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1 Configuring Ethernet Ports
The Ethernet software is responsible for a variety of functions that support the Ethernet and Gigabit Ether-
net ports on OmniSwitch 6600 Family switches. These functions include diagnostics, software loading,
initialization, configuration of line parameters, gathering statistics, and responding to administrative
requests from SNMP or CLI.

In This Chapter

This chapter describes your switch's Ethernet port parameters and how to configure them through the
Command Line Interface (CLI). CLI Commands are used in the configuration examples. For more details
about the syntax of commands, see the OmniSwitch CLI Reference Guide.
Configuration procedures described in this chapter include:
"Setting Trap Port Link Messages" on page 1-13
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"Setting Flow Control" on page 1-14
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"Setting Flow Control Wait Time" on page 1-15
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"Setting Interface Line Speed" on page 1-16
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"Configuring Duplex Mode" on page 1-17
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"Enabling and Disabling Interfaces" on page 1-18
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"Configuring Inter-frame Gap Values" on page 1-18
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"Resetting Statistics Counters" on page 1-19
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"Configuring Flood Rates" on page 1-20
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"Configuring a Port Alias" on page 1-21
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"Configuring Auto Negotiation, Crossover, and Flow Control Settings" on page 1-22
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For information about CLI commands that can be used to view Ethernet port parameters, see the
OmniSwitch CLI Reference Guide.
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