Interface Types..................................................................................................................................................................392
View Basic Interface Information.................................................................................................................................... 393
Resetting an Interface to its Factory Default State..................................................................................................... 398
Enabling a Physical Interface........................................................................................................................................... 399
Physical Interfaces............................................................................................................................................................ 399
Port Pipes.....................................................................................................................................................................399
Setting the Speed of Ethernet Interfaces................................................................................................................399
Configuration Task List for Physical Interfaces.......................................................................................................400
Overview of Layer Modes..........................................................................................................................................400
Configuring Layer 2 (Data Link) Mode.....................................................................................................................400
Configuring Layer 2 (Interface) Mode...................................................................................................................... 401
Configuring Layer 3 (Network) Mode.......................................................................................................................401
Configuring Layer 3 (Interface) Mode......................................................................................................................402
Egress Interface Selection (EIS)..................................................................................................................................... 402
Configuring EIS............................................................................................................................................................402
Management Interfaces................................................................................................................................................... 403
Configuring a Dedicated Management Interface ...................................................................................................403
Configuring a Management Interface on an Ethernet Port...................................................................................404
Port Extender Interfaces..................................................................................................................................................405
VLAN Interfaces................................................................................................................................................................405
Loopback Interfaces......................................................................................................................................................... 406
Null Interfaces....................................................................................................................................................................406
Configuring Port Delay..................................................................................................................................................... 406
Port Channel Interfaces....................................................................................................................................................407
Port Channel Definition and Standards.................................................................................................................... 407
Port Channel Benefits.................................................................................................................................................407
Port Channel Implementation.................................................................................................................................... 407
10/40 Gbps Interfaces in Port Channels..................................................................................................................408
Configuration Tasks for Port Channel Interfaces................................................................................................... 408
Creating a Port Channel.............................................................................................................................................408
Adding a Physical Interface to a Port Channel........................................................................................................409
Reassigning an Interface to a New Port Channel....................................................................................................410
Configuring the Minimum Oper Up Links in a Port Channel....................................................................................411
Adding or Removing a Port Channel from a VLAN.................................................................................................. 411
Assigning an IP Address to a Port Channel...............................................................................................................412
Deleting or Disabling a Port Channel......................................................................................................................... 412
Load Balancing Through Port Channels....................................................................................................................412
Changing the Hash Algorithm.....................................................................................................................................412
Bulk Configuration..............................................................................................................................................................413
Interface Range............................................................................................................................................................413
Bulk Configuration Examples...................................................................................................................................... 413
Defining Interface Range Macros.................................................................................................................................... 415
Define the Interface Range.........................................................................................................................................415
Choosing an Interface-Range Macro........................................................................................................................ 415
Monitoring and Maintaining Interfaces........................................................................................................................... 415
Maintenance Using TDR............................................................................................................................................. 416
Displaying Traffic Statistics on HiGig Ports.................................................................................................................... 417
Link Bundle Monitoring......................................................................................................................................................417
Monitoring HiGig Link Bundles......................................................................................................................................... 418
Enabling HiGig Link-Bundle Monitoring.....................................................................................................................419
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