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Configuring Ethernet interfaces
The Switch Series supports Ethernet interfaces, management Ethernet interfaces, Console
interfaces, and USB interfaces. For the interface types and the number of interfaces supported by a
switch model, see the installation guide.
This chapter describes how to configure management Ethernet interfaces and Ethernet interfaces.
Ethernet interface naming conventions
For a switch in an IRF fabric, its Ethernet interfaces are numbered in the format of interface type
A/B/C/D. For a switch not in an IRF fabric, its Ethernet interfaces are numbered in the format of
interface type B/C/D. The following definitions apply:
•
A
—IRF member ID.
•
B
—Slot number of the card in the switch.
•
C
—Sub-slot number on a card.
•
D
—Number of an interface on a card.
Configuring a management Ethernet interface
A management interface uses an RJ-45 connector. You can connect the interface to a PC for
software loading and system debugging, or connect it to a remote NMS for remote system
management.
To configure a management Ethernet interface:
Step Command
Remarks
1.
Enter system view.
system-view
N/A
2.
Enter management
Ethernet interface view.
interface
M-GigabitEthernet
interface-number
N/A
3.
(Optional.) Set the
interface description.
description
text
The default setting is
M-GigabitEthernet0/0/0 Interface
.
4.
(Optional.) Shut down
the interface.
shutdown
By default, the management Ethernet
interface is up.
NOTE:
Set the same speed and duplex mode for a management Ethernet interface and its peer port.
Configuring common Ethernet interface settings
This section describes the settings common to Layer 2 Ethernet interfaces, Layer 3 Ethernet
interfaces, and Layer 3 Ethernet subinterfaces. For more information about the settings specific to
Layer 2 Ethernet interfaces or subinterfaces, see "
Configuring a Layer 2 Ethernet interface
." For
more information about the settings specific to Layer 3 Ethernet interfaces or subinterfaces, see
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