Configure Basic Port Parameters

Configure options for port operations.

About this task

If you select more than one port, the format of the tab changes to a table-based tab.

When you use 1 Gigabit Ethernet SFP transceivers, the software disables Auto-Negotiation on the port. If you use 1 Gbps SFP transceivers, the remote end must also have Auto-Negotiation disabled.

Procedure

In the Device Physical View tab, select one or more ports.
In the navigation pane, expand Configuration > Edit > Port.
Select General.
Select the Interface tab.
Configure the fields as required.

10/100BASE-TX ports do not consistently auto-negotiate with older 10/100BASE-TX equipment. You can sometimes upgrade the older devices with new firmware or driver revisions. If an upgrade does not enable auto-negotiation to correctly identify the link speed and duplex settings, you can manually configure the settings for the link in question.

Check the Extreme Networks Web site for the latest compatibility information.
Select Apply.

Interface Field Descriptions

Use the data in the following table to use the Interface tab.


Name	Description
Index	Displays the index of the port, written in the slot/port[/sub-port] format.
Name	Configures the name of the port.
Descr	Displays the description of the port. A textual string containing information about the interface.
Type	Displays the type of connector plugged in the port.
Mtu	Displays the Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) for the port. The size of the largest datagram which can be sent or received on the interface, specified in octets. For interfaces that are used for transmitting network datagrams, this is the size of the largest network datagram that can be sent on the interface.
PhysAddress	Displays the physical address of the port. The address of the interface at the protocol layer immediately `below' the network layer in the protocol stack. For interfaces which do not have such an address (e.g., a serial line), this object should contain an octet string of zero length.
VendorDescr	Displays the vendor of the connector plugged in the port.
DisplayFormat	Identifies the slot and port numbers (slot/port). If the port is channelized, the format also includes the sub-port in the format slot/port/sub-port
AdminStatus	Configures the port as enabled (up) or disabled (down) or testing. The testing state indicates that no operational packets can be passed.
OperStatus	Displays the current status of the port. The status includes enabled (up) or disabled (down) or testing. The testing state indicates that no operational packets can be passed.
LicenseControlStatus Note: Exception: only supported on VSP 7200 Series.	Shows the port license status.
ShutdownReason	Indicates the reason for a port state change.
LastChange	Displays the timestamp of the last change.
LinkTrap	Enable or disable link trapping.
AutoNegotiate	Enables or disables Auto-Negotiation for this port. The default Auto-Negotation behavior depends on the switch model and transceiver type.
AutoNegAd	Specifies the port speed and duplex abilities to advertise during link negotiation. Supported speeds and duplex modes vary, depending on your hardware. The abilities specified in this object are only used when auto-negotiation is enabled on the port. If all bits in this object are disabled, and auto-negotiation is enabled on the port, then the physical link process on the port will be disabled (if hardware supports this ability). Any change to this configuration restarts the auto-negotiation process, which has the same effect as physically unplugging and reattaching the cable attached to the port. If you select default, all capabilities supported by the hardware are advertised.
AdminDuplex	Configures the administrative duplex setting for the port.
OperDuplex	Indicates the operational duplex setting for the port.
AdminSpeed	Configures the administrative speed for the port. Important: If Auto-Negotiation is disabled and you change the administrative speed on a port that results in a configuration mismatch in speed between two ports, VSP 4450 Series and VSP 4900 Series switches can show an incorrect operational status of "up" for the mismatched ports.
OperSpeed	Indicates the operational speed for the port.
QoSLevel	Selects the Quality of Service (QoS) level for this port. The default is level1.
DiffServ	Enables the Differentiated Service feature for this port. The default is disabled.
Layer3Trust	Configures if the system should trust Layer 3 packets coming from access links or core links only. The default is core.
