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Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x
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Configuring Basic Interface Parameters
This chapter describes how to configure the basic interface parameters on Cisco NX-OS devices.
This chapter includes the following sections:
• Information About the Basic Interface Parameters, page 2-2
• Licensing Requirements, page 2-12
• Guidelines and Limitations, page 2-13
• Default Settings, page 2-14
• Configuring the Basic Interface Parameters, page 2-14
• Verifying the Basic Interface Parameters, page 2-54
• Monitoring the Interface Counters, page 2-54
• Feature History for Configuring Basic Interface Parameters, page 2-57
Note To configure the parameters that are specifically used for Layer 2 interfaces (access or trunking
interfaces), see Chapter 3, “Configuring Layer 2 Interfaces.” To configure parameters that are
specifically used for Layer 3 interfaces (routed interfaces, subinterfaces, VLAN interfaces, loopback
interfaces, and IP tunnels), see Chapter 4, “Configuring Layer 3 Interfaces.”