Configuring Layer 2 (Data Link) Mode................................................................................................................ 375
Configuring Layer 2 (Interface) Mode................................................................................................................. 375
Configuring Layer 3 (Network) Mode..................................................................................................................376
Configuring Layer 3 (Interface) Mode................................................................................................................. 376
Automatic recovery of an Err-disabled interface.................................................................................................... 377
Configuring an automatic recovery for an Err-disabled interface................................................................. 377
Egress Interface Selection (EIS)................................................................................................................................. 378
Configuring EIS.......................................................................................................................................................... 378
Management Interfaces.................................................................................................................................................379
Configuring Management Interfaces....................................................................................................................379
Configuring a Management Interface on an Ethernet Port............................................................................380
VLAN Interfaces...............................................................................................................................................................381
Loopback Interfaces........................................................................................................................................................381
Null Interfaces..................................................................................................................................................................382
Configuring Port Delay.................................................................................................................................................. 382
Port Channel Interfaces................................................................................................................................................ 382
Port Channel Definition and Standards............................................................................................................... 383
Port Channel Benefits..............................................................................................................................................383
Port Channel Implementation.................................................................................................................................383
Interfaces in Port Channels.................................................................................................................................... 383
Configuration Tasks for Port Channel Interfaces..............................................................................................384
Creating a Port Channel.......................................................................................................................................... 384
Adding a Physical Interface to a Port Channel.................................................................................................. 384
Reassigning an Interface to a New Port Channel............................................................................................. 386
Configuring the Minimum Oper Up Links in a Port Channel...........................................................................386
Adding or Removing a Port Channel from a VLAN........................................................................................... 387
Assigning an IP Address to a Port Channel........................................................................................................ 388
Deleting or Disabling a Port Channel....................................................................................................................388
Load Balancing Through Port Channels.............................................................................................................. 388
Changing the Hash Algorithm................................................................................................................................ 388
Bulk Configuration.......................................................................................................................................................... 389
Interface Range......................................................................................................................................................... 389
Bulk Configuration Examples..................................................................................................................................390
Defining Interface Range Macros................................................................................................................................ 391
Define the Interface Range..................................................................................................................................... 391
Choosing an Interface-Range Macro................................................................................................................... 392
Monitoring and Maintaining Interfaces......................................................................................................................392
Maintenance Using TDR..........................................................................................................................................393
Non Dell-Qualified Transceivers.................................................................................................................................. 393
Splitting 40G Ports without Reload............................................................................................................................394
Splitting QSFP Ports to SFP+ Ports..........................................................................................................................396
Converting a QSFP or QSFP+ Port to an SFP or SFP+ Port..............................................................................396
Configuring wavelength for 10–Gigabit SFP+ optics............................................................................................. 401
Link Dampening................................................................................................................................................................401
Enabling Link Dampening.........................................................................................................................................404
Link Bundle Monitoring..................................................................................................................................................405
Using Ethernet Pause Frames for Flow Control......................................................................................................405
Enabling Pause Frames............................................................................................................................................406
Configure the MTU Size on an Interface..................................................................................................................406
Port-Pipes.........................................................................................................................................................................407
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