Contents
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Cisco ME 3800X and 3600X Switch Software Configuration Guide
OL-23400-01
Trunk Ports
9-3
Routed Ports
9-3
Ethernet Management Port
9-4
Switch Virtual Interfaces
9-4
EtherChannel Port Groups
9-4
Ethernet Flow Points
9-5
Connecting Interfaces
9-5
Using Interface Configuration Mode
9-6
Procedures for Configuring Interfaces
9-6
Configuring a Range of Interfaces
9-7
Configuring and Using Interface Range Macros
9-8
Using the Ethernet Management Port
9-10
Understanding the Ethernet Management Port
9-10
Supported Features on the Ethernet Management Port
9-12
Configuring the Ethernet Management Port
9-12
TFTP and the Ethernet Management Port
9-12
Configuring Ethernet Interfaces
9-13
Default Ethernet Interface Configuration
9-13
Configuring Interface Speed and Duplex Mode
9-14
Speed and Duplex Configuration Guidelines
9-14
Setting the Interface Speed and Duplex Parameters
9-15
Configuring IEEE 802.3x Flow Control
9-17
Configuring Auto-MDIX on an Interface
9-18
Adding a Description for an Interface
9-19
Configuring Layer 3 Interfaces
9-19
Configuring the Interface MTU
9-21
Monitoring and Maintaining the Interfaces
9-21
Monitoring Interface Status
9-21
Clearing and Resetting Interfaces and Counters
9-23
Shutting Down and Restarting the Interface
9-23
C H A P T E R
10
Configuring VLANs
10-1
Understanding VLANs
10-1
Supported VLANs
10-3
Normal-Range VLANs
10-3
Extended-Range VLANs
10-4
VLAN Port Membership Modes
10-4
UNI VLANs
10-4
Creating and Modifying VLANs
10-5