Negotiation Auto - Dell PowerEdge M I/O Aggregator Reference Manual

negotiation auto

Enable auto-negotiation on an interface.
Syntax negotiation auto
To disable auto-negotiation, enter no negotiation auto .
Defaults Enabled
Command Modes
INTERFACE
Command
Version 8.3.17.0
History
Usage The no negotiation auto command is only available if you first manually set the speed of a port to
Information
10Mbits or 100Mbits.
The negotiation auto command provides a mode option for configuring an individual port to
forced-master/forced slave once auto-negotiation is enabled
Figure 11-13. negotiation auto Master/Slave Example
FTOS(conf)# int tengig 0/0
FTOS(conf-if)#neg auto
FTOS(conf-if-autoneg)# ?
end
exit
mode
no
show
FTOS(conf-if-autoneg)#mode ?
forced-master
forced-slave
FTOS(conf-if-autoneg)#
If the mode option is not used, the default setting is slave. If you do not configure forced-master or
forced slave on a port, the port negotiates to either a master or a slave state. Port status is one of the
following:
•
•
•
•
•
You can display master/slave settings with the show interfaces command.
Supported on M I/O Aggregator
Forced-master
Force-slave
Master
Slave
Auto-neg Error—typically indicates that both ends of the node are configured with forced-master
or forced-slave.
Caution:
Ensure that one end of your node is configured as forced-master and one is
configured as forced-slave. If both are configured the same (that is forced-master or
forced-slave), the show interfaces command will flap between an auto-neg-error and
forced-master/slave states.
Exit from configuration mode
Exit from autoneg configuration mode
Specify autoneg mode
Negate a command or set its defaults
Show autoneg configuration information
Force port to master mode
Force port to slave mode
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