The Switch Series supports Ethernet interfaces, management Ethernet interfaces, and Console 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.

Configuring a management Ethernet interface

About this task

A management interface uses an RJ-45/LC 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.

Restrictions and guidelines

To avoid traffic interruption after active/standby MPU switchover, make sure the management Ethernet interface on the active MPU is correctly connected to the management Ethernet interface numbered the same on the standby MPU.

Procedure

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Enter management Ethernet interface view.

interface M-GigabitEthernet interface-number

3. (Optional.) Set the interface description.

description text

The default setting is M-GigabitEthernet0/0/0 Interface.

4. (Optional.) Set the duplex mode for the management Ethernet interface.

duplex { auto | full | half }

By default, the duplex mode is auto for a management Ethernet interface.

5. (Optional.)_Set the speed for the management Ethernet interface.

speed { 10 | 100 | 1000 | auto }

By default, the speed is auto for a management Ethernet interface.

6. (Optional.) Shut down the interface.

shutdown

By default, the management Ethernet interface is up.

Ethernet interface naming conventions

The Ethernet interfaces are named in the format of interface type A/B/C. The letters that follow the interface type represent the following elements:

· A—Card slot number.

· B—Subcard slot number.

· C—Port index.

A breakout interface is named in the format of interface type A/B/C:D. A/B/C is the interface number of the original interface before split. D is the number of the breakout interface, which is in the range of 1 to 4.

Restrictions and guidelines: Ethernet interface configuration

Do not preprovision modules when they are operating unstably. Otherwise, some interfaces might fail to be split.

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, see "Configuring a Layer 2 Ethernet interface." For more information about the settings specific to Layer 3 Ethernet interfaces or subinterfaces, see "Configuring a Layer 3 Ethernet interface or subinterface."

Splitting a 100-GE interface and combining 10-GE breakout interfaces

About this task

You can use a 100-GE interface as a single interface. To improve port density, reduce costs, and improve network flexibility, you can split a 100-GE interface into four 10-GE breakout interfaces. The 10-GE breakout interfaces support the same configuration and attributes as common 10-GE interfaces, except that they are numbered differently. For example, you can split 100-GE interface HundredGigE 1/0/1 into four 10-GE breakout interfaces Ten-GigabitEthernet 1/0/1:1 through Ten-GigabitEthernet 1/0/1:4.

If you need higher bandwidth on a single interface, you can combine the multiple 10-GE breakout interfaces into a 100-GE interface.

Restrictions and guidelines for 100-GE interface splitting and 10-GE breakout interface combining

· For this feature to take effect stably, as a best practice, reboot the card where the related interface resides after executing this command. To view the split or combined interfaces, execute the display interface brief command.

· For the breakout or combination operation to succeed, do not split or combine interfaces during the active/standby switchover process.

Splitting a 100-GE interface into multiple 10-GE breakout interfaces

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Enter 100-GE interface view.

interface hundredgige interface-number

3. Split the 100-GE interface into multiple 10-GE breakout interfaces.

using tengige

By default, a 100-GE interface is not split and operates as a single interface.

Combining multiple 10-GE breakout interfaces into a 100-GE interface

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Enter the view of any 10-GE breakout interface.

interface ten-gigabitethernet interface-number

3. Combine the multiple 10-GE breakout interfaces into a 100-GE interface.

using hundredgige

By default, a 10-GE breakout interface operates as a single interface.

Splitting a 400-GE interface and combining 100-GE breakout interfaces

About this task

You can use a 400-GE interface as a single interface. To improve port density, reduce costs, and improve network flexibility, you can also split a 400-GE interface into multiple 100-GE breakout interfaces. The 100-GE breakout interfaces support the same configuration and attributes as common 100-GE interfaces, except that they are numbered differently.

For example, you can split 400-GE interface FourHundredGigE 1/0/1 into four 100-GE breakout interfaces HundredGigE 1/0/1:1 and HundredGigE 1/0/1:4.

If you need higher bandwidth on a single interface, you can combine the 100-GE breakout interfaces into a 400-GE interface.

Restrictions and guidelines for 400-GE interface splitting and 100-GE breakout interface combining

· To ensure that the breakout function works stably, as a best practice, reboot the slot of the interface after executing this command. To view the breakout or combined interfaces, execute the display interface brief command.

· For the breakout or combination operation to succeed, do not split or combine interfaces during the active/standby switchover process.

