface-type

interface-number [ to

interface-type

interface-number ] } &<1-5> ]

By using the interface range name

command, you assign a name to an

interface range and can specify this

name rather than the interface range to

enter the interface range view.

3. (Optional.) Display

commands available for

the first interface in the

interface range.

Enter a question mark (?) at the

interface range prompt.

N/A

4. Use available

commands to configure

the interfaces.

Available commands depend on the

interface.

N/A

5. (Optional.) Verify the

configuration.

display this N/A

Displaying and maintaining bulk interface

configuration

Execute the display command in any view.

Task Command

Display information about the interface ranges

created by using the interface range name command.

display interface range [ name name ]

Configuring Ethernet interfaces

Your device supports the following types of Ethernet interfaces:

• Layer 2 Ethernet interfaces—Physical Ethernet interfaces operating at the data link layer (Layer 2)

to switch packets.

• Layer 3 Ethernet interfaces—Physical Ethernet interfaces operating at the network layer (Layer 3) to

route packets. You can assign an IP address to a Layer 3 Ethernet interface.

• Layer-configurable Ethernet interfaces—Physical Ethernet interfaces that can be configured to

operate in bridge mode as Layer 2 Ethernet interfaces or in route mode as Layer 3 Ethernet

interfaces.

• Layer 3 Ethernet subinterfaces—Logical interfaces operating at the network layer. You can assign

an IP address to a Layer 3 Ethernet subinterface. To enable a Layer 3 Ethernet interface to transport

packets for multiple VLANs, you must create Layer 3 subinterfaces on the Layer 3 Ethernet interface.

For information about how a Layer 3 Ethernet subinterface sends and receives VLAN-tagged

packets, see Layer 2—LAN Switching Configuration Guide.

Configuring common Ethernet interface settings

This section describes the settings common to Layer 3 Ethernet interfaces, and Layer 3 Ethernet

subinterfaces. For more information about the settings specific to Layer 2 Ethernet interfaces, see

"Configuring a Layer 2 Ethernet interface." F

or more information about the settings specific to Layer 3

Ethernet interfaces or subinterfaces, see "Configuring a Layer 3 Ethernet interface or subinterface."

Configuring a combo interface (single combo interface)

A combo interface is a logical interface that physically comprises one fiber combo port and one copper

combo port. The two ports share one forwarding channel and one interface view. As a result, they cannot

work simultaneously. When you activate one port, the other port is automatically disabled. In the

interface view, you can activate the fiber or copper combo port, and configure other port attributes such

as the interface rate and duplex mode.

Configuration prerequisites

Before you configure combo interfaces, complete the following tasks:

• Determine the combo interfaces on your device. Identify the two physical interfaces that belong to

each combo interface according to the marks on the device panel.

• Use the display interface command to determine which port (fiber or copper) of each combo

interface is active:

{ If the copper port is active, the output includes "Media type is twisted pair, Port hardware type

is 1000_BASE_T."

{ If the fiber port is active, the output does not include this information.

Also, you can use the display this command in the view of each combo interface to display the

combo interface configuration:

{ If the fiber port is active, the combo enable fiber command exists in the output.

{ If the copper port is active, the combo enable fiber command does not exist in the output.

Changing the active port of a combo interface

Ste

Command

Remarks

1. Enter system view.

system-view N/A

2. Enter Ethernet interface view.

interface interface-type

interface-number

N/A

3. Activate the copper combo

port or fiber combo port.

combo enable { copper | fiber }

By default, the copper combo port

is active.

Configuring basic settings of an Ethernet interface or

subinterface

You can configure an Ethernet interface to operate in one of the following duplex modes:

• Full-duplex mode—The interface can send and receive packets simultaneously.

• Half-duplex mode—The interface can only send or receive packets at a given time.

• Autonegotiation mode—The interface negotiates a duplex mode with its peer.

