Table Of Contents - HP FlexFabric 12900 Series Configuration Manual

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Configuring Ethernet interfaces ··································································································································· 1
Configuring a management Ethernet interface ·············································································································· 1
Ethernet interface naming conventions ··························································································································· 1
Configuring common Ethernet interface settings ··········································································································· 1
Splitting a 40-GE interface and combining 10-GE breakout interfaces ····························································· 2
Configuring basic settings of an Ethernet interface ······························································································ 3
Configuring the link mode of an Ethernet interface ······························································································ 4
Configuring jumbo frame support ·························································································································· 4
Configuring physical state change suppression on an Ethernet interface ·························································· 5
Performing a loopback test on an Ethernet interface ···························································································· 6
Configuring generic flow control on an Ethernet interface ·················································································· 7
Configuring PFC on an Ethernet interface ············································································································· 8
Setting the statistics polling interval ························································································································ 9
Forcibly bringing up a fiber port ···························································································································· 9
Configuring a Layer 2 Ethernet interface ···················································································································· 11
Configuring storm suppression ···························································································································· 11
Configuring storm control on an Ethernet interface ··························································································· 11
Setting the MDIX mode of an Ethernet interface ································································································ 13
Testing the cable connection of an Ethernet interface ······················································································· 14
Enabling bridging on an Ethernet interface ······································································································· 14
Displaying and maintaining an Ethernet interface ····································································································· 14
Configuring loopback, null, and inloopback interfaces ·························································································· 16
Configuring a loopback interface ································································································································ 16
Configuring a null interface ·········································································································································· 17
Configuring an inloopback interface ··························································································································· 17
Displaying and maintaining loopback, null, and inloopback interfaces ································································· 17
Bulk configuring interfaces ········································································································································ 19
Configuration restrictions and guidelines ···················································································································· 19
Configuration procedure ··············································································································································· 20
Displaying and maintaining bulk interface configuration ·························································································· 20
Configuring the MAC address table ························································································································ 21
Overview ········································································································································································· 21
How a MAC address entry is created ················································································································ 21
Types of MAC address entries ····························································································································· 22
MAC address table configuration task list ·················································································································· 22
Configuring MAC address entries································································································································ 23
Configuration guidelines ······································································································································ 23
Adding or modifying a static or dynamic MAC address entry globally ························································· 23
Adding or modifying a static or dynamic MAC address entry on an interface ············································· 24
Adding or modifying a blackhole MAC address entry ····················································································· 24
Adding or modifying a multiport unicast MAC address entry ········································································· 24
Disabling MAC address learning ································································································································· 26
Disabling global MAC address learning ············································································································ 26
Disabling MAC address learning on interfaces ································································································· 26
Disabling MAC address learning on a VLAN ···································································································· 27
Configuring the aging timer for dynamic MAC address entries ··············································································· 27
Configuring the MAC learning limit on interfaces ······································································································ 28
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