· After a 400-GE interface is split into breakout interfaces, the breakout interfaces might go down and come up. Wait until the breakout interfaces are stable, and then use them to process user services.

Splitting a 400-GE interface into multiple 100-GE breakout interfaces

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Enter 400-GE interface view.

interface fourhundredgige interface-number

3. Split the 400-GE interface into multiple 100-GE breakout interfaces.

using hundredgige [ mode 2-channel ]

By default, a 400-GE interface is not split and operates as a single interface.

The mode 2-channel keyword is supported in only R5111 and later.

Combining multiple 100-GE breakout interfaces into a 400-GE interface

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Enter the view of any 100-GE breakout interface.

interface hundredgige interface-number

3. Combine these 100-GE breakout interfaces into a 400-GE interface.

using fourhundredgige

By default, a 100-GE breakout interface operates as a single interface.

Configuring basic settings of an Ethernet interface

About this task

You can configure an Ethernet interface to operate in one of the following duplex modes:

· Full-duplex mode—The interface can send and receive packets simultaneously.

· Autonegotiation mode—The interface negotiates a duplex mode with its peer.

You can set the speed of an Ethernet interface or enable it to automatically negotiate a speed with its peer.

Restrictions and guidelines

The shutdown and port up-mode commands are mutually exclusive.

For information about the bandwidth, description, and shutdown commands, see Interface Command Reference.

Procedure

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Enter Ethernet interface view.

interface interface-type interface-number

3. Set the description for the Ethernet interface.

description text

The default setting is interface-name Interface. For example, HundredGigE1/0/1 Interface.

4. Set the duplex mode for the Ethernet interface.

duplex { auto | full }

By default, the duplex mode is auto for Ethernet interfaces.

5. Set the speed for the Ethernet interface.

speed { 10000 | 40000 | 100000 | 400000 | auto }

By default, the speed of an Ethernet interface is autonegotiated.

6. Set the expected bandwidth for the Ethernet interface.

bandwidth bandwidth-value

By default, the expected bandwidth (in kbps) is the interface baud rate divided by 1000.

7. Bring up the Ethernet interface.

undo shutdown

By default, an Ethernet interface is down.

Configuring basic settings of an Ethernet subinterface

Restrictions and guidelines for Ethernet subinterface basic settings

· The shutdown, port up-mode, and loopback commands are mutually exclusive.

· The shutdown command cannot be configured on an Ethernet interface in a loopback test.

· For information about the bandwidth, description, and shutdown commands, see Interface Command Reference.

Procedure

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Create an Ethernet subinterface.

interface interface-type interface-number.subnumber

3. Set the description for the Ethernet subinterface.

description text

The default setting is interface-name Interface. For example, HundredGigE1/0/1.1 Interface.

4. Set the expected bandwidth for the Ethernet subinterface.

bandwidth bandwidth-value

By default, the expected bandwidth (in kbps) is the interface baud rate divided by 1000.

5. Bring up the Ethernet subinterface.

undo shutdown

By default, an Ethernet subinterface is up.

Configuring the link mode of an Ethernet interface

About this task

Ethernet interfaces can operate either as Layer 2 or Layer 3 Ethernet interfaces. You can set the link mode to bridge (Layer 2) or route (Layer 3) for these Ethernet interfaces.

Procedure

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Enter Ethernet interface view.

interface interface-type interface-number

3. Configure the link mode of the Ethernet interface.

port link-mode { bridge | route }

By default, an Ethernet interface operates in Layer 3 mode.

CAUTION:

Changing the link mode of an Ethernet interface also restores all commands (except shutdown) on the Ethernet interface to their defaults in the new link mode.

Forcibly bringing up a fiber port

About this task

As shown in Figure 1, a fiber port uses separate fibers for transmitting and receiving packets. The physical state of the fiber port is up only when both transmit and receive fibers are physically connected. If one of the fibers is disconnected, the fiber port does not work.

To enable a fiber port to forward traffic over a single link, you can use the port up-mode command. This command forcibly brings up a fiber port, even when no fiber links or transceiver modules are present for the fiber port. When one fiber link is present and up, the fiber port can forward packets over the link unidirectionally.

Figure 1 Forcibly bring up a fiber port

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Restrictions and guidelines

· The port up-mode and shutdown commands are mutually exclusive.

· A fiber port forcibly brought up stays physically up whether or not a transceiver module or a fiber link is present for the port.

