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Dell BigIron RX Series Configuration Manual (1458 pages)

BigIron RX Series Configuration Guide v02.8.00

Brand: Dell | Category: Switch | Size: 15.08 MB

Configuration Guide
1
Table of Contents
3
About this Document
41
Chapter 1 Getting Started with the Command Line Interface

77
- In this Chapter
  77
- Logging on through the CLI
  77
  - On-Line Help
    78
  - Command Completion
    78
  - Scroll Control
    78
  - Line Editing Commands
    79
- EXEC Commands
  79
  - Global Level
    80
- CONFIG Commands
  80
- Accessing the CLI
  83
  - Navigating Among Command Levels
    84
  - CLI Command Structure
    84
- Searching and Filtering Output
  85
Chapter 2 Getting Familiar with the Bigiron RX Series Switch Management Applications

91
Chapter 3 Using a Redundant Management Module

101
- How Management Module Redundancy Works
  101
  - Management Module Redundancy Overview
    101
  - Management Module Switchover
    102
  - Switchover Implications
    103
- Management Module Redundancy Configuration
  105
  - Changing the Default Active Slot
    105
- Managing Management Module Redundancy
  105
- Monitoring Management Module Redundancy
  109
- Flash Memory and PCMCIA Flash Card File Management
  112
- Commands
  112
  - Management Focus
    113
  - Flash Memory File System
    114
  - PCMCIA Flash Card File System
    115
  - Wildcards
    116
  - Formatting a Flash Card
    116
  - Determining the Current Management Focus
    117
  - Switching the Management Focus
    117
  - Displaying a Directory of the Files
    118
  - Displaying the Contents of a File
    120
  - Displaying the Hexadecimal Output of a File
    121
  - Creating a Subdirectory
    121
  - Removing a Subdirectory
    123
  - Renaming a File
    124
  - Changing the Read-Write Attribute of a File
    124
  - Deleting a File
    125
  - Recovering ("Undeleting") a File
    126
  - Appending a File to Another File
    127
  - Copying Files Using the Copy Command
    127
  - Copying Files Using the Cp Command
    132
  - Loading the Software
    133
  - Saving Configuration Changes
    134
  - File Management Messages
    135
Chapter 4 Securing Access to Management Functions

137
Chapter 5 Configuring Basic Parameters

193
Chapter 6 Configuring Interface Parameters

215
Chapter 7 Configuring IP

229
- Overview of Configuring IP
  229
- The IP Packet Flow
  229
  - ARP Cache Table
    230
  - Static ARP Table
    230
  - IP Route Table
    231
  - IP Forwarding Cache
    232
- Basic IP Parameters and Defaults
  232
  - When Parameter Changes Take Effect
    233
  - IP Global Parameters
    233
  - IP Interface Parameters
    236
- Configuring IP Parameters
  237
- Configuring Packet Parameters
  255
  - Changing the Encapsulation Type
    255
  - Setting Maximum Frame Size Per PPCR
    256
  - Changing the MTU
    257
- Changing the Router ID
  258
- Specifying a Single Source Interface for Telnet, TACACS, TACACS+, or RADIUS Packets
  259
- Configuring an Interface as the Source for Syslog Packets
  261
  - IP Fragmentation Protection
    261
  - IP Option Attack Protection
    262
  - IP Receive Access List
    262
- Configuring ARP Parameters
  263
- Configuring Forwarding Parameters
  270
  - Disabling ICMP Messages
    272
  - Disabling ICMP Redirect Messages
    274
  - Configuring Static Routes
    274
  - Static Route Types
    275
  - Static Route Tagging
    279
  - Configuring a Default Network Route
    284
  - Configuring IP Load Sharing
    285
  - Default Route ECMP
    288
  - IP Receive Access List
    289
  - Configuring IRDP
    290
  - Enabling Irdp Globally
    291
  - Configuring UDP Broadcast and IP Helper Parameters
    292
  - Configuring Bootp/Dhcp Forwarding Parameters
    294
- Displaying IP Information
  296
  - Displaying IP Interface Information
    299
  - Displaying Interface Name in Syslog
    300
  - Displaying ARP Entries
    300
  - Displaying the Forwarding Cache
    302
  - Displaying the IP Route Table
    304
  - Clearing IP Routes
    307
  - Displaying IP Traffic Statistics
    307
  - Displaying TCP Traffic Statistics
    310
Chapter 8 Link Aggregation

313
- Link Aggregation Overview
  313
- LAG Formation Rules
  313
- LAG Load Sharing
  316
- Configuration of a LAG
  317
  - Creating a Link Aggregation Group (LAG)
    317
- Deploying a LAG
  320
Chapter 9 Configuring LLDP