You can set the speed of an Ethernet interface or enable it to automatically negotiate a speed with its

peer. For a 100-Mbps or 1000-Mbps Layer 2 Ethernet interface, you can also set speed options for

autonegotiation. The two ends can select a speed only from the available options. For more information,

see "Setting speed options for autonegotiation on an Ethernet interface."

Configuring an Ethernet interface

Ste

Command

Remarks

1. Enter system view.

system-view N/A

2. Enter Ethernet interface

view.

interface interface-type

interface-number

N/A

3. Set the description for

the Ethernet interface.

description text

The default setting is interface-name

Interface. For example,

GigabitEthernet1/0/1 Interface.

4. Set the duplex mode for

the Ethernet interface.

duplex { auto | full | half }

By default:

• The duplex mode is full for 10-GE and

40-GE interfaces.

• The duplex mode is auto for other

Ethernet interfaces.

Fiber ports do not support the half

keyword.

5. Set the speed for the

Ethernet interface.

speed { 10 | 100 | 1000 |

10000 | 40000 | 100000 |

auto }

By default, an Ethernet interface

autonegotiates its speed.

6. Set the expected

bandwidth for the

Ethernet interface.

bandwidth bandwidth-value

By default, the expected bandwidth (in

kbps) is the interface baud rate divided by

1000.

Ste

Command

Remarks

7. Restore the default

settings for the Ethernet

interface.

default N/A

8. Bring up the Ethernet

interface.

undo shutdown By default, the Ethernet interface is up.

Configuring an Ethernet subinterface

When you configure an Ethernet subinterface, follow these restrictions and guidelines:

• To transmit and receive packets through an Ethernet subinterface, you must associate it with a VLAN.

For more information, see Layer 2—LAN Switching Configuration Guide.

• To transmit packets between a local Ethernet subinterface and a remote Ethernet subinterface,

configure them with the same subinterface number and VLAN ID.

To configure an Ethernet subinterface:

Ste

Command

Remarks

1. Enter system view.

system-view N/A

2. Create an Ethernet

subinterface.

interface interface-type

interface-number.subnumber

N/A

3. Set the description for the

Ethernet subinterface.

description text

The default setting is

interface-name Interface. For

example, GigabitEthernet1/0/1.1

Interface.

4. Restore the default settings for

the Ethernet subinterface.

default N/A

5. Set the expected bandwidth

for the Ethernet subinterface.

bandwidth bandwidth-value

By default, the expected

bandwidth (in kbps) is the interface

baud rate divided by 1000.

6. Bring up the Ethernet

subinterface.

undo shutdown

By default, the Ethernet

subinterface is up.

Configuring the link mode of an Ethernet interface

CAUTION:

fter you chan

e the link mode of an Ethernet interface, all commands (except the shutdown and combo

enable commands) on the Ethernet interface are restored to their defaults in the new link mode.

The following matrix shows the feature and hardware compatibility:

Hardware Link mode confi

uration com

atibilit

F5020/F5040 Yes

M9006/M9010/M9014 Yes

VFW1000 No

Ethernet interfaces operate differently depending on the hardware structure of interface cards:

• Some Ethernet interfaces can operate only as Layer 2 Ethernet interfaces (in bridge mode).

• Some Ethernet interfaces can operate only as Layer 3 Ethernet interfaces (in route mode).

• Some Ethernet interfaces can operate either as Layer 2 or Layer 3 Ethernet interfaces. You can set

the link mode to bridge or route for these Ethernet interfaces.

To configure the link mode of an Ethernet interface:

Ste

Command

Remarks

1. Enter system view.

system-view N/A

2. Enter Ethernet interface view.

interface interface-type

interface-number

N/A

3. Configure the link mode of the

Ethernet interface.

port link-mode { bridge | route }

By default, an Ethernet interface

operates as a Layer 3 interface.

