Force 10 % Error: Port is in Layer-2 mode Te-xx

Force 10 % Error: Port is in Layer-2 mode Te-xx

You probably get this message if you try to change mode of a a port that is already configured as switchport and spanning-tree edge-port.

The drawback with Dell Force 10 is that you have remove spanning tree and switchport before you can change portmode. then add back "switchport" and "spaning-tree edge-port"not sure why they did that.

interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/36
 description whatever
 no ip address
 mtu 12000
 switchport
 flowcontrol rx on tx off 
 spanning-tree rstp edge-port

so first
#no spanning-tree rstp edge-port
#no switchport
#portmode hybrid
#switchport
#spanning-tree rstp edge-port

Then it should show this.

interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/36
 description whatever
 no ip address
 mtu 12000
 portmode hybrid
 switchport
 flowcontrol rx on tx off 
 spanning-tree rstp edge-port

Voila, and you should be able to tag the port to a vlan, and have it untagged to another vlan.