329
- Terms Used in this Chapter
  329
- LLDP Overview
  329
  - Benefits of LLDP
    330
- General Operating Principles
  331
  - Operating Modes
    331
  - LLDP Packets
    331
  - TLV Support
    332
- MIB Support
  335
- Syslog Messages
  335
- Web Management
  335
- Configuring LLDP
  335
- Resetting LLDP Statistics
  355
Chapter 10 Configuring Uni-Directional Link Detection (UDLD)

357
- Configuration Considerations
  358
- Configuring UDLD
  358
  - Changing the Keepalive Interval
    358
  - Changing the Keepalive Retries
    358
- Displaying UDLD Information
  359
- Clearing UDLD Statistics
  362
Chapter 11 Vlans

363
- Overview of Virtual Local Area Networks (Vlans)
  363
  - Tagged, Untagged, and Dual-Mode Ports
    363
  - Protocol-Based Vlans
    365
- VLAN Configuration Rules
  366
  - VLAN ID Range
    366
  - Tagged Vlans
    366
  - VLAN Hierarchy
    366
  - Multiple VLAN Membership Rules
    366
  - Layer 2 Control Protocols on Vlans
    367
- Configuring Port-Based Vlans
  367
- Configuring Protocol-Based Vlans
  371
  - Configuring an MSTP Instance
    372
- Configuring Virtual Routing Interfaces
  372
  - Bridging and Routing the same Protocol Simultaneously on the same Device
    373
  - Integrated Switch Routing (ISR)
    374
- VLAN Groups
  375
  - Configuring a VLAN Group
    375
- Configuring Super Aggregated Vlans
  377
  - Configuring Aggregated Vlans
    379
  - Complete CLI Examples
    380
- Configuring 802.1Q-In-Q Tagging
  383
  - Configuration Rules
    384
  - Enabling 802.1Q-In-Q Tagging
    385
  - Example Configuration
    385
- Configuring 802.1Q Tag-Type Translation
  386
  - Configuration Rules
    388
  - Enabling 802.1Q Tag-Type Translation
    389
- Private Vlans
  390
  - Implementation Notes
    391
  - Configuration Notes
    391
  - Configuring a Private VLAN
    392
  - Private VLAN
    394
  - CLI Example for Figure 30
    394
- Other VLAN Features
  395
Chapter 12 Configuring Spanning Tree Protocol

403
- IEEE 802.1D Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
  403
  - Enabling or Disabling STP
    403
  - Default STP Bridge and Port Parameters
    404
  - Changing STP Bridge Parameters
    405
  - Changing STP Port Parameters
    406
  - STP Root Guard
    406
  - Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) BPDU Guard
    407
  - Displaying STP Information
    408
- IEEE Single Spanning Tree (SSTP)
  416
  - SSTP Defaults
    417
  - Enabling SSTP
    417
  - Displaying SSTP Information
    418
- PVST/PVST+ Compatibility
  419
  - Overview of PVST and PVST
    419
  - VLAN Tags and Dual Mode
    419
  - Enabling PVST+ Support
    420
  - Displaying PVST+ Support Information
    420
  - Configuration Examples
    421
- Superspan
  423
  - Customer ID
    424
  - BPDU Forwarding
    424
  - Configuring Superspan
    429
Chapter 13 Configuring Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol

433
- Overview of Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol
  433
  - Bridges and Bridge Port Roles
    433
  - Assignment of Port Roles
    434
  - Ports on Switch 1
    435
  - Ports on Switch 2
    435
  - Ports on Switch 3
    435
  - Ports Switch 4
    436
- Edge Ports and Edge Port Roles
  436
- Point-To-Point Ports
  437
- Bridge Port States
  437
- Edge Port and Non-Edge Port States
  438
- Changes to Port Roles and States
  438
- State Machines
  438
  - Handshake Mechanisms
    439
- Convergence in a Simple Topology
  449
  - Convergence at Start up
    450
  - Convergence after a Link Failure
    452
  - Convergence at Link Restoration
    453
- Convergence in a Complex RSTP Topology
  454
  - Propagation of Topology Change
    457
- Compatibility of RSTP with 802.1D
  460
- Configuring RSTP Parameters
  461
  - Enabling or Disabling RSTP in a Port-Based VLAN
    461
  - Enabling or Disabling RSTP on a Single Spanning Tree
    462
  - Disabling or Enabling RSTP on a Port
    462
  - Changing RSTP Bridge Parameters
    462
  - Changing Port Parameters
    463
  - Fast Port Span
    464
  - Fast Uplink Span
    466
- Displaying RSTP Information
  468

Dell BigIron RX Series Configuration Manual (1424 pages)