Configuring jumbo frame support

The following matrix shows the feature and hardware compatibility:

Hardware Jumbo frame su

ort com

atibilit

F5020/F5040 No

M9006/M9010/M9014 Yes

VFW1000 No

An Ethernet interface might receive frames larger than the standard Ethernet frame size during

high-throughput data exchanges, such as file transfers. These frames are called jumbo frames.

The Ethernet interface processes jumbo frames in the following ways:

• When the Ethernet interface is configured to deny jumbo frames, the Ethernet interface discards

jumbo frames.

• When the Ethernet interface is configured with jumbo frame support, the Ethernet interface

performs the following tasks:

{ Processes jumbo frames within the specified length.

{ Discards jumbo frames that exceed the specified length.

To configure jumbo frame support in interface view:

Ste

Command

Remarks

1. Enter system view.

system-view N/A

2. Enter Ethernet interface

view.

interface interface-type

interface-number

N/A

Ste

Command

Remarks

3. Configure jumbo frame

support.

jumboframe enable [ value ]

By default, an Ethernet interface allows

jumbo frames within 9216 bytes to

pass through.

Configuring physical state change suppression on an Ethernet

interface

IMPORTANT:

Do not enable this feature on an interface with MSTP enabled.

The following matrix shows the feature and hardware compatibility:

Hardware Ph

sical state chan

e su

ression com

atibilit

F5020/F5040 No

M9006/M9010/M9014 Yes

VFW1000 No

The physical link state of an Ethernet interface is either up or down. Each time the physical link of an

interface comes up or goes down, the interface immediately reports the change to the CPU. The CPU

then performs the following tasks:

• Notifies the upper-layer protocol modules (such as routing and forwarding modules) of the change

for guiding packet forwarding.

• Automatically generates traps and logs to inform users to take the correct actions.

To prevent frequent physical link flapping from affecting system performance, configure physical state

change suppression. You can configure this feature to suppress only link-down events, only link-up events,

or both. If an event of the specified type still exists when the suppression interval expires, the system

reports the event.

When you configure this feature, follow these guidelines:

• To suppress only link-down events, configure the link-delay [ msec ] delay-time command.

• To suppress only link-up events, configure the link-delay [ msec ] delay-time mode up command.

• To suppress both link-down and link-up events, configure the link-delay [ msec ] delay-time mode

updown command.

To configure physical state change suppression on an Ethernet interface:

Ste

Command

Remarks

1. Enter system view.

system-view N/A

2. Enter Ethernet

interface view.

interface interface-type

interface-number

N/A

Ste

Command

Remarks

3. Configure physical

state change

suppression.

link-delay [ msec ]

delay-time [ mode { up |

updown }]

By default, physical state change suppression is

disabled on an Ethernet interface.

You can configure different suppression intervals

for link-up and link-down events.

If you configure this command multiple times for

link-up or link-down events on an Ethernet

interface, the most recent configuration takes

effect.

Configuring dampening on an Ethernet interface

The interface dampening feature uses an exponential decay mechanism to prevent excessive interface

flapping events from adversely affecting routing protocols and routing tables in the network. Suppressing

interface state change events protects the system resources.

If an interface is not dampened, its state changes are reported. For each state change, the system also

generates an SNMP trap and log message.

After a flapping interface is dampened, it does not report its state changes to the CPU. For state change

events, the interface only generates SNMP trap and log messages.

Parameters

• Penalty—The interface has an initial penalty of 0. When the interface flaps, the penalty increases

by 1000 for each down event. It does not increase for up events.

• Ceiling—The penalty stops increasing when it reaches the ceiling.

• Suppress-limit—The accumulated penalty that triggers the device to dampen the interface. In

dampened state, the interface does not report its state changes to the CPU. For state change events,

the interface only generates SNMP traps and log messages

• Reuse-limit—When the accumulated penalty decreases to this reuse threshold, the interface is not

dampened. Interface state changes are reported to the upper layers. For each state change, the

system also generates an SNMP trap and log message.