Procedure

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Enter Ethernet interface view.

interface interface-type interface-number

3. Forcibly bring up the fiber port.

port up-mode

By default, a fiber port is not forcibly brought up, and the physical state of a fiber port depends on the physical state of the fibers.

Configuring jumbo frame support

About this task

Jumbo frames are frames larger than 1536 bytes and are typically received by an Ethernet interface during high-throughput data exchanges, such as file transfers.

The Ethernet interface processes jumbo frames in the following ways:

· When the Ethernet interface is configured to deny jumbo frames (by using the undo jumboframe enable command), the Ethernet interface discards jumbo frames.

· When the Ethernet interface is configured with jumbo frame support, the Ethernet interface performs the following operations:

¡ Processes jumbo frames within the specified length.

¡ Discards jumbo frames that exceed the specified length.

Procedure

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Enter Ethernet interface view.

interface interface-type interface-number

3. Configure jumbo frame support.

jumboframe enable [ size ]

By default, the device allows jumbo frames within 9964 bytes to pass through all Layer 2 Ethernet interfaces.

If you set the size argument multiple times, the most recent configuration takes effect.

Configuring physical state change suppression on an Ethernet interface

About this task

The physical link state of an Ethernet interface is either up or down. Each time the physical link of an interface comes up or goes down, the interface immediately reports the change to the CPU. The CPU then performs the following operations:

· Notifies the upper-layer protocol modules (such as routing and forwarding modules) of the change for guiding packet forwarding.

· Automatically generates traps and logs to inform users to take the correct actions.

To prevent frequent physical link flapping from affecting system performance, configure physical state change suppression. You can configure this feature to suppress only link-down events, only link-up events, or both. If an event of the specified type still exists when the suppression interval expires, the system reports the event to the CPU.

Restrictions and guidelines

Do not enable this feature on an interface that has spanning tree protocols or Smart Link enabled.

The link-delay and port link-flap protect enable commands are mutually exclusive on an Ethernet interface.

On an interface, you can configure different suppression intervals for link-up and link-down events. If you execute the link-delay command multiple times on an interface, the following rules apply:

· You can configure the suppression intervals for link-up and link-down events separately.

· If you configure the suppression interval multiple times for link-up or link-down events, the most recent configuration takes effect.

Procedure

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Enter Ethernet interface view.

interface interface-type interface-number

3. Configure physical state change suppression.

link-delay { down | up } [ msec ] delay-time

By default, physical state change suppression is disabled.

Configuring dampening on an Ethernet interface

About this task

The interface dampening feature uses an exponential decay mechanism to prevent excessive interface flapping events from adversely affecting routing protocols and routing tables in the network. Suppressing interface state change events protects the system resources.

If an interface is not dampened, its state changes are reported. For each state change, the system also generates an SNMP trap and log message.

After a flapping interface is dampened, it does not report its state changes to the CPU. For state change events, the interface only generates SNMP trap and log messages.

Parameters

· Penalty—The interface has an initial penalty of 0. When the interface flaps, the penalty increases by 1000 for each down event until the ceiling is reached. It does not increase for up events. When the interface stops flapping, the penalty decreases by half each time the half-life timer expires until the penalty drops to the reuse threshold.

· Ceiling—The penalty stops increasing when it reaches the ceiling.

· Suppress-limit—The accumulated penalty that triggers the device to dampen the interface. In dampened state, the interface does not report its state changes to the CPU. For state change events, the interface only generates SNMP traps and log messages.

· Reuse-limit—When the accumulated penalty decreases to this reuse threshold, the interface is not dampened. Interface state changes are reported to the upper layers. For each state change, the system also generates an SNMP trap and log message.

· Decay—The amount of time (in seconds) after which a penalty is decreased.

· Max-suppress-time—The maximum amount of time the interface can be dampened. If the penalty is still higher than the reuse threshold when this timer expires, the penalty stops increasing for down events. The penalty starts to decrease until it drops below the reuse threshold.

· When configuring the dampening command, follow these rules to set the values mentioned above:

· The ceiling is equal to 2(Max-suppress-time/Decay) × reuse-limit. It is not user configurable.

· The configured suppress limit is lower than or equal to the ceiling.

· The ceiling is lower than or equal to the maximum suppress limit supported.

Figure 2 shows the change rule of the penalty value. The lines t0 and t2 indicate the start time and end time of the suppression, respectively. The period from t0 to t2 indicates the suppression period, t0 to t1 indicates the max-suppress-time, and t1 to t2 indicates the complete decay period.

