Owner's Manual

466 Configuring Port Characteristics
What Interface Types are Supported?
The physical ports on the switch include the out-of-band (OOB) interface,
10-Gigabit Ethernet (for some models), and Gigabit Ethernet switch ports.
The OOB interface supports a limited set of features and is for switch
management only. The Ethernet switch ports support many logical features
that are often supported by logical interfaces. The switch supports the
following types of logical interfaces:
• Port-based VLANs — For more information, see "Configuring VLANs" on
page 561.
• VLAN routing interfaces — For more information, see "Configuring
Routing Interfaces" on page 867.
• Link Aggregation Groups (LAGs), which are also called port channels) —
For more information, see
"Configuring Link Aggregation" on page 819.
• Tunnels — For more information, see "Configuring Routing Interfaces"
on page 867.
• Loopback interfaces — For more information, see "Configuring Routing
Interfaces" on page 867.
The PowerConnect M6220, M8024, and M8024-k include expansion slots
that support optional modules that can provide additional physical ports. For
information about the expansion slots and the supported modules for each
switch, see "PowerConnect M6220, M6348, M8024, and M8024-k Front
Panel" on page 87.
What is Interface Configuration Mode?
When you use the CLI to configure physical or logical characteristics for an
interface, you must enter Interface Configuration Mode for that interface. To
enter the mode, type the keyword interface followed by the interface type and
additional information to identify the interface, such as the interface number.
To enter Interface Configuration mode for a physical switch port, the
following information is required:
• Type — For physical switch ports, the type is Gigabit Ethernet
(gigabitethernet or gi) for 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet ports or 10-Gibabit
Ethernet (tengigabitethernet or te) for 10,000 Mbps Ethernet ports.