Table Of Contents

A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - L - M - N - O - P - R - S - T - U - V -

Index

A

access ports

access VLANs 3-5

configuration example 3-30

configuring 3-10

default setting 3-9

host ports 3-4, 3-12

VLANs 3-3, 3-5

administrative status

configuring 2-38

defined 2-8

allowed VLANs

trunk ports 3-6

B

bandwidth

configuring 2-35, 4-10

dedicated 2-20

defined 2-7

rate mode

configuring 2-20

defined 2-4

shared 2-20, 2-22

beacon mode

configuring 2-19

defined 2-2

BFD

configuring authentication 5-10, 5-11

configuring for BGP 5-15

configuring for EIGRP 5-17

configuring for HSRP 5-21

configuring for IS-IS 5-20

configuring for OSPF 5-18

configuring for PIM 5-23

configuring for VRRP 5-22

configuring on an interface 5-9, 5-11

configuring session parameters 5-8

description5-1to 5-4

disable the feature 5-8

echo function 5-3

enable the feature 5-7

examples 5-27

high availability 5-4

licensing 5-4

monitoring 5-26

optimizing subinterfaces 5-14

session parameters 5-2

SHA-1 authentication 5-4

verifying 5-26

virtualization support 5-4

C

cable diagnostics 2-12

carrier delay 2-10

CFSoE

defined 7-11, 7-28

vPCs 7-28

channel modes

active 6-30

active mode 6-10

configuring 6-30

default setting 6-10

LACP 6-9

passive 6-30

passive mode 6-10

port channels 6-9

clear counters command 2-56, 2-57

Congestion Frame Timeout 3-23

counters

interfaces 2-55

D

debounce timer

configuring 2-27

defined 2-3

default settings

access ports 3-9

LACP 6-15

port channels 6-10, 6-15

trunk ports 3-9

VLANs 3-6

description

defined 2-2

documentation

additional publications -xvii

conventions -xvi

duplex mode

configuring 2-29

defined 2-4

E

examples

access ports 3-30

LACP 6-47

port channels 6-47

trunk ports 3-30

F

fabric extender

Layer 3 support 4-1

vPC support 7-15

FabricPath 3-1

FCoE 1-2

FEX fabric port channel

configuring minimum links 6-44

Fibre Channel interfaces

default settings 5-6

field descriptions

vPCs 7-59

flow control

defined 2-6

guidelines 2-13

G

graceful consistency check 7-41

guidelines

port channels 6-15

H

hash distribution

adaptive and fixed configuration 6-42

global configuration 6-42

port-channel configuration 6-43

high availability

BFD 5-4

HSRP

vPCs 7-11

I

IEEE 802.1Q

access ports 3-5

STP 3-8

trunk ports 3-3, 3-4

IEEE 802.3ad 6-2

LACP 6-2

Interfaces

routed 4-6

interfaces

access port 3-10

administrative status

configuring 2-38

defined 2-8

bandwidth 4-10

configuring 2-35

dedicated 2-20

defined 2-7

rate mode, configuring 2-20

shared 2-22

bandwidth, configuring 4-10

beacon mode

configuring 2-19

defined 2-2

configuring as routed 4-6

counters 2-55

debounce timer

configuring 2-27

defined 2-3

dedicated bandwidth

configuring 2-20

default settings 4-6, 5-6

description 2-17

defined 2-2

displaying tunnel statistics 8-1

duplex mode

configuring 2-29

defined 2-4

error disabled 2-3

fabric extender 4-1

flow control

configuring 2-31

defined 2-6

guidelines 2-13

host ports 3-12

jumbo MTU, configuring 2-34

LACP 6-8

Layer 2 3-2

loopback 4-4

loopback, configuring 4-15

management 1-3

MDIX

configuring 2-26

defined 2-3

MTU

configuring 2-32, 2-33

defined 2-6

no shutdown 2-38

port channels 6-3

description 6-1

port mode 4-6

port profiles 2-11

range of 2-16

rate mode

configuring 2-20

defined 2-4

restarting 2-38

shutdown 2-38

shutting down 2-38

specifying 2-16

speed

configuring 2-29

defined 2-4

statistics 2-55, 3-30

Layer 2 interfaces 3-30

subinterfaces, configuring 4-8

switching between Layer 2 and Layer 3 2-13

TDR 2-12

throughput delay

configuring 2-37

defined 2-7

trunk ports 3-13

tagged native VLAN traffic 3-20

tunnel 9-9, 9-10, 9-11, 9-13, 9-14

tunnels 8-2

types, specifying 2-16

UDLD

configuring 2-40

defined 2-8

verifying 3-29

VLAN network interface 4-3

interface sharing

Layer 3 interfaces 4-1

IP addresses

port channels 6-20

J

jumbo MTU, configuring 2-34

L

LACP 6-2, 7-46

admin key 6-11

channel groups 6-8, 6-9

