Dell C1048P Port Extender Networking Configuration Guide for the C9000 Series - Page 472

INTERFACE mode no shutdown Example of Error Due to Issuing a Layer 3 Command on a Layer 2 Interface If an interface is in the incorrect layer mode for a given command, an error message is displayed (shown in bold). In the following example, the ip address command triggered an error message because the interface is in Layer 2 mode and the ip address command is a Layer 3 command only. Dell(conf-if)#show config ! interface TengigabitEthernet 1/2 no ip address switchport no shutdown Dell(conf-if)#ip address 10.10.1.1 /24 % Error: Port is in Layer 2 mode Te 1/2. Dell(conf-if)# To determine the configuration of an interface, use the show config command in INTERFACE mode or the various show interface commands in EXEC mode. Configuring Layer 3 (Interface) Mode To assign an IP address, use the following commands. • Enable the interface. INTERFACE mode no shutdown • Configure a primary IP address and mask on the interface. INTERFACE mode ip address ip-address mask [secondary] The ip-address must be in dotted-decimal format (A.B.C.D) and the mask must be in slash format (/ xx). Add the keyword secondary if the IP address is the interface's backup IP address. Example of the show ip interface Command You can only configure one primary IP address per interface. You can configure up to 255 secondary IP addresses on a single interface. To view all interfaces to see with an IP address assigned, use the show ip interfaces brief command in EXEC mode as shown in View Basic Interface Information. To view IP information on an interface in Layer 3 mode, use the show ip interface command in EXEC Privilege mode. Dell>show ip int vlan 58 Vlan 58 is up, line protocol is up Internet address is 1.1.49.1/24 Broadcast address is 1.1.49.255 Address determined by config file 472 Interfaces