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Configuring Ethernet interfaces ······································································ 1
Configuring a management Ethernet interface ·································································································· 1
Ethernet interface naming conventions ·············································································································· 1
Configuring common Ethernet interface settings ······························································································· 1
Configuring basic settings of an Ethernet interface ···················································································· 1
Configuring jumbo frame support ··············································································································· 2
Configuring physical state change suppression on an Ethernet interface ················································· 3
Performing a loopback test on an Ethernet interface ················································································· 3
Configuring generic flow control on an Ethernet interface ········································································· 4
Enabling energy saving features on an Ethernet interface ········································································ 5
Setting the statistics polling interval ··········································································································· 6
Enabling automatic negotiation for speed downgrading ············································································ 6
Configuring a Layer 2 Ethernet interface ··········································································································· 6
Configuring storm suppression ·················································································································· 6
Configuring storm control on an Ethernet interface ···················································································· 7
Forcibly bringing up a fiber port ·················································································································· 9
Setting the MDIX mode of an Ethernet interface ······················································································ 10
Testing the cable connection of an Ethernet interface ············································································· 11
Enabling bridging on an Ethernet interface ······························································································ 11
Displaying and maintaining an Ethernet interface ···························································································· 11
Configuring loopback, null, and inloopback interfaces ·································· 13
Configuring a loopback interface ····················································································································· 13
Configuring a null interface ······························································································································ 13
Configuring an inloopback interface ················································································································· 14
Displaying and maintaining loopback, null, and inloopback interfaces ···························································· 14
Bulk configuring interfaces ············································································ 15
Configuration restrictions and guidelines ········································································································· 15
Configuration procedure ·································································································································· 15
Displaying and maintaining bulk interface configuration ·················································································· 16
Configuring the MAC address table ······························································ 17
Overview ·························································································································································· 17
How a MAC address entry is created ······································································································· 17
Types of MAC address entries ················································································································· 17
MAC address table configuration task list ········································································································ 18
Configuring MAC address entries ···················································································································· 19
Configuration guidelines ··························································································································· 19
Adding or modifying a static or dynamic MAC address entry globally ····················································· 19
Adding or modifying a static or dynamic MAC address entry on an interface ·········································· 19
Adding or modifying a blackhole MAC address entry ·············································································· 20
Adding or modifying a multiport unicast MAC address entry ··································································· 20
Disabling MAC address learning ······················································································································ 21
Disabling global MAC address learning ··································································································· 21
Disabling MAC address learning on an interface ····················································································· 22
Disabling MAC address learning on a VLAN ··························································································· 22
Configuring the aging timer for dynamic MAC address entries ········································································ 22
Configuring the MAC learning limit on an interface ·························································································· 23
Configuring the device to forward unknown frames after the MAC learning limit on an interface is reached ·· 23
Assigning MAC learning priority to an interface ······························································································· 24
Enabling MAC address synchronization ·········································································································· 25
Enable MAC address move notifications ········································································································· 26
Enabling ARP fast update for MAC address moves ························································································ 27
Enabling SNMP notifications for the MAC address table ················································································· 28
Displaying and maintaining the MAC address table ························································································ 28
MAC address table configuration example ······································································································ 29