channel modes6-9to??, 6-9, ??to 6-10

channel modes, configuring 6-30

configuration example 6-47

configuring 6-30

creating 6-17

default settings 6-15

description6-8to??, 6-8, ??to 6-11

disabling 6-9

enabling 6-29

graceful convergence 6-37

guidelines 6-15

interoperation with other features 6-15

licenses 6-14

limitations 6-15

MAC address 6-10

Marker Protocol 6-11

number of members per channel 6-8

port channels 6-8, 6-9

port priority 6-36

statistics 6-47

suspend individual 6-39

system ID 6-10, 6-11, 6-35

system priority 6-10, 6-35

troubleshooting 6-9

VDCs 6-10, 6-13

VPCs 7-22

vPCs 7-15, 7-59

Layer 2 interfaces

about 3-2

verifying 3-29

Layer 2 ports

access 3-2

licenses 3-8

troubleshooting 3-4

trunks 3-2

Layer 3

fabric extender ports 4-1

static MAC address 4-2

Layer 3 interfaces

default settings 4-6

licenses

LACP 6-14

Layer 2 port modes 3-8

port channels 6-14

limitations

port channels 6-15

Link Aggregation Control Protocol. See LACP

load balancing

algorithms 6-7

configuring 6-28

default algorithms 6-7

MPLS traffic 6-7

multicast traffic 6-7

per module 6-6, 6-7

port channels 6-6, 6-8

VDCs 6-7

vPCs 7-11

loopback

configuring 4-15

interfaces, default settings 4-6

M

MAC address

vPCs 7-11, 7-15, 7-44

management interfaces

default settings 5-6

management port 1-3

maximum transmission unit. See MTU.

MDIX

configuring 2-26

defined 2-3

medium dependent interface crossover.

See MDIX.

mgmt0 interfaces

default settings 5-6

MIBs 3-32, 6-48, 7-62

minimum links

configuring on FEX fabric port channel 6-44

MTU

configuring 2-32, 2-33

defined 2-6

multicast traffic

load balancing using port channels 6-7

N

native VLAN

FCoE 3-6

O

ort channels

VDCs 6-2

P

PAgP

unsupported 6-3

PAgP, unsupported 6-3

Pause Frame Timeout 3-25

Port Aggregation Protocol. See PAgP.

port channel

active mode 6-30

adding Layer 2 port 6-18

adding Layer 3 port 6-20

admin up 6-23

hash distribution 6-42

passive 6-30

port modes 6-30

statistics 6-47

subinterface 6-20

Port Channel pane

icon 7-59

port channels 6-2

,member ports,configuring 6-5

adding a Layer 3 port 6-20

adding Layer 2 port 6-18

admin up 6-23

bandwidth 6-22

channel modes 6-5, 6-30

channel modes, configuring 6-30

compatibility requirements6-5to??, 6-5, ??to 6-6, 6-18

configuration example 6-47

configuring 6-3

creating 6-17

default settings 6-15

description6-1to??, 6-1, ??to 6-13, 6-24, 6-33

flow control 6-27

forcing ports to join 6-5

guidelines 6-15

interoperation with other features 6-15

IP addresses 6-20

IPv4 6-16

IPv6 6-16, 6-17

IPvr 6-17

LACP 6-8, 6-9

Layer 2 port channel, adding a port 6-18

Layer 2 port channels 6-1

layer 2 port channels 6-2

Layer 3 port channel, adding a port 6-20

Layer 3 port channels 6-1, 6-2

licenses 6-14

limitations 6-15

load balancing 6-6

maximum per system 6-13

member port configuration 6-6

member ports, configuring 6-5

MTU 6-16, 6-17

numbering 6-13

operational 6-1

purpose 6-3

speed 6-25

statistics 6-47

STP 6-2

subiinterfaces 6-20

subinterfaces 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 6-20

troubleshooting 6-29

trunk ports 3-9

VDCs 6-7, 6-13

verifying 6-46

port profile

configuring 2-44

inheritance 2-11

port profiles 2-11

checkpoint 2-12

enabling 2-47

guidelines 2-11

inheritance 2-46, 2-48

modifying 2-45

removing 2-49

removing inherited port profiles 2-51

Session Manager 2-12

ports

default mode 3-3

Layer 2 3-2

multiple VLANs 3-2

setup script 3-3

R

rate mode

configuring 2-20

defined 2-4

RBH

port-channel hash distribution 6-42

S

shared bandwidth, configuring 2-20

Slow Drain Device Detection 3-22

spanning-tree vlan

command example 3-11, 3-13, 3-14, 3-15, 3-17, 3-21

speed

configuring 2-29

defined 2-4

statistics

interfaces 2-55, 3-30

LACP 6-47

port channels 6-47

tunnels 8-1

STP

EtherChannel 6-2

trunks 3-8

vPCs 7-11, 7-22

subinterfaces

configuring on a physical interface 4-8

switchport command 2-13

T

throughput delay

configuring 2-37

defined 2-7

Time Domain Reflectometry. See TDR.

