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Chapter10 Configuring Interface Char act eristics Configuring the System MTU
The upper limit of the system routing MTU value is based on the switch or switch stack configuration
and refers to either the currently applied system MTU or the system jumbo MTU value. For more
information about setting the MTU sizes, see the system mtu global configuration command in t h e
command reference for this release.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, f ollo w these steps to ch ange the MTU size for switche d and route d
packets:
If you enter a value that is outside the allowed range for the specific type of interface, the value is not
accepted.
This example shows how to set the maximum packet size for a Gigabit Ethernet port to 7500 bytes:
Switch(config)# system jumbo mtu 7500
Switch(config)# exit
Switch# reload
This example shows the response when you try to set Gigabit Etherne t i nter faces t o an out- of-ra ng e
number:
Switch(config)# system mtu jumbo 25000
^
% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.
Command Purpose
Step1 configure terminal Enter global configuration mode.
Step2 system mtu jumbo bytes (Optional) Change the MTU size for all Gigabit
Ethernet and 10-Gigabit Ethernet interfaces on the
switch or the switch stack. The range is from 1500 to
9198 bytes.
Step3 system mtu routing bytes (Optional) Change the system MTU for routed ports.
You can also set the maximum MTU to be advertised by
the routing protocols that support the configured MTU
size. The system routing MTU is the maximum MTU
for routed packets and is also the maximum MTU that
the switch advertises in routing updates for protocols
such as OSPF.
The range is from 1500 to the system jumbo MTU value
(in bytes).
Step4 system mtu bytes (Optional) Change the MTU size for all interfaces.
Note The range is 1500 to 1998 bytes; the default is
1500 bytes.
Step5 end Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step6 copy running-config startup-config Save your entries in the configuration file.
Step7 reload Reload the operating system.
Step8 show system mtu Verify your settings.