F5 8400 - Working with Interfaces; Displaying Status and Settings for Interfaces

Using Additional IP Application Switch Functionality
Platform Guide: 8400 and 8800 4 - 5
Working with interfaces
The 8400 platform is equipped to handle a wide variety of interfaces and
functions.
• One 10/100 Management interface
• Two 10 Gigabit XFPs
• Twelve fiber SFP GBICs
• Twelve RJ45 10/100/1000 copper interfaces
The 8400 and 8800 platforms have a set of 12 SFPs and a set of 12 RJ45
10/100/1000 copper interfaces that are connected internally. Each set of
interfaces is numbered from 2.1 through 2.12. It is important to note the
following about these interfaces:
• The interfaces with the same number cannot be used simultaneously;
only one can be active at a time.
• If you try to use interfaces with the same number, the SFP interface
overrides the RJ45 interface, however, you can use software settings to
override the hardware default.
• The SFPs can only work a 1000 Mbit.
Displaying status and settings for interfaces
From the command line interface, use the following syntax to display the
current status and the settings for all installed interfaces:
b interface show
Figure 4.2 shows an example of the output you see when you issue this
command on an active/standby unit in active mode.
Use the following syntax to display the current status and the setting for a
specific interface:
b interface <if_name> show
interface speed pkts pkts pkts pkts bits bits errors trunk STP
Mb/s in out drop coll in out
1.1 UP 100 HD 0 213 0 0 0 74.2K 0
1.2 UP 100 HD 20 25 0 0 28.6K 33.9K 0
Figure 4.2 The bigpipe interface show command output