CHAPTER 4
Configuring Layer 2 Interfaces
This chapter contains the following sections:
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Information About Access and Trunk Interfaces, page 23
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Prerequisites for VLAN Trunking, page 25
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Guidelines and Limitations, page 25
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Default Settings, page 26
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Configuring Access and Trunk Interfaces, page 26
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Verifying the Interface Configuration, page 31
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Monitoring the Interface Configuration, page 32
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Configuration Examples for Access and Trunk Port Mode, page 32
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Feature History for Layer 2 Interface Parameters, page 33
Information About Access and Trunk Interfaces
This section describes how to configure Layer 2 switching ports as access or trunk ports.
For information about configuring a Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN) destination interface, see the Cisco
Nexus 1000V System Management Configuration Guide.
Note
For information about VLANs, MAC address tables, and private VLANs, see the Cisco Nexus 1000V
Layer 2 Switching Configuration Guide.
Note
Access and Trunk Interfaces
A Layer 2 port can be configured as an access or a trunk port as follows:
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