Contents
1 About this Guide
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Audience
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Conventions
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Information Symbols
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Related Documents
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2 Before You Start
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IOA Operational Modes
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Standalone mode
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VLT mode
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Programmable MUX mode
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Stacking mode
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Default Settings
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Other Auto-Configured Settings
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Data Center Bridging Support
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FCoE Connectivity and FIP Snooping
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iSCSI Operation
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Link Aggregation
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Link Tracking
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Configuring VLANs
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Uplink LAG
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Server-Facing LAGs
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Where to Go From Here
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3 Configuration Fundamentals
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Accessing the Command Line
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CLI Modes
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Navigating CLI Modes
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The do Command
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Undoing Commands
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Obtaining Help
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Entering and Editing Commands
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Command History
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Filtering show Command Outputs
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Multiple Users in Configuration Mode
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4 Data Center Bridging (DCB)
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Ethernet Enhancements in Data Center Bridging
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