Basic Interface Configuration

Chapter 4 Configuring Interfaces on the ML-Series Card

The following general configuration instructions apply to all interfaces. Before you configure interfaces, develop a plan for a bridge or routed network.

To configure an interface, do the following:

Step 1 Enter the configure EXEC command at the privileged EXEC prompt to enter global configuration mode. The key word your-passwordis the password set up by the user in the initial configuration of the ML-Series card.

ML_Series> enable

Password:<your-password>

ML_Series# configure terminal

ML_Series(config)#

Step 2 Enter the interface command, followed by the interface type (for example, fastethernet or pos) and its interface port ID (see the “Interface Port ID” section on page 4-2).

For example, to configure a Fast Ethernet port, enter this command:

ML_Series(config)# interface fastethernet number

Step 3 Follow each interface command with the interface configuration commands required for your particular interface.

The commands you enter define the protocols and applications that will run on the interface. The ML-Series card collects and applies commands to the interface command until you enter another interface command or a command that is not an interface configuration command. You can also enter end to return to privileged EXEC mode.

Step 4 Check the status of the configured interface by entering the EXEC show interface command.

ML_Series# show interfaces fastethernet 0 FastEthernet0 is up, line protocol is up

Hardware is epif_port, address is 000b.fcfa.339e (bia 000b.fcfa.339e) Description: 100 mbps full duplex q-in-q tunnel

MTU 1500 bytes, BW 100000 Kbit, DLY 100 usec, reliability 255/255, txload 18/255, rxload 200/255

Encapsulation ARPA, loopback not set

Keepalive set (10 sec)

Full-duplex, 100Mb/s, 100BaseTX

ARP type: ARPA, ARP Timeout 04:00:00

Last input 00:00:00, output 00:00:00, output hang never

Last clearing of "show interface" counters never

Input queue: 0/75/0/0 (size/max/drops/flushes); Total output drops: 0

Queueing strategy: weighted fair

Output queue: 0/1000/64/0 (size/max total/threshold/drops)

Conversations 0/0/256 (active/max active/max total)

Reserved Conversations 0/0 (allocated/max allocated)

Available Bandwidth 75000 kilobits/sec

	30 second input rate 78525000 bits/sec,			144348 packets/sec
	30 second output rate 7363000 bits/sec,			13537	packets/sec
4095063706			packets input, 3885007012	bytes
	Received 0		broadcasts (0 IP multicast)
2		runts, 0	giants, 0 throttles
4		input errors, 0 CRC, 0 frame, 1 overrun,			0 ignored
0		watchdog, 0 multicast
0		input packets with dribble condition detected
1463732665			packets output, 749573412	bytes, 0 underruns
	131072 output errors, 131072 collisions, 0				interface resets
0		babbles,	0 late collision, 0 deferred
	Cisco ONS 15310-CL and Cisco ONS 15310-MA Ethernet Card Software Feature and Configuration Guide R8.5

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Cisco Systems 15310-CL, 15310-MA manual Basic Interface Configuration, MLSeries# configure terminal

Models: 15310-CL 15310-MA

ML_Series# configure terminal

ML_Series(config)# interface fastethernet number

babbles,

0 late collision, 0 deferred

15310-CL, 15310-MA specifications