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Configuring Ethernet interfaces

Configuring a management Ethernet interface

Ethernet interface naming conventions

Configuring common Ethernet interface settings

Splitting a 40-GE interface and combining 10-GE breakout interfaces

Configuring basic settings of an Ethernet interface

Configuring jumbo frame support

Configuring physical state change suppression on an Ethernet interface

Performing a loopback test on an Ethernet interface

Configuring generic flow control on an Ethernet interface

Configuring PFC on an Ethernet interface

Enabling energy saving features on an Ethernet interface

Setting the statistics polling interval

Forcibly bringing up a fiber port

Configuring storm suppression

Configuring a Layer 2 Ethernet interface

Configuring storm control on an Ethernet interface

Setting the MDIX mode of an Ethernet interface

Testing the cable connection of an Ethernet interface

Setting the interface connection distance

Enabling bridging on an Ethernet interface

Displaying and maintaining an Ethernet interface

Configuring loopback, null, and inloopback interfaces

Configuring a loopback interface

Configuring a null interface

Configuring an inloopback interface

Displaying and maintaining loopback, null, and inloopback interfaces

Bulk configuring interfaces

Configuration restrictions and guidelines

Configuration procedure

Displaying and maintaining bulk interface configuration

Configuring the MAC address table

Overview

How a MAC address entry is created

Types of MAC address entries

MAC address table configuration task list

Configuring MAC address entries

Configuration guidelines

Adding or modifying a static or dynamic MAC address entry globally

Adding or modifying a static or dynamic MAC address entry on an interface

Adding or modifying a blackhole MAC address entry

Adding or modifying a multiport unicast MAC address entry

Disabling MAC address learning

Disabling global MAC address learning

Disabling MAC address learning on an interface

Disabling MAC address learning on a VLAN

Setting the aging timer for dynamic MAC address entries

Setting the MAC learning limit on an interface

Configuring the device to forward unknown frames after the MAC learning limit on an interface is reached

Assigning MAC learning priority to an interface

Enabling MAC address synchronization

Enable MAC address move notifications

Enabling ARP fast update for MAC address moves

Disabling static source check

Enabling SNMP notifications for the MAC address table

Displaying and maintaining the MAC address table

MAC address table configuration example

Network requirements

Configuration procedure

Verifying the configuration

Configuring MAC Information

Enabling MAC Information

Configuring the MAC Information mode

Configuring the MAC change notification interval

Configuring the MAC Information queue length

MAC Information configuration example

Network requirements

Configuration restrictions and guidelines

Configuration procedure

Configuring Ethernet link aggregation

Basic concepts

Aggregation group, member port, and aggregate interface

Aggregation states of member ports in an aggregation group

Operational key

Configuration types

Link aggregation modes

Aggregating links in static mode

Choosing a reference port

Setting the aggregation state of each member port

Aggregating links in dynamic mode

LACP

How dynamic link aggregation works

Edge aggregate interface

Load sharing modes for link aggregation groups

Ethernet link aggregation configuration task list

Configuring an aggregation group

Configuration restrictions and guidelines

Configuring a static aggregation group

Configuring a dynamic aggregation group

Configuring an aggregate interface

Configuring the description of an aggregate interface

Specifying ignored VLANs for a Layer 2 aggregate interface

Setting the minimum and maximum numbers of Selected ports for an aggregation group

Setting the expected bandwidth for an aggregate interface

Configuring an edge aggregate interface

Shutting down an aggregate interface

Restoring the default settings for an aggregate interface

Specifying link aggregation management VLANs and management port

Configuring load sharing for link aggregation groups

Configuring load sharing modes for link aggregation groups

Enabling local-first load sharing for link aggregation

Configuring per-flow load sharing algorithm settings for Ethernet link aggregation