Figure 2 Change rule of the penalty value

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Restrictions and guidelines

· The dampening, link-delay, and port link-flap protect enable commands are mutually exclusive on an interface.

· The dampening command does not take effect on the administratively down events. When you execute the shutdown command, the penalty restores to 0, and the interface reports the down event to the upper-layer protocols.

· Do not enable the dampening feature on an interface with MSTP or Smart Link enabled.

Procedure

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Enter Ethernet interface view.

interface interface-type interface-number

3. Enable dampening on the interface.

dampening [ half-life reuse suppress max-suppress-time ]

By default, interface dampening is disabled on Ethernet interfaces.

Enabling link flapping protection on an interface

About this task

Link flapping on an interface changes network topology and increases the system overhead. For example, in an active/standby link scenario, when interface status on the active link changes between UP and DOWN, traffic switches between active and standby links. To solve this problem, configure this feature on the interface.

With this feature enabled on an interface, when the interface goes down, the system enables link flapping detection. During the link flapping detection interval, if the number of detected flaps reaches or exceeds the link flapping detection threshold, the system shuts down the interface.

Restrictions and guidelines

This feature takes effect only if it is configured in both the system view and interface view.

The link-delay and port link-flap protect enable commands are mutually exclusive on an Ethernet interface.

To bring up an interface that has been shut down by link flapping protection, execute the undo shutdown command.

In the display interface command output, the Link-Flap DOWN value of the Current state field indicates that the interface has been shut down by link flapping protection.

Procedure

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Enable link flapping protection on all interfaces.

link-flap protect enable

By default, link flapping protection is disabled on all interfaces.

3. Enter Ethernet interface view.

interface interface-type interface-number

4. Enable link flapping protection on the Ethernet interface.

port link-flap protect enable [ interval interval | threshold threshold ] *

By default, link flapping protection is disabled on an Ethernet interface.

Configuring storm suppression

About this task

The storm suppression feature ensures that the size of a particular type of traffic (broadcast, multicast, or unknown unicast traffic) does not exceed the threshold on an interface. When the broadcast, multicast, or unknown unicast traffic on the interface exceeds this threshold, the system discards packets until the traffic drops below this threshold.

Both storm suppression and storm control can suppress storms on an interface. Storm suppression uses the chip to suppress traffic. Storm suppression has less impact on the device performance than storm control, which uses software to suppress traffic.

Restrictions and guidelines

· For the traffic suppression result to be determined, do not configure storm control together with storm suppression for the same type of traffic. For more information about storm control, see "Configuring storm control on an Ethernet interface."

Procedure

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Enter Ethernet interface view.

interface interface-type interface-number

3. Enable broadcast suppression and set the broadcast suppression threshold.

broadcast-suppression { ratio | pps max-pps | kbps max-kbps }

By default, broadcast suppression is disabled.

4. Enable multicast suppression and set the multicast suppression threshold.

multicast-suppression { ratio | pps max-pps | kbps max-kbps }

By default, multicast suppression is disabled.

5. Enable unknown unicast suppression and set the unknown unicast suppression threshold.

unicast-suppression { ratio | pps max-pps | kbps max-kbps }

By default, unknown unicast suppression is disabled.

Configuring generic flow control on an Ethernet interface

About this task

To avoid dropping packets on a link, you can enable generic flow control at both ends of the link. When traffic congestion occurs at the receiving end, the receiving end sends a flow control (Pause) frame to ask the sending end to suspend sending packets. Generic flow control includes the following types:

· TxRx-mode generic flow control—Enabled by using the flow-control command. With TxRx-mode generic flow control enabled, an interface can both send and receive flow control frames:

¡ When congestion occurs, the interface sends a flow control frame to its peer.

¡ When the interface receives a flow control frame from its peer, it suspends sending packets to its peer.

· Rx-mode generic flow control—Enabled by using the flow-control receive enable command. With Rx-mode generic flow control enabled, an interface can receive flow control frames, but it cannot send flow control frames:

¡ When congestion occurs, the interface cannot send flow control frames to its peer.

¡ When the interface receives a flow control frame from its peer, it suspends sending packets to its peer.

To handle unidirectional traffic congestion on a link, configure the flow-control receive enable command at one end and the flow-control command at the other end. To enable both ends of a link to handle traffic congestion, configure the flow-control command at both ends.

