Interfaces; Basic Interface Configuration; Advanced Interface Configuration; Interface Types - Dell Force10 Z9000 Configuration Manual

Interfaces

This chapter describes interface types, both physical and logical, and how to configure them with Dell Networking Operating System
(OS).
• 10 Gigabit Ethernet / 40 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces are supported on the Z9000 platform.

Basic Interface Configuration

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Interface Types

• View Basic Interface Information
• Enabling a Physical Interface
• Physical Interfaces
• Management Interfaces
• VLAN Interfaces
• Loopback Interfaces
• Null Interfaces
• Port Channel Interfaces

Advanced Interface Configuration

• Bulk Configuration
• Defining Interface Range Macros
• Monitoring and Maintaining Interfaces
• Splitting QSFP Ports to SFP+ Ports
• Link Dampening
• Link Bundle Monitoring
• Ethernet Pause Frames
• Configure the MTU Size on an Interface
• Port-pipes
• Auto-Negotiation on Ethernet Interfaces
• View Advanced Interface Information
Interface Types
The following table describes different interface types.
Interface Type
Physical
Management
Loopback
Null
Modes Possible
L2, L3
N/A
L3
N/A
Default Mode
Unset
N/A
L3
N/A
Requires Creation
No
No
Yes
No
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Default State
Shutdown (disabled)
No Shutdown (enabled)
No Shutdown (enabled)
Enabled
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