Configure Layer 3 (Network) Mode - Dell Force10 MXL Blade Configuration Manual

To configure an interface in Layer 2 mode, use these commands in INTERFACE mode:
Command Syntax
no shutdown
switchport
For information about enabling and configuring STP, refer to
To view the interfaces in Layer 2 mode, use the command

Configure Layer 3 (Network) Mode

When you assign an IP address to a physical interface, you place it in Layer 3 mode. To enable Layer 3
mode on an individual interface, use the
mode. You must configure the IP address and one of the interfaces in the system must be in Layer 3 mode
before you configure or enter a Layer 3 protocol mode (for example, open shortest path first [OSPF]).
In all interface types except VLANs, the
interface. In VLANs, the
Layer 2 traffic is unaffected by the
To view an example of a Layer 3 interface, use the
Figure 13-5. show config Command Example of a Layer 3 Interface
FTOS(conf-if)#show config
!
interface TenGigabitEthernet 1/5
ip address 10.10.10.1 /24
no shutdown
FTOS(conf-if)#
If an interface is in the incorrect layer mode for a given command, an error message is displayed. For
example, in Figure
Layer 2 mode and the
Figure 13-6. Error Message When Trying to Add an IP Address to a Layer 2 Interface
FTOS(conf-if)#show config
!
interface TenGigabitEthernet 1/2
no ip address
switchport
no shutdown
FTOS(conf-if)#ip address 10.10.1.1 /24
% Error: Port is in Layer 2 mode TenGig 1/2.
FTOS(conf-if)#
To determine the configuration of an interface, use the
various
show interface
Command Mode
INTERFACE
INTERFACE
ip address
shutdown
command prevents Layer 3 traffic from passing through the interface.
shutdown
shutdown
13-6, the command triggered an error message because the interface is in
ip address
command is a Layer 3 command only.
ip address
commands in EXEC mode.
Purpose
Enable the interface.
Place the interface in Layer 2 (switching) mode.
Layer 2 on page
show interfaces switchport
command and
no shutdown
command prevents all traffic from passing through the
command.
command
show config
command in INTERFACE mode or the
show config
305.
in EXEC mode.
command in INTERFACE
(Figure 13-5).
Error message
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