• Decay—The amount of time (in seconds) after which a penalty is decreased.

• Max-suppress-time—The maximum amount of time the interface can be dampened. If the penalty

is still higher than the reuse threshold when this timer expires, the penalty stops increasing for down

events.

The ceiling is equal to 2

(Max-suppress-time/Decay)

× reuse-limit. It is not user configurable.

Figure 1 sh

ows the change rule of the penalty value. The lines t

and t

indicate the start time and end

time of the suppression, respectively. The period from t

to t

indicates the suppression period, t

to t

indicates the max-suppress-time, and t

to t

indicates the complete decay period.

Figure 1 Change rule of the penalty value

Configuration restrictions and guidelines

When you configure dampening on an Ethernet interface, follow these restrictions and guidelines:

• The dampening command and the link-delay command cannot be configured together on an

interface.

• The dampening command does not take effect on the administratively down events. When you

execute the shutdown command, the penalty restores to 0, and the interface reports the down event

to the upper-layer protocols.

• Do not enable the dampening function on an interface with MSTP enabled.

Configuration procedure

To configure dampening on an Ethernet interface:

Ste

Command

Remarks

1. Enter system view.

system-view N/A

2. Enter Ethernet interface

view.

interface interface-type

interface-number

N/A

3. Enable dampening on

the interface.

dampening [ half-life reuse

suppress max-suppress-time ]

By default, interface dampening is

disabled on Ethernet interfaces.

Performing a loopback test on an Ethernet interface

The following matrix shows the feature and hardware compatibility:

Not suppressed Not suppressedSuppressed

Penalty

Time

Reuse limit

Suppress limit

Ceiling

0 t1 t2

Hardware Loo

back test

com

atibilit

F5020/F5040 Yes

M9006/M9010/M9014 Yes

VFW1000 No

If an Ethernet interface does not work correctly, you can perform a loopback test on it to identify the

problem. An Ethernet interface in a loopback test does not forward data traffic.

Loopback tests include the following types:

• Internal loopback test—Tests all on-chip functions associated with the Ethernet interface.

• External loopback test—Tests the hardware of the Ethernet interface. To perform an external

loopback test on the Ethernet interface, connect a loopback plug to the Ethernet interface. The

device sends test packets out of the Ethernet interface, which are expected to loop over the plug and

back to the Ethernet interface. If the Ethernet interface fails to receive any test packets, the hardware

of the Ethernet interface is faulty.

Configuration restrictions and guidelines

When you perform loopback tests, follow these restrictions and guidelines:

• On an administratively shut down Ethernet interface (displayed as in ADM or Administratively

DOWN state), you cannot perform an internal or external loopback test.

• During a loopback test on an Ethernet interface, the speed, duplex, mdix-mode, and shutdown

commands are not available on the Ethernet interface.

• During a loopback test on an Ethernet interface, the Ethernet interface operates in full duplex mode.

When the loopback test is complete, the Ethernet interface restores to its duplex setting.

Configuration procedure

To perform a loopback test on an Ethernet interface:

Ste

Command

Remarks

1. Enter system view.

system-view N/A

2. Enter Ethernet interface view.

interface interface-type

interface-number

N/A

3. Perform a loopback test.

loopback { external | internal }

By default, no loopback test is

performed on the Ethernet

interface.

Configuring generic flow control on an Ethernet interface

The following matrix shows the feature and hardware compatibility:

Hardware Generic flow control com

atibilit

F5020/F5040 Yes

M9006/M9010/M9014 Yes

VFW1000 No

To avoid dropping packets on a link, you can enable generic flow control at both ends of the link. When

traffic congestion occurs at the receiving end, the receiving end sends a flow control (Pause) frame to ask

the sending end to suspend sending packets. Generic flow control includes the following types:

• TxRx-mode generic flow control—Enabled by using the flow-control command. With TxRx-mode

generic flow control enabled, an interface can both send and receive flow control frames:

{ When congestion occurs, the interface sends a flow control frame to its peer.

