Configuring a Network Datalink (CLI)

Use this procedure to configure datalinks, which can then be used to configure interfaces.

Go to configuration net datalinks and enter the device command.
```
hostname:configuration net datalinks> device
```

Optional: Set the name of the datalink.

By default the label is set to Untitled Datalink.

hostname:configuration net datalinks device (uncommitted)> set label=datalink2
                          label = datalink2 (uncommitted)

Set a device for this datalink.

Set the value of the links property to the name of an existing device. Use the available command to see a list of existing devices.

hostname:configuration net datalinks device (uncommitted)> available
igb0,igb1
hostname:configuration net datalinks device (uncommitted)> set links=igb1
                          links = igb1 (uncommitted)

Optional: Set the Max Transmission Unit (MTU).

By default, mtu is set to 1500.

Commit the changes.

hostname:configuration net datalinks device (uncommitted)> commit
hostname:configuration net datalinks> show
Datalinks:

DATALINK       CLASS       LINKS       STATE   ID      LABEL
igb0           device      igb0        up      -       datalink1
igb1           device      igb1        up      -       datalink2