Procedure

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Enter Ethernet interface view.

interface interface-type interface-number

3. Enable generic flow control.

¡ Enable TxRx-mode generic flow control.

flow-control

¡ Enable Rx-mode generic flow control.

flow-control receive enable

By default, generic flow control is disabled on an Ethernet interface.

Configuring PFC on an Ethernet interface

Priority-based flow control (PFC) provides a finer flow control mechanism to implement lossless packet transmission on Ethernet. For more information about PFC, see PFC configuration in Layer 2—LAN Switching Configuration Guide.

Setting the statistics polling interval

About this task

To display the interface statistics collected in the last statistics polling interval, use the display interface command. To clear the interface statistics, use the reset counters interface command..

Setting the statistics polling interval in Ethernet interface view

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Enter Ethernet interface view.

interface interface-type interface-number

3. Set the statistics polling interval for the Ethernet interface.

flow-interval interval

By default, the statistics polling interval for an Ethernet interface is 300 seconds.

Enabling subinterface rate statistics collection on an Ethernet interface

Restrictions and guidelines

After you enable subinterface rate statistics collection on an Ethernet interface, the device periodically refreshes the rate statistics on the subinterfaces of this Ethernet interface.

Procedure

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Enter Ethernet interface view.

interface interface-type interface-number

3. Enable subinterface rate statistics collection on the Ethernet interface.

sub-interface rate-statistic

By default, subinterface rate statistics collection is disabled on an Ethernet interface.

4. (Optional.) View the subinterface rate statistics.

display interface

Enabling loopback testing on an Ethernet interface

About this task

Perform this task to determine whether an Ethernet link works correctly.

Internal loopback testing tests the device where the Ethernet interface resides. The Ethernet interface sends outgoing packets back to the local device. If the device fails to receive the packets, the device fails.

Restrictions and guidelines

· After you enable this feature on an Ethernet interface, the interface does not forward data traffic.

· The shutdown, port up-mode, and loopback commands are mutually exclusive.

· After you enable this feature on an Ethernet interface, the Ethernet interface switches to full duplex mode. After you disable this feature, the Ethernet interface restores to its duplex setting.

Procedure

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Enter Ethernet interface view.

interface interface-type interface-number

3. Enable loopback testing.

loopback internal

By default, loopback testing is disabled on an interface.

Configuring interface alarm functions

About this task

With the interface alarm functions enabled, when the number of error packets on an interface in normal state within the specified interval exceeds the upper threshold, the interface generates an upper threshold exceeding alarm and enters the alarm state. When the number of error packets on an interface in the alarm state within the specified interval drops below the lower threshold, the interface generates a recovery alarm and restores to the normal state.

Restrictions and guidelines

You can configure the interface alarm parameters in system view and interface view.

· The configuration in system view takes effect on all interfaces of the specified slot. The configuration in interface view takes effect only on the current interface.

· For an interface, the configuration in interface view takes priority, and the configuration in system view is used only when no configuration is made in interface view.

An interface that is shut down because of error packet alarms cannot automatically recover. To bring up the interface, execute the undo shutdown command on the interface.

Enabling interface alarm functions

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Enable alarm functions for the interface monitoring module.

By default, all alarm functions are enabled for interfaces.

Configuring CRC error packet parameters

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Configure global CRC error packet alarm parameters.

ifmonitor crc-error slot slot-number high-threshold high-value low-threshold low-value interval interval [ shutdown ]

By default, the upper threshold is 1000, the lower threshold is 100, and the statistics collection and comparison interval is 10 seconds for CRC error packets.

3. Enter Ethernet interface view.

interface interface-type interface-number

4. Configure CRC error packet alarm parameters for the interface.

port ifmonitor crc-error [ ratio ] high-threshold high-value low-threshold low-value interval interval [ shutdown ]

By default, an interface uses the global CRC error packet alarm parameters.

Configuring input error packet alarm parameters

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Configure global input error packet alarm parameters.

ifmonitor input-error slot slot-number high-threshold high-value low-threshold low-value interval interval [ shutdown ]

By default, the upper threshold is 1000, the lower threshold is 100, and the statistics collection and comparison interval is 10 seconds for input error packets.

3. Enter Ethernet interface view.

interface interface-type interface-number

4. Configure input error packet alarm parameters for the interface.

port ifmonitor input-error high-threshold high-value low-threshold low-value interval interval [ shutdown ]

By default, an interface uses the global input error packet alarm parameters.