Layer2Override8021p	Specifies whether Layer 2 802.1p override is enabled (selected) or disabled (cleared) on the port. The default is disabled (clear).
MltId	Shows the MLT ID associated with this port. The default is 0.
Locked	Shows if the port is locked. The default is disabled.
UnknownMacDiscard	Discards packets that have an unknown source MAC address, and prevents other ports from sending packets with that same MAC address as the destination MAC address. The default is disabled.
DirectBroadcastEnable	Specifies if this interface forwards direct broadcast traffic.
OperRouting	Shows the routing status of the port.
HighSecureEnable	Enables or disables the high secure feature for this port.
RmonEnable	Enables or disables Remote Monitoring (RMON) on the interface. The default is disabled.
FlexUniEnable	Enables Flex UNI on the port. The default is disabled.
IngressRateLimit Note: Exception: not supported on 5520 Series, VSP 4450 Series, VSP 7400 Series, or VSP 8600 Series.	Limits the traffic rate accepted by the specified ingress port.
IngressRatePeak	Configures the peak rate in Kbps. The default is 0.
IngressRateSvc	Configures the service rate in Kbps. The default is 0.
EgressRateLimitState	Enables or disables egress port-based shaping to bind the maximum rate at which traffic leaves the port. The default is disabled.
EgressRateLimit Note: Exception: not supported on VSP 7400 Series, VSP 8600 Series, or XA1400 Series.	Specifies the egress rate limit in Kbps. Different hardware platforms support different egress rate limits, depending on the port with the highest speed available on the platform. You cannot configure the egress shaper rate to exceed the port capability. If you configure this value to 0, shaping is disabled on the port.
TxFlowControl Note: Exception: not supported on VSP 8600 Series	Configures if the port sends pause frames. By default, an interface does not send pause frames. You must also enable the flow control feature globally before an interface can send pause frames.
TxFlowControlOperState	Shows the operational state of flow control.
BpduGuardTimerCount	Shows the time, starting at 0, since the port became disabled. When the BpduGuardTimerCount reaches the BpduGuardTimeout value, the port is enabled. Displays in 1/100 seconds.
BpduGuardTimeout	Specifies the value to use for port-state recovery. After a BPDU guard disables a port, the port remains in the disabled state until this timer expires. You can configure a value of 0 or to 65535. The default is 120 seconds. If you configure the value to 0, the expiry is infinity.
BpduGuardAdminEnabled	Enables BPDU Guard on the port. The default is disabled.
ForwardErrorCorrection	Configures one of the following options for Forward Error Correction (FEC) on the port: CL 91 CL 108 CL 74 disable auto The disable option disables this configuration on the port.
ForwardErrorCorrectionApplicability	Displays whether FEC is applicable on the interface.
OperAutoNegotiate	Shows the operational state of Auto-Negotiation.
OperForwardErrorCorrection	Shows the negotiated operational FEC clause. If the value is off, the port supports FEC and is up but not configured for FEC. If the value is notApplicable, the port does not support FEC. If the value is unknown, the port supports FEC but is down.
IsPortShared	Indicates whether the port is combo or not. portShared—Combo port. portNotShared—Not a combo port.
PortActiveComponent	Specifies whether the copper port is active or fabric port is active if port is a combo port. fixed port—Copper port is active. gbic port—Fabric port is active.
Action	Performs one of the following actions on the port none - none of the following actions flushMacFdb - flush the MAC forwarding table flushArp - flush the ARP table flushIp - flush the IP route table flushAll - flush all tables triggerRipUpdate — manually triggers a RIP update The default is none.
Result	Displays the result of the selected action. The default is none.
AutoSense Note: Exception: not supported on VSP 8600 Series and XA1400 Series.	Enables or disables Auto-sense on the specific port. The default value is disabled for existing configurations but enabled for new Zero Touch Fabric Configuration deployments.
AutoSenseKeepAutoConfig Note: Exception: not supported on VSP 8600 Series and XA1400 Series.	Retains the Auto-senseconfiguration if you disable Auto-sense on the port. The dynamic configuration becomes a manual configuration and is visible in the show running-config output.
AutoSenseState Note: Exception: not supported on VSP 8600 Series and XA1400 Series.	Displays the Auto-sense port state.