Setting the global load sharing mode for MAC-in-MAC traffic

Enabling link-aggregation traffic redirection

Configuration restrictions and guidelines

Configuration procedure

Displaying and maintaining Ethernet link aggregation

Ethernet link aggregation configuration examples

Layer 2 static aggregation configuration example

Layer 2 dynamic aggregation configuration example

Layer 2 aggregation load sharing configuration example

Layer 2 edge aggregate interface configuration example

Configuring port isolation

Assigning a port to an isolation group

Displaying and maintaining port isolation

Port isolation configuration example

Network requirements

Configuration procedure

Verifying the configuration

Configuring spanning tree protocols

STP

STP protocol packets

Basic concepts in STP

Calculation process of the STP algorithm

RSTP

PVST

MSTP

MSTP features

MSTP basic concepts

How MSTP works

MSTP implementation on devices

Protocols and standards

Spanning tree configuration task lists

STP configuration task list

RSTP configuration task list

PVST configuration task list

MSTP configuration task list

Setting the spanning tree mode

Configuring an MST region

Configuring the root bridge or a secondary root bridge

Configuring the current device as the root bridge of a specific spanning tree

Configuring the current device as a secondary root bridge of a specific spanning tree

Configuring the device priority

Configuring the maximum hops of an MST region

Configuring the network diameter of a switched network

Configuring spanning tree timers

Configuration restrictions and guidelines

Configuration procedure

Configuring the timeout factor

Configuring the BPDU transmission rate

Configuring edge ports

Configuration restrictions and guidelines

Configuration procedure

Configuring path costs of ports

Specifying a standard for the device to use when it calculates the default path cost