Configuring output error packet alarm parameters

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Configure global output error packet alarm parameters.

ifmonitor output-error slot slot-number high-threshold high-value low-threshold low-value interval interval [ shutdown ]

By default, the upper threshold is 1000, the lower threshold is 100, and the statistics collection and comparison interval is 10 seconds for output error packets.

3. Enter Ethernet interface view.

interface interface-type interface-number

4. Configure output error packet alarm parameters.

port ifmonitor output-error high-threshold high-value low-threshold low-value interval interval [ shutdown ]

By default, an interface uses the global output error packet alarm parameters.

Configuring input bandwidth usage alarm parameters

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Configure global input bandwidth usage alarm parameters.

ifmonitor input-usage slot slot-number high-threshold high-value low-threshold low-value

By default, the upper threshold is 90 and the lower threshold is 80 for input bandwidth usage alarms.

3. Enter Ethernet interface view.

interface interface-type interface-number

4. Configure input bandwidth usage alarm parameters.

port ifmonitor input-usage high-threshold high-value low-threshold low-value

By default, an interface uses the global input bandwidth usage alarm parameters.

Configuring output bandwidth usage alarm parameters

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Configure global output bandwidth usage alarm parameters.

ifmonitor output-usage slot slot-number high-threshold high-value low-threshold low-value

By default, the upper threshold is 90 and the lower threshold is 80 for output bandwidth usage alarms.

3. Enter Ethernet interface view.

interface interface-type interface-number

4. Configure output bandwidth usage alarm parameters.

port ifmonitor output-usage high-threshold high-value low-threshold low-value

By default, an interface uses the global output bandwidth usage alarm parameters.

Configuring received pause frame alarm parameters

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Configure global received pause frame alarm parameters.

ifmonitor rx-pause slot slot-number high-threshold high-value low-threshold low-value interval interval

By default, the upper threshold is 500, the lower threshold is 100, and the statistics collection and comparison interval is 10 seconds for received pause frames.

3. Enter Ethernet interface view.

interface interface-type interface-number

4. Configure received pause frame alarm parameters.

port ifmonitor rx-pause high-threshold high-value low-threshold low-value interval interval

By default, an interface uses the global received pause frame alarm parameters.

Configuring sent pause frame alarm parameters

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Configure global sent pause frame alarm parameters.

ifmonitor tx-pause slot slot-number high-threshold high-value low-threshold low-value interval interval

By default, the upper threshold is 500, the lower threshold is 100, and the statistics collection and comparison interval is 10 seconds for sent pause frames.

3. Enter Ethernet interface view.

interface interface-type interface-number

4. Configure sent pause frame alarm parameters.

port ifmonitor tx-pause high-threshold high-value low-threshold low-value interval interval

By default, an interface uses the global sent pause frame alarm parameters.

Configuring SDH error packet alarm parameters

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Configure global SDH error packet alarm parameters.

ifmonitor sdh-error slot slot-number high-threshold high-value low-threshold low-value interval interval [ shutdown ]

By default, the upper threshold is 1000, the lower threshold is 100, and the statistics collection and comparison interval is 10 seconds for SDH error packets.

3. Enter Ethernet interface view.

interface interface-type interface-number

4. Configure SDH error packet alarm parameters for the interface.

port ifmonitor sdh-error high-threshold high-value low-threshold low-value interval interval [ shutdown ]

By default, an interface uses the global SDH error packet alarm parameters.

Configuring SDH-B1 error packet alarm parameters

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Configure global SDH-B1 error packet alarm parameters.

ifmonitor sdh-b1-error slot slot-number high-threshold high-value low-threshold low-value interval interval [ shutdown ]

By default, the upper threshold is 1000, the lower threshold is 100, and the statistics collection and comparison interval is 10 seconds for SDH-B1 error packets.

3. Enter Ethernet interface view.

interface interface-type interface-number

4. Configure SDH-B1 error packet alarm parameters for the interface.

port ifmonitor sdh-b1-error high-threshold high-value low-threshold low-value interval interval [ shutdown ]

By default, an interface uses the global SDH-B1 error packet alarm parameters.

Configuring SDH-B2 error packet alarm parameters

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Configure global SDH-B2 error packet alarm parameters.

ifmonitor sdh-b2-error slot slot-number high-threshold high-value low-threshold low-value interval interval [ shutdown ]

By default, the upper threshold is 1000, the lower threshold is 100, and the statistics collection and comparison interval is 10 seconds for SDH-B2 error packets.