{ When the interface receives a flow control frame from its peer, it suspends sending packets to

its peer.

• Rx-mode generic flow control—Enabled by using the flow-control receive enable command. With

Rx-mode generic flow control enabled, an interface can receive flow control frames, but it cannot

send flow control frames:

{ When congestion occurs, the interface cannot send flow control frames to its peer.

{ When the interface receives a flow control frame from its peer, it suspends sending packets to

its peer.

To handle unidirectional traffic congestion on a link, configure the flow-control receive enable command

at one end and the flow-control command at the other end. To enable both ends of a link to handle traffic

congestion, configure the flow-control command at both ends.

To enable generic flow control on an Ethernet interface:

Ste

Command

Remarks

1. Enter system view.

system-view N/A

2. Enter Ethernet interface

view.

interface interface-type

interface-number

N/A

3. Enable generic flow control.

• Enable TxRx-mode generic

flow control:

flow-control

• Enable Rx-mode generic flow

control:

flow-control receive enable

By default, generic flow control is

disabled on an Ethernet interface.

Setting the statistics polling interval

The following matrix shows the supported views of firewall devices for the feature:

Hardware Su

orted views

F5020/F5040 Ethernet interface view

M9006/M9010/M9014 Ethernet interface view

VFW1000 System view

To set the statistics polling interval in system view:

Ste

Command

Remarks

1. Enter system view.

system-view N/A

Ste

Command

Remarks

2. Set the statistics polling

interval.

flow-interval interval

By default, the statistics polling interval

is 300 seconds.

To set the statistics polling interval in Ethernet interface view:

Ste

Command

Remarks

1. Enter system view.

system-view N/A

2. Enter Ethernet interface

view.

interface interface-type

interface-number

N/A

3. Set the statistics polling

interval for the Ethernet

interface.

flow-interval interval

By default, the statistics polling interval

is 300 seconds.

To display the interface statistics collected in the last statistics polling interval, use the display interface

command.

Enabling subinterface rate statistics collection on an Ethernet

interface

CAUTION:

Use this feature with caution, because it might consume a large amount of system resources.

The following matrix shows the feature and hardware compatibility:

Hardware

Subinterface rate statistics collection

com

atibilit

F5020/F5040 Yes

M9006/M9010/M9014 No

VFW1000 No

The following matrix shows the feature and hardware compatibility:

Hardware

Subinterface rate statistics collection

com

atibilit

L5000-S/L5000-C Yes

VLB1000 No

After you enable subinterface rate statistics collection on an Ethernet interface, the device periodically

refreshes the rate statistics on the subinterfaces of this Ethernet interface. You can use the display

interface command to display the subinterface rate statistics.

To enable subinterface rate statistics collection on an Ethernet interface:

Ste

Command

Remarks

1. Enter system view.

system-view N/A

2. Enter Ethernet interface view.

interface interface-type

interface-number

N/A

3. Enable subinterface rate

statistics collection on the

Ethernet interface.

sub-interface rate-statistic

By default, subinterface rate statistics

collection is disabled on an Ethernet

interface.

Forcibly bringing up a fiber port

The following matrix shows the feature and hardware compatibility:

Hardware Forcibl

brin

fiber

orts com

atibilit

F5020/F5040 No

M9006/M9010/M9014 Yes

VFW1000 No

As shown in Figure 2, a fiber port uses separate fibers for transmitting and receiving packets. The

physical state of the fiber port is up only when both transmit and receive fibers are physically connected.

If one of the fibers is disconnected, the fiber port does not work.

To enable a fiber port to forward traffic over a single link, you can use the port up-mode command. This

command forcibly brings up a fiber port, even when no fiber links or transceiver modules are present for

the fiber port. When one fiber link is present and up, the fiber port can forward packets over the link

unidirectionally.

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