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Chapter 9 Configuring Interfaces
Configuring Layer 3 Interfaces
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Layer 3 EtherChannel ports: EtherChannel interfaces made up of routed ports.
EtherChannel port interfaces are described in
Chapter 28, “Configuring EtherChannels.”
A Layer 3 switch can have an IP address assigned to each routed port and SVI.
There is no defined limit to the number of SVIs and routed ports that can be configured in a switch.
However, the interrelationship between the number of SVIs and routed ports and the number of other
features being configured might have an impact on CPU usage because of hardware limitations. If the
switch is using maximum hardware resources, attempts to create a routed port or SVI have these results:
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If you try to create a new routed port, the switch generates a message that there are not enough
resources to convert the interface to a routed port, and the interface remains as a switch port.
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If you try to create an extended-range VLAN, an error message is generated, and the extended-range
VLAN is rejected.
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If the switch attempts to boot up with a configuration that has more VLANs and routed ports than
hardware can support, the VLANs are created, but the routed ports are shut down, and the switch
sends a message that this was due to insufficient hardware resources.
All Layer 3 interfaces require an IP address to route traffic. This procedure shows how to configure an
interface as a Layer 3 interface and how to assign an IP address to an interface.
Note
If the physical port is in Layer 2 mode (the default), you must enter the no switchport interface
configuration command to put the interface into Layer 3 mode. Entering a no switchport command
disables and then re-enables the interface, which might generate messages on the device to which the
interface is connected. Furthermore, when you put an interface that is in Layer 2 mode into Layer 3
mode, the previous configuration information related to the affected interface might be lost, and the
interface is returned to its default configuration
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to configure a Layer 3 interface:
To remove an IP address from an interface, use the no ip address interface configuration command.
This example shows how to configure a port as a routed port and to assign it an IP address:
Switch#
configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
Switch(config)#
interface gigabitethernet0/2
Switch(config-if)#
no switchport
Switch(config-if)#
ip address 192.20.135.21 255.255.255.0
Command
Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal
Enter global configuration mode.
Step 2
interface {gigabitethernet} interface-id} | {vlan vlan-id}
| {port-channel port-channel-number}
Specify the interface to be configured as a Layer 3
interface, and enter interface configuration mode.
Step 3
no switchport
For physical ports only, enter Layer 3 mode.
Step 4
ip address ip_address subnet_mask
Configure the IP address and IP subnet.
Step 5
end
Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 6
show interfaces [interface-id]
show ip interface [interface-id]
show running-config interface [interface-id]
Verify the configuration.
Step 7
copy running-config startup-config
(Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.
