Concept Guide

Conguring the Switch as Querier........................................................................................................................ 405
Fast Convergence after MSTP Topology Changes...................................................................................................406
Egress Interface Selection (EIS) for HTTP and IGMP Applications........................................................................406
Protocol Separation.................................................................................................................................................406
Enabling and Disabling Management Egress Interface Selection...................................................................... 407
Handling of Management Route Conguration................................................................................................... 408
Handling of Switch-Initiated Trac.......................................................................................................................409
Handling of Switch-Destined Trac..................................................................................................................... 409
Handling of Transit Trac (Trac Separation).....................................................................................................410
Mapping of Management Applications and Trac Type..................................................................................... 410
Behavior of Various Applications for Switch-Initiated Trac ..............................................................................411
Behavior of Various Applications for Switch-Destined Trac ........................................................................... 412
Interworking of EIS With Various Applications......................................................................................................413
Designating a Multicast Router Interface....................................................................................................................413
22 Interfaces................................................................................................................................................. 415
Basic Interface Conguration........................................................................................................................................415
Advanced Interface Conguration............................................................................................................................... 415
Interface Types............................................................................................................................................................... 416
View Basic Interface Information..................................................................................................................................416
Resetting an Interface to its Factory Default State................................................................................................... 418
Enabling a Physical Interface........................................................................................................................................ 419
Physical Interfaces......................................................................................................................................................... 419
Conguration Task List for Physical Interfaces.....................................................................................................419
Overview of Layer Modes...................................................................................................................................... 420
Conguring Layer 2 (Data Link) Mode..................................................................................................................420
Conguring Layer 2 (Interface) Mode.................................................................................................................. 420
Conguring Layer 3 (Network) Mode....................................................................................................................421
Conguring Layer 3 (Interface) Mode................................................................................................................... 421
Monitoring internal physical temperature of 10GBase-T optical ports.................................................................... 422
Enabling temperature polling on ports...................................................................................................................424
Setting the reset port to normal mode................................................................................................................. 424
Automatic recovery of an Err-disabled interface....................................................................................................... 424
Conguring an automatic recovery for an Err-disabled interface......................................................................425
Egress Interface Selection (EIS)..................................................................................................................................426
Important Points to Remember............................................................................................................................. 426
Conguring EIS........................................................................................................................................................ 426
Management Interfaces................................................................................................................................................426
Conguring Management Interfaces.....................................................................................................................426
Conguring a Management Interface on an Ethernet Port................................................................................428
VLAN Interfaces............................................................................................................................................................ 429
Loopback Interfaces......................................................................................................................................................429
Null Interfaces................................................................................................................................................................ 430
Port Channel Interfaces................................................................................................................................................430
Port Channel Denition and Standards.................................................................................................................430
Port Channel Benets.............................................................................................................................................430
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