3. Enter Ethernet interface view.

interface interface-type interface-number

4. Configure SDH-B2 error packet alarm parameters for the interface.

port ifmonitor sdh-b2-error high-threshold high-value low-threshold low-value interval interval [ shutdown ]

By default, an interface uses the global SDH-B2 error packet alarm parameters.

Restoring the default settings for an interface

Restrictions and guidelines

CAUTION:

This feature might interrupt ongoing network services. Make sure you are fully aware of the impacts of this feature when you use it in a live network.

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This feature might fail to restore the default settings for some commands because of command dependencies or system restrictions. You can use the display this command in interface view to check for these commands and perform their undo forms or follow the command reference to restore their default settings. If your restoration attempt still fails, follow the error message to resolve the problem.

For information about the default command, see Interface Command Reference.

Procedure

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Enter Ethernet interface view or Ethernet subinterface view.

interface interface-type { interface-number | interface-number.subnumber }

3. Restore the default settings for the interface.

default

Configuring a Layer 2 Ethernet interface

Configuring storm control on an Ethernet interface

About this task

Storm control compares broadcast, multicast, and unknown unicast traffic regularly with their respective traffic thresholds on an Ethernet interface. For each type of traffic, storm control provides a lower threshold and an upper threshold.

Depending on your configuration, when a particular type of traffic exceeds its upper threshold, the interface performs either of the following operations:

· Blocks this type of traffic and forwards other types of traffic—Even though the interface does not forward the blocked traffic, it still counts the traffic. When the blocked traffic drops below the lower threshold, the interface begins to forward the traffic.

· Goes down automatically—The interface goes down automatically and stops forwarding any traffic. When the blocked traffic drops below the lower threshold, the interface does not automatically come up. To bring up the interface, use the undo shutdown command or disable the storm control feature.

You can configure an Ethernet interface to output threshold event traps and log messages when monitored traffic meets one of the following conditions:

· Exceeds the upper threshold.

· Drops below the lower threshold.

Storm control uses a complete polling cycle to collect traffic data, and analyzes the data in the next cycle. An interface takes one to two polling intervals to take a storm control action.

Restrictions and guidelines

For the traffic suppression result to be determined, do not configure storm control together with storm suppression for the same type of traffic.

Procedure

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. (Optional.) Set the statistics polling interval of the storm control module.

storm-constrain interval interval

The default setting is 10 seconds.

For network stability, use the default or set a longer statistics polling interval.

3. Enter Ethernet interface view.

interface interface-type interface-number

4. Enable storm control, and set the lower and upper thresholds for broadcast or unknown unicast traffic.

storm-constrain { broadcast | multicast | unicast } { pps | kbps | ratio } upperlimit lowerlimit

By default, storm control is disabled.

5. Set the control action to take when monitored traffic exceeds the upper threshold.

storm-constrain control { block | shutdown }

By default, storm control is disabled.

6. Enable the Ethernet interface to output log messages when it detects storm control threshold events.

storm-constrain enable log

By default, the Ethernet interface outputs log messages when monitored traffic exceeds the upper threshold or drops below the lower threshold from a value above the upper threshold.

7. Enable the Ethernet interface to send storm control threshold event traps.

storm-constrain enable trap

By default, the Ethernet interface sends traps when monitored traffic exceeds the upper threshold or drops below the lower threshold from the upper threshold from a value above the upper threshold.

Configuring a Layer 3 Ethernet interface or subinterface

Setting the MTU for an Ethernet interface or subinterface

Restrictions and guidelines

The maximum transmission unit (MTU) of an Ethernet interface affects the fragmentation and reassembly of IP packets on the interface. Typically, you do not need to modify the MTU of an interface.

Procedure

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Enter interface view.

interface interface-type { interface-number | interface-number.subnumber }

3. Set the interface MTU.

mtu size

The default setting is 1500 bytes.

Setting the MAC address of an Ethernet interface or subinterface

About this task

In a network, when the Layer 3 Ethernet interfaces or subinterfaces of different devices have the same MAC address, the devices might fail to communicate correctly. To eliminate the MAC address conflicts, use the mac-address command to modify the MAC addresses of Layer 3 Ethernet interfaces or subinterfaces.

Additionally, when a Layer 3 Ethernet subinterface is created, it uses the MAC address of its main interface by default. As a result, all Layer 3 Ethernet subinterfaces of a Layer 3 Ethernet interface share the same MAC address. To set a different MAC address for a Layer 3 Ethernet subinterface, use the mac-address command.

