Dell PowerSwitch S4820T 9.50.1 Configuration Guide for the S4820T System - Page 413

Example of a Basic Layer 2 Interface Configuration Dell(conf-if)#show config ! interface Port-channel 1 no ip address switchport no shutdown Dell(conf-if)# Configuring Layer 2 (Interface) Mode To configure an interface in Layer 2 mode, use the following commands. • Enable the interface. INTERFACE mode no shutdown • Place the interface in Layer 2 (switching) mode. INTERFACE mode switchport For information about enabling and configuring the Spanning Tree Protocol, refer to Spanning Tree Protocol (STP). To view the interfaces in Layer 2 mode, use the show interfaces switchport command in EXEC mode. Configuring Layer 3 (Network) Mode When you assign an IP address to a physical interface, you place it in Layer 3 mode. To enable Layer 3 mode on an individual interface, use the following commands. In all interface types except VLANs, the shutdown command prevents all traffic from passing through the interface. In VLANs, the shutdown command prevents Layer 3 traffic from passing through the interface. Layer 2 traffic is unaffected by the shutdown command. One of the interfaces in the system must be in Layer 3 mode before you configure or enter a Layer 3 protocol mode (for example, OSPF). • Enable Layer 3 on an individual interface INTERFACE mode ip address • Enable the interface. 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 Interfaces 413