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Configuring Ethernet interfaces ··························································· 1
About Ethernet interface ·············································································································· 1
Configuring a management Ethernet interface ·················································································· 1
Ethernet interface naming conventions ··························································································· 2
Restrictions and guidelines for 25-GE interfaces ··············································································· 2
Configuring common Ethernet interface settings ··············································································· 5
Splitting a 40-GE interface and combining 10-GE breakout interfaces ············································· 5
Splitting a 100-GE interface and combining 10-GE breakout interfaces ··········································· 6
Splitting a 100-GE interface and combining 25-GE breakout interfaces ··········································· 7
Configuring basic settings of an Ethernet interface ····································································· 8
Configuring basic settings of an Ethernet subinterface ································································· 9
Configuring the link mode of an Ethernet interface ······································································ 9
Configuring jumbo frame support ·························································································· 10
Configuring physical state change suppression on an Ethernet interface ······································· 10
Configuring dampening on an Ethernet interface ······································································ 11
Enabling link flapping protection on an interface ······································································· 12
Configuring FEC ··············································································································· 13
Configuring link compensation ····························································································· 14
Configuring storm suppression ····························································································· 14
Configuring generic flow control on an Ethernet interface ··························································· 15
Configuring PFC ··············································································································· 16
Setting PFC thresholds ······································································································· 17
Configuring PFC deadlock detection ······················································································ 18
Configuring the early warning thresholds for PFC packets ·························································· 20
Enabling energy saving features on an Ethernet interface ·························································· 21
Setting the statistics polling interval ······················································································· 21
Enabling loopback testing on an Ethernet interface ··································································· 21
Forcibly bringing up a fiber port ···························································································· 22
Setting the media type for an Ethernet interface ······································································· 24
Configuring interface alarm functions ····················································································· 24
Restoring the default settings for an interface ·········································································· 25
Configuring a Layer 2 Ethernet interface ······················································································· 26
Configuring storm control on an Ethernet interface ··································································· 26
Changing a Layer 2 Ethernet interface to an FC interface ·························································· 27
Enabling bridging on an Ethernet interface ·············································································· 27
Configuring a Layer 3 Ethernet interface or subinterface··································································· 28
Setting the MTU for an Ethernet interface or subinterface ·························································· 28
Setting the MAC address of an Ethernet interface or subinterface ················································ 28
Display and maintenance commands for Ethernet interfaces ····························································· 29