Restrictions and guidelines

When you set a MAC address, make sure the following requirements are met:

· The MAC address must have the same highest 36 bits as the base MAC address.

· The MAC address must be no lower than the base MAC address plus 160 (decimal).

For more information about base MAC address, see MAC address table in Layer 2—LAN Switching Configuration Guide.

Procedure

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Enter interface view.

interface interface-type { interface-number | interface-number.subnumber }

3. Set the interface MAC address.

mac-address mac-address

By default, no MAC address is configured for an Ethernet interface.

As a best practice, do not set a MAC address in the VRRP-reserved MAC address range for a Layer 3 Ethernet subinterface.

Verifying and maintaining Ethernet interfaces

Displaying the configuration and running status of Ethernet interfaces

Perform all display tasks in any view.

· Display the running status and related information of the specified interfaces.

display interface [ interface-type [ interface-number | interface-number.subnumber ] ] [ brief [ description | down ] ]

· Display interfaces that can be split.

display interface split-capable [ slot slot-number ]

· Display link flapping protection information on the specified interfaces.

display link-flap protection [ interface interface-type [ interface-number ] ]

· Display PFC information on the specified interfaces.

display priority-flow-control interface [ interface-type [ interface-number ] ]

· Display storm control information on the specified interfaces.

display storm-constrain [ broadcast | multicast | unicast ] [ interface interface-type interface-number ]

Displaying and clearing Ethernet interface statistics

Displaying Ethernet interface statistics

Perform all display tasks in any view.

· Display interface traffic statistics.

display counters { inbound | outbound } interface [ interface-type [ interface-number | interface-number.subnumber ] ]

For information about this command, see common interface commands in Interface Command Reference.

· Display traffic rate statistics of interfaces in up state over the last statistics polling interval.

display counters rate { inbound | outbound } interface [ interface-type [ interface-number | interface-number.subnumber ] ]

For information about this command, see common interface commands in Interface Command Reference.

· Display information about packets dropped on an interface.

display packet-drop { interface [ interface-type [ interface-number ] ] | summary }

Clearing Ethernet interface statistics

Perform all clear tasks in user view.

· Clear Ethernet interface statistics.

reset counters interface [ interface-type [ interface-number | interface-number.subnumber ] ]

For information about this command, see common interface commands in Interface Command Reference.

· Clear the dropped packet statistics for an interface.

reset packet-drop interface [ interface-type [ interface-number ] ]

Displaying and clearing Ethernet module statistics

Displaying Ethernet module statistics

To display the Ethernet module statistics, execute the following command in any view:

display ethernet statistics slot slot-number

Clearing Ethernet module statistics

To clear the Ethernet module statistics, execute the following command in user view:

reset ethernet statistics [ slot slot-number ]

03-Interface Configuration Guide

Configuring Ethernet interfaces

About Ethernet interface

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Restrictions and guidelines: Ethernet interface configuration

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Restrictions and guidelines for 100-GE interface splitting and 10-GE breakout interface combining

Splitting a 100-GE interface into multiple 10-GE breakout interfaces

Combining multiple 10-GE breakout interfaces into a 100-GE interface

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Restrictions and guidelines for 400-GE interface splitting and 100-GE breakout interface combining

Splitting a 400-GE interface into multiple 100-GE breakout interfaces

Combining multiple 100-GE breakout interfaces into a 400-GE interface

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Restrictions and guidelines for Ethernet subinterface basic settings

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Setting the statistics polling interval

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Setting the statistics polling interval in Ethernet interface view

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Enabling interface alarm functions

Configuring CRC error packet parameters

Configuring input error packet alarm parameters

Configuring output error packet alarm parameters

Configuring input bandwidth usage alarm parameters

Configuring output bandwidth usage alarm parameters

Configuring received pause frame alarm parameters

Configuring sent pause frame alarm parameters

Configuring SDH error packet alarm parameters

Configuring SDH-B1 error packet alarm parameters

Configuring SDH-B2 error packet alarm parameters

Configuring storm control on an Ethernet interface

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Configuring a Layer 3 Ethernet interface or subinterface

Setting the MTU for an Ethernet interface or subinterface

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Setting the MAC address of an Ethernet interface or subinterface

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Verifying and maintaining Ethernet interfaces

Displaying Ethernet interface statistics

Clearing Ethernet interface statistics

Displaying Ethernet module statistics

Clearing Ethernet module statistics