Dell S6000-ON, Configuration Manual

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Type of Interface Possible Modes Requires Creation Default State
Port Channel
Layer 2
Layer 3
Yes Shutdown (disabled)
VLAN
Layer 2
Layer 3
Yes, except for the
default VLAN.
No shutdown (active for
Layer 2)
Shutdown (disabled for
Layer 3 )
Configuring Layer 2 (Data Link) Mode
Do not configure switching or Layer 2 protocols such as spanning tree protocol (STP) on an interface
unless the interface has been set to Layer 2 mode.
To set Layer 2 data transmissions through an individual interface, use the following command.
• Enable Layer 2 data transmissions through an individual interface.
INTERFACE mode
switchport
Example of a Basic Layer 2 Interface Configuration
Dell(conf-if)#show config
!
interface Port-channel 1
no ip address
switchport
no shutdown
Dell(conf-if)#
Configuring Layer 2 (Interface) Mode
To configure an interface in Layer 2 mode, use the following commands.
• Enable the interface.
INTERFACE mode
no shutdown
• Place the interface in Layer 2 (switching) mode.
INTERFACE mode
switchport
To view the interfaces in Layer 2 mode, use the
show interfaces switchport
command in EXEC
mode.
Configuring Layer 3 (Network) Mode
When you assign an IP address to a physical interface, you place it in Layer 3 mode.
To enable Layer 3 mode on an individual interface, use the following commands. In all interface types
except VLANs, the
shutdown
command prevents all traffic from passing through the interface. In VLANs,
the
shutdown
command prevents Layer 3 traffic from passing through the interface. Layer 2 traffic is
unaffected by the
shutdown
command. One of the interfaces in the system must be in Layer 3 mode
before you configure or enter a Layer 3 protocol mode (for example, OSPF).
Interfaces
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