Configuring Ethernet Ports Setting Ethernet Combo Port Parameters
OmniSwitch AOS Release 6 Network Configuration Guide September 2009 page 1-23
Setting Combo Ports to Preferred Fiber
In preferred fiber mode (the default), combo ports will use the fiber SFP connector instead of the copper
RJ-45 10/100/1000 port if both ports are enabled and have a valid link. If the fiber port goes down, then
the switch will automatically switch to the copper RJ-45 port. To set a single combo port, a range of
combo ports, or all combo ports on a switch to preferred fiber use the interfaces hybrid preferred-fiber
command.
To set all combo ports on an entire switch to preferred fiber mode, enter interfaces, followed by the slot
number and hybrid preferred-fiber. For example, to set all combo ports on slot 2 to preferred fiber,
enter:
-> interfaces 2 hybrid preferred-fiber
To set a single combo port to preferred fiber, enter interfaces, followed by the slot number, a slash (/), the
port number, and hybrid preferred-fiber. For example, to set port 23 on slot 1 to preferred fiber, enter:
-> interfaces 1/23 hybrid preferred-fiber
To set a range of combo ports to preferred fiber ports, enter interfaces, followed by the slot number, a
slash (/), the first port number, a hyphen (-), the last port number, and hybrid preferred-fiber. For exam-
ple, to set combo ports 21 through 24 on slot 1 to preferred fiber, enter:
-> interfaces 1/21-24 hybrid preferred-fiber
As an option, you can document the interface type by entering ethernet, fastethernet, or gigaethernet
before the slot number. For example, to set port 23 on slot 1 to preferred fiber and document the interface
type as Gigabit Ethernet, enter:
-> interfaces gigaethernet 1/23 hybrid preferred-fiber
Setting Interface Line Speed for Combo Ports
The interfaces hybrid speed command is used to set the line speed on a specific combo port, a range of
combo ports, or all combo ports on an entire switch (slot) to one of the following parameter values:
• 10 (10 Mbps Ethernet)
• 100 (100 Mbps Fast Ethernet)
• 1000 (1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet, which is the default for combo SFP connectors)
• 10000 (10000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet, which is the default for 10 Gigabit ports)
• auto (auto-sensing, which is the default for combo 10/100/1000 ports)—The auto setting automati-
cally detects and matches the line speed of the attached device.
Available settings for the interfaces hybrid speed command depend on the available line speeds of your
hardware interface. See “Valid Port Settings on OmniSwitch 6400 Series Switches” on page 1-5, “Valid
Port Settings on OmniSwitch 6850 Series Switches” on page 1-6, and “Valid Port Settings on OmniSwitch
6855 Series Switches” on page 1-7 for more information.
Note. In the interfaces hybrid speed command, the copper keyword is used to configure the copper RJ-
45 10/100/1000 port while the fiber keyword is used to configure the fiber SFP connectors.
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