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Chapter 5 Configuring Gigabit Ethernet Switching
Configuring Gigabit Ethernet Ports
Configuring Gigabit Ethernet Port Priority Levels
You can configure the priority level for each port. When two ports simultaneously request access to the
switching bus, the switch uses the priority level to determine the order in which the ports get access.
To configure the port priority level, perform this task in privileged mode:
This example shows how to configure the port priority level to high for port 2/1 and verify that the port
priority is configured correctly:
Console> (enable) set port level 2/1 high
Port 2/1 level set to high.
Console> (enable) show port 2/1
Port Name Status Vlan Level Duplex Speed Type
----- ------------------ ---------- ---------- ------ ------ ----- ------------
2/1 Backbone Connectio connected trunk high full 1000 1000BASESX
<...output truncated...>
Last-Time-Cleared
--------------------------
Tue Dec 22 1998, 13:42:04
Console> (enable)
Configuring Flow Control on Gigabit Ethernet Ports
To configure flow control on a Gigabit Ethernet port, perform this task in privileged mode:
This example shows how to configure transmit and receive flow control and how to verify the
flow-control configuration:
Console> (enable) set port flowcontrol send 2/1 on
Port 2/1 flow control send administration status set to on
(port will send flowcontrol to far end)
Console> (enable) set port flowcontrol receive 2/1 on
Port 2/1 flow control receive administration status set to on
(port will require far end to send flowcontrol)
Console> (enable) show port flowcontrol 2/1
Port Send FlowControl Receive FlowControl RxPause TxPause Unsupported
admin oper admin oper opcodes
----- -------- -------- -------- -------- ------- ------- -----------
2/1 on on on on 0 0 0
Console> (enable)
Task
Command
Step 1
Configure the priority level for a port.
set port level mod_num/port_num
{normal | high}
Step 2
Verify that the port priority level is configured correctly. show port [mod_num[/port_num]]
Task
Command
Step 1
Configure the flow-control parameters on a Gigabit Ethernet
port.
set port flowcontrol {receive | send}
mod_num/port_num {off | on | desired}
Step 2
Verify the flow-control configuration.
show port flowcontrol