What Interface Types Are Supported; What Is Interface Configuration Mode - Dell M6220 User Configuration Manual

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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

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.

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.

Configuring Port Characteristics

M8024 M6348 M8024-k