Configuring path costs of ports

Configuration example

Configuring the port priority

Configuring the port link type

Configuration restrictions and guidelines

Configuration procedure

Configuring the mode a port uses to recognize and send MSTP packets

Enabling outputting port state transition information

Enabling the spanning tree feature

Enabling the spanning tree feature in STP/RSTP/MSTP mode

Enabling the spanning tree feature in PVST mode

Performing mCheck

Configuration restrictions and guidelines

Configuration procedure

Configuring Digest Snooping

Configuration restrictions and guidelines

Configuration procedure

Digest Snooping configuration example

Configuring No Agreement Check

Configuration prerequisites

Configuration procedure

No Agreement Check configuration example

Configuring TC Snooping

Configuration restrictions and guidelines

Configuration procedure

Configuring protection functions

Enabling BPDU guard

Enabling root guard

Enabling loop guard

Configuring port role restriction

Configuring TC-BPDU transmission restriction

Enabling TC-BPDU guard

Enabling BPDU drop

Disabling the device to reactivate the shutdown edge ports

Enabling SNMP notifications for new-root election and topology change events

Displaying and maintaining the spanning tree

Spanning tree configuration example

MSTP configuration example

PVST configuration example

Configuring loop detection

Overview

Loop detection mechanism

Loop detection interval

Loop protection actions

Port status auto recovery

Loop detection configuration task list

Enabling loop detection

Enabling loop detection globally

Enabling loop detection on a port

Configuring the loop protection action

Configuring the global loop protection action

Configuring the loop protection action on a Layer 2 Ethernet interface

Configuring the loop protection action on a Layer 2 aggregate interface

Setting the loop detection interval

Displaying and maintaining loop detection

Loop detection configuration example

Network requirements

Configuration procedure

Verifying the configuration

Configuring VLANs

Overview

VLAN frame encapsulation

Protocols and standards

Configuring basic VLAN settings

Configuring basic settings of a VLAN interface

Configuring port-based VLANs

Introduction

Assigning an access port to a VLAN

Assigning a trunk port to a VLAN

Assigning a hybrid port to a VLAN

Configuring MAC-based VLANs

Introduction

Configuration restrictions and guidelines

Configuring static MAC-based VLAN assignment

Configuring dynamic MAC-based VLAN assignment

Configuring server-assigned MAC-based VLAN

Configuring IP subnet-based VLANs

Configuring protocol-based VLANs

Configuring a VLAN group

Displaying and maintaining VLANs

VLAN configuration examples

Port-based VLAN configuration example

MAC-based VLAN configuration example

IP subnet-based VLAN configuration example

Protocol-based VLAN configuration example

Configuring the private VLAN

Configuration task list

Configuration restrictions and guidelines

Configuration procedure

Displaying and maintaining the private VLAN

Private VLAN configuration examples

Promiscuous port configuration example

Trunk promiscuous port configuration example

Trunk promiscuous and trunk secondary port configuration example

Secondary VLAN Layer 3 communication configuration example

Configuring voice VLANs

Overview

Methods of identifying IP phones

Identifying IP phones through OUI addresses

Automatically identifying IP phones through LLDP

Advertising the voice VLAN information to IP phones

IP phone access methods

Connecting the host and the IP phone in series

Connecting the IP phone to the device

Configuring a voice VLAN on a port

Voice VLAN assignment modes

Security mode and normal mode of voice VLANs

Configuration prerequisites

Configuring the QoS priority settings for voice traffic

Configuring a port to operate in automatic voice VLAN assignment mode

Configuring a port to operate in manual voice VLAN assignment mode

Enabling LLDP for automatic IP phone discovery

Configuration prerequisites

Configuration restrictions and guidelines

Configuration procedure

Configuring LLDP or CDP to advertise a voice VLAN

Dynamically advertising an authorization VLAN through LLDP or CDP

Displaying and maintaining voice VLANs

Voice VLAN configuration examples

Automatic voice VLAN assignment mode configuration example

Manual voice VLAN assignment mode configuration example

Configuring MVRP

MRP

MRP implementation

MRP messages

MRP timers

MVRP registration modes

Protocols and standards

MVRP configuration task list

Configuration restrictions and guidelines

Configuration prerequisites

Enabling MVRP

Configuring an MVRP registration mode

Configuring MRP timers

Enabling GVRP compatibility

Displaying and maintaining MVRP

MVRP configuration example

Network requirements

Configuration procedure

Verifying the configuration

Configuring QinQ

Overview

How QinQ works

QinQ implementations

Protocols and standards

Restrictions and guidelines

Enabling QinQ

Configuring transparent transmission for VLANs

Configuring the TPID in VLAN tags

Configuring the CVLAN TPID

Configuring the SVLAN TPID

Setting the 802.1p priority in SVLAN tags

Displaying and maintaining QinQ

QinQ configuration examples

Basic QinQ configuration example

VLAN transparent transmission configuration example

Configuring VLAN mapping

Overview

Application scenario of one-to-one and many-to-one VLAN mapping

Application scenario of one-to-two and two-to-two VLAN mapping

VLAN mapping implementations

General configuration restrictions and guidelines

VLAN mapping configuration task list

Configuring one-to-one VLAN mapping

Configuring many-to-one VLAN mapping

Configuring many-to-one VLAN mapping in a network with dynamic IP address assignment

Configuring many-to-one VLAN mapping in a network with static IP address assignment

Configuring one-to-two VLAN mapping

Configuring two-to-two VLAN mapping

Displaying and maintaining VLAN mapping

VLAN mapping configuration examples

One-to-one and many-to-one VLAN mapping configuration example

One-to-two and two-to-two VLAN mapping configuration example

Configuring LLDP

Overview

Basic concepts

Working mechanism

Protocols and standards

LLDP configuration task list

Performing basic LLDP configurations

Enabling LLDP

Configuring the LLDP bridge mode

Setting the LLDP operating mode

Setting the LLDP reinitialization delay

Enabling LLDP polling

Configuring the advertisable TLVs

Configuring the management address and its encoding format

Setting other LLDP parameters

Setting an encapsulation format for LLDP frames

Disabling LLDP PVID inconsistency check

Configuring CDP compatibility

Configuration prerequisites

Configuration procedure

Configuring DCBX

DCBX configuration task list

Enabling LLDP and DCBX TLV advertising

Configuring APP parameters

Configuring ETS parameters

Configuring PFC parameters

Configuring the DCBX version

Configuring LLDP trapping and LLDP-MED trapping

Displaying and maintaining LLDP

LLDP configuration examples

Basic LLDP configuration example

CDP-compatible LLDP configuration example

DCBX configuration example

Configuring cut-through Layer 2 forwarding

Document conventions and icons

Conventions

Network topology icons

Support and other resources

Accessing Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support

Accessing updates

Websites

Customer self repair

Remote support

Documentation feedback