Enabling a Physical Interface...........................................................................................................................................360
Physical Interfaces.............................................................................................................................................................361
Configuration Task List for Physical Interfaces........................................................................................................361
Overview of Layer Modes...........................................................................................................................................361
Configuring Layer 2 (Data Link) Mode..................................................................................................................... 362
Configuring Layer 2 (Interface) Mode......................................................................................................................362
Configuring Layer 3 (Network) Mode...................................................................................................................... 362
Configuring Layer 3 (Interface) Mode......................................................................................................................363
Automatic recovery of an Err-disabled interface..........................................................................................................363
Configuring an automatic recovery for an Err-disabled interface.........................................................................364
Egress Interface Selection (EIS)..................................................................................................................................... 364
Configuring EIS............................................................................................................................................................365
Management Interfaces................................................................................................................................................... 365
Configuring Management Interfaces........................................................................................................................365
Configuring a Management Interface on an Ethernet Port...................................................................................366
S6100 — OIR...............................................................................................................................................................367
VLAN Interfaces................................................................................................................................................................ 367
Loopback Interfaces......................................................................................................................................................... 368
Null Interfaces....................................................................................................................................................................368
Configuring Port Delay..................................................................................................................................................... 368
Port Channel Interfaces................................................................................................................................................... 369
Port Channel Definition and Standards.................................................................................................................... 369
Port Channel Benefits.................................................................................................................................................369
Port Channel Implementation.................................................................................................................................... 369
Interfaces in Port Channels........................................................................................................................................370
Configuration Tasks for Port Channel Interfaces....................................................................................................370
Creating a Port Channel............................................................................................................................................. 370
Adding a Physical Interface to a Port Channel......................................................................................................... 371
Reassigning an Interface to a New Port Channel....................................................................................................372
Configuring the Minimum Oper Up Links in a Port Channel.................................................................................. 373
Adding or Removing a Port Channel from a VLAN................................................................................................. 373
Assigning an IP Address to a Port Channel..............................................................................................................374
Deleting or Disabling a Port Channel.........................................................................................................................374
Load Balancing Through Port Channels................................................................................................................... 374
Load-Balancing Method............................................................................................................................................. 375
Changing the Hash Algorithm....................................................................................................................................375
Bulk Configuration.............................................................................................................................................................376
Interface Range........................................................................................................................................................... 376
Bulk Configuration Examples..................................................................................................................................... 376
Defining Interface Range Macros....................................................................................................................................378
Define the Interface Range........................................................................................................................................ 378
Choosing an Interface-Range Macro........................................................................................................................378
Monitoring and Maintaining Interfaces...........................................................................................................................378
Split 40G Ports on a 16X40G QSFP+ Module...............................................................................................................379
Splitting 100G Ports..........................................................................................................................................................380
Link Dampening..................................................................................................................................................................381
Enabling Link Dampening............................................................................................................................................384
Link Bundle Monitoring.....................................................................................................................................................385
Using Ethernet Pause Frames for Flow Control........................................................................................................... 385
Enabling Pause Frames...............................................................................................................................................386
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