
About interface media type and duplex mode
All interfaces on the BIG-IP system default to auto-negotiate speed and duplex settings. We recommend
that you also configure any network equipment that you plan to use with the BIG-IP system to auto-negotiate
speed and duplex settings. If you connect the BIG-IP system to network devices with forced speed and
duplex settings, you must force the speed and duplex settings of the system to match the settings of the
other network device.
Important: If the BIG-IP system is attempting to auto-negotiate interface settings with an interface
that has the speed and duplex settings forced, you will experience severe performance degradation.
By default, the media type on interfaces is set to automatically detect speed and duplex settings, but you
can specify a media type. Use the following syntax to set the media type:
tmsh modify net interface <interface_key> media <media_type> | auto
If the media type does not accept the duplex mode setting, a message indicates this. If media type is set to
auto, or if the interface does not accept the duplex mode setting, the duplex setting is not saved to the
/config/bigip_base.conf
file.
Important: If you manually configure the platform to use specific speed and duplex settings on
interfaces, Auto MDI/MDIX functionality is turned off by default. Additionally, when an interface is
set manually, it functions as a data terminal equipment (DTE) port. This means that crossover cables
are required to connect to other DTE devices (for example, servers), and straight-through cables are
required for connecting to data communications equipment (DCE) devices (for example, switches or
routers). Be sure to use the correct cable type (straight-through or crossover) if you manually set
interface speed and duplex settings.
Important: Starting with BIG-IP software versions 9.4.8 and 10.1.0, Auto MDI/MDIX functionality
is retained when you manually configure an interface to use specific speed and duplex settings. With
these versions of BIG-IP, you can use either a straight-through cable or a crossover cable when media
settings are forced, and you will be able to successfully link to either DTE or DCE devices.
Valid media types
The following table lists the valid media types for the
tmsh interface
command.
Note: This platform may not support all of the media type options that are available in
tmsh
.
1000Base-LX full
auto
10GBase-T full
10Base-T half
10GBase-SR full
10Base-T full
10GBase-LR full
100Base-TX half
10GBase-ER full
100Base-TX full
none
1000Base-T half
no-phy
1000Base-T full
1000Base-SX full
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