Enabling A Physical Interface; Physical Interfaces; Port Pipes - Dell C9000 Series Networking Configuration Manual

Enabling a Physical Interface

After determining the type of physical interfaces available, to enable and configure the interfaces, enter
INTERFACE mode by using the interface interface {slot/port | pe-id/stack-unit/port}
command.
1 Enter the keyword interface then the type of interface and slot/port information.
CONFIGURATION mode
interface interface
• For the Management interface, enter the keyword ManagementEthernet then the slot/port
information.
• For a 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword TenGigabitEthernet then the slot/port
information.
• For a 40-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword fortyGigE then the slot/port information.
• For a port extender (PE) Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword peGigE then the pe-id/
stack-unit /port-id information.
2 Enable the interface.
INTERFACE mode
no shutdown
To confirm that the interface is enabled, use the show config command in INTERFACE mode. To leave
INTERFACE mode, use the exit command or end command. You cannot delete a physical interface.

Physical Interfaces

The Management Ethernet interface is a single RJ-45 Fast Ethernet port on a switch.
The interface provides dedicated management access to the system.
Line card interfaces support Layer 2 and Layer 3 traffic over 10-Gigabit Ethernet and 40-Gigabit Ethernet
interfaces. These interfaces can also become part of virtual interfaces such as virtual local area networks
(VLANs) or port channels.
For more information about VLANs, refer to
to Port Channel Interfaces.

Port Pipes

A port pipe is a Dell Networking-specific term for the hardware packet-processing elements that handle
network traffic to and from a set of front-end I/O ports. The physical, front-end I/O ports are referred to as a
port set. The system has 10 switch cards and each card has only one port pipe and 48 ports in each.
• For ports connected through the port extender, you can have a maximum of 4 sessions system.
Bulk Configuration. For more information on port channels, refer
Interfaces 503