transceivers

using Cisco supported transceivers 2-13

troubleshooting

port channels 6-2

vPC 7-1, 7-12

vPC peer link 7-3

vPCs 7-3, 7-13, 7-16, 7-17, 7-19, 7-29, 7-59

trunk ports

802.1X 3-9

allowed VLANs 3-6, 3-16

configuration example 3-30

configuring 3-13

default settings 3-9

native VLANs

defined 3-6

ID 3-14

tagging traffic 3-6

port channels 3-9

STP 3-8

tagging VLANs 3-4

troubleshooting 3-7

untagged traffic 3-6

VLANs 3-3

tunnels

creating 9-9, 9-10, 9-11, 9-13, 9-14

defined 8-1

description 8-2

displaying statistics 8-1

enabling 8-4, 9-8

VDCs 8-2

U

UDLD

configuring 2-40

defined 2-8

message interval 2-8

vPCs 7-12

Unidirectional Link Detection. See UDLD.

V

VDCs 6-2

LACP 6-10, 6-13

port channels 6-13

trunk ports 3-3

VLANs 3-3

verifying

interfaces 3-29

Layer 2 interfaces 3-29

port channels 6-46

virtual device contexts. See VDCs.

VLAN interfaces

default settings 4-6

VLAN network interfaces

carrier delay 2-10

VLANs

default 3-6

vPC

configuring primary peer device 7-59

configuring secondary peer device 7-59

downstream port channels 7-59

hold-timeout 7-13

orphan ports 7-29, 7-54

peer-keepalive messages 7-12

PVST simulation 7-22

role priority 7-59

system MAC address 7-59

system priority 7-15, 7-22, 7-59

timers 7-12

troubleshooting 7-12

with MST and Rapid PVST+ 7-22

vPC peer link

failover 7-30

number of links 7-3

primary and secondary configuration 7-18, 7-47

synchronize configurations 7-59

traffic pattern 7-11

troubleshooting 7-3, 7-10

vPCs 7-46

Auto-Resolve option 7-59

CFSoE 7-23, 7-28

compatibility parameters 7-16

compatible configurations 7-59

configuration mode 7-5, 7-14, 7-35

configuring 7-32

configuring tracking 7-48

creating 7-59

deleting 7-59

disabling 7-34, 7-59

displaying 7-58

downstream devices 7-2, 7-19, 7-43

dual-redundancy 7-4

enabling 7-33, 7-59

fabric extenders 7-15

failover 7-10, 7-12

field descriptions 7-59

GLBP 7-28

graceful consistency check 7-19

host port 7-5

HSRP 7-11, 7-28

icons 7-59

IGMP snooping 7-25

ISSU 7-30

keepalive messages 7-12, 7-23, 7-36, 7-59

LACP 7-15, 7-22, 7-46, 7-59

Layer 3 connectivity 7-11

load balancing 7-11

logging level 7-30

MAC address 7-11, 7-15, 7-44

manual configuration 7-11, 7-32

member port 7-5

modifying 7-59

multicast 7-24

number of 7-2

on single module 7-4, 7-20

overview 7-2

peer devices 7-5, 7-9

peer-keepalive link 7-5, 7-12, 7-36

configuring 7-59

peer-keepalive messages 7-5

peer link 7-3, 7-5

configuring 7-38

peer-link redundancy 7-10

per-VLAN consistency check 7-19

PIM 7-24

port channels 7-59

port mode 7-3, 7-7

prerequisite 7-3

primary device 7-10, 7-12, 7-47

required configuration consistency 7-16, 7-17, 7-42, 7-59

required configuration match 7-16

role priorities 7-59

secondary device 7-10, 7-12, 7-47

statistics 7-59

STP 7-11, 7-22

STP topology 7-23

suspend mode 7-17, 7-18

synchronizing configurations 7-59

synchronizing the vPC peer links 7-59

synchronizing the vPCs 7-59

system priority 7-46

terminology 7-5

timeout 7-13

Topology tab 7-59

troubleshooting 7-3, 7-7, 7-11, 7-13, 7-16, 7-19, 7-24, 7-29, 7-32, 7-59

UDLD 7-12

VDCs 7-29

VLAN interfaces 7-12

VLAN network interfaces 7-11, 7-28

VLANs 7-18

vPC domain ID 7-14, 7-35

vPC number 7-19

vPC role 7-10

vPC system priority 7-15

configuring 7-46, 7-59

vPC Wizard 7-59

VRF recommended 7-5

VRRP 7-28