BigIron RX Series Supporting Multi-Service IronWare v02.7.03

Brand: Dell | Category: Switch | Size: 14.68 MB

Table of Contents

3
- Configuration Guide
  1
- About this Document
  41
  - Audience
    41
  - List of Supported Features
    41
  - Supported Hardware and Software
    41
  - Unsupported Features
    44
  - Enhancements in Release 02.7.03
    45
  - What's New in this Document
    45
  - Enhancements in Release 02.7.00
    46
  - Enhancements in Release 02.7.02
    46
  - Enhancements in Release 02.6.00
    47
  - Enhancements in Patch Release 02.5.00B
    51
  - Enhancements in Patch Release 02.5.00C
    51
  - Enhancements in Patch Release 02.4.00C
    52
  - Enhancements in Release 02.4.00
    53
  - Enhancements in Patch Release 02.3.00A
    57
  - Enhancements in Release 02.3.00
    58
  - System Enhancements
    58
  - Network Management
    63
  - Enhancements in Release 02.2.00G
    67
  - Command Syntax Conventions
    69
  - Document Conventions
    69
  - Notes, Cautions, and Danger Notices
    69
  - Text Formatting
    69
  - Getting Technical Help or Reporting Errors
    70
  - Notice to the Reader
    70
  - Related Publications
    70
  - E-Mail and Telephone Access
    71
  - Web Access
    71
- Chapter 1 Getting Started with the Command Line Interface
  
  73
  - In this Chapter
    73
  - Logging on through the CLI
    73
    
    Command Completion
    74
    
    On-Line Help
    74
    
    Scroll Control
    74
    
    Line Editing Commands
    75
  - EXEC Commands
    75
    
    Global Level
    76
  - CONFIG Commands
    76
  - Accessing the CLI
    79
    
    CLI Command Structure
    80
    
    Navigating Among Command Levels
    80
  - Searching and Filtering Output
    81
    
    Using Special Characters in Regular Expressions
    84
    
    Allowable Characters for LAG Names
    85
    
    Saving Configuration Changes
    86
    
    Syntax Shortcuts
    86
- Chapter 2 Getting Familiar with the Bigiron RX Series Switch Management Applications
  
  87
- Chapter 3 Using a Redundant Management Module
  
  97
  - How Management Module Redundancy Works
    97
    
    Management Module Redundancy Overview
    97
    
    Management Module Switchover
    98
    
    Switchover Implications
    99
  - Management Module Redundancy Configuration
    101
    
    Changing the Default Active Chassis Slot
    101
  - Managing Management Module Redundancy
    101
    
    File Synchronization between the Active and Standby Management Modules
    101
    
    Manually Switching over to the Standby Management
    104
    
    Module
    104
    
    Modules
    104
    
    Rebooting the Active and Standby Management
    104
  - Monitoring Management Module Redundancy
    105
    
    Determining Management Module Status
    105
    
    Displaying Switchover Information
    106
    
    Displaying Temperature Information
    106
  - Flash Memory and PCMCIA Flash Card File Management
    108
  - Commands
    108
    
    Management Focus
    109
    
    Flash Memory File System
    110
    
    PCMCIA Flash Card File System
    111
    
    Formatting a Flash Card
    112
    
    Wildcards
    112
    
    Determining the Current Management Focus
    113
    
    Switching the Management Focus
    113
    
    Displaying a Directory of the Files
    114
    
    Displaying the Contents of a File
    116
    
    Creating a Subdirectory
    117
    
    Displaying the Hexadecimal Output of a File
    117
    
    Removing a Subdirectory
    119
    
    Changing the Read-Write Attribute of a File
    120
    
    Renaming a File
    120
    
    Deleting a File
    121
    
    Recovering ("Undeleting") a File
    122
    
    Appending a File to Another File
    123
    
    Copying Files Using the Copy Command
    123
    
    Copying Files Using the Cp Command
    127
    
    Loading the Software
    128
    
    Saving Configuration Changes
    130
    
    File Management Messages
    131
  - System Monitoring Service
    131
- Chapter 4 Securing Access to Management Functions
  
  135
- Chapter 5 Configuring Basic Parameters
  
  189
- Chapter 6 Configuring Interface Parameters
  
  211
- Chapter 7 Configuring IP
  
  223
  - Overview of Configuring IP
    223
  - The IP Packet Flow
    223
    
    ARP Cache Table
    224
    
    Static ARP Table
    224
    
    IP Route Table
    225
    
    IP Forwarding Cache
    226
  - Basic IP Parameters and Defaults
    226
    
    IP Global Parameters
    227
    
    When Parameter Changes Take Effect
    227
    
    IP Interface Parameters
    230
  - Configuring IP Parameters
    231
    
    Configuring IP Addresses
    231
    
    Changing the Network Mask Display to Prefix Format
    234
    
    Configuring the Default Gateway
    234
    
    GRE IP Tunnel
    235
    
    Configuring a Tunnel Interface
    236
    
    Ipv6 over Ipv4 Tunnels in Hardware
    240
    
    Configuring Domain Name Server (DNS) Resolver
    244
    
    Adding Host Names to the DNS Cache Table
    245
  - Configuring Packet Parameters
    249
    
    Changing the Encapsulation Type
    249
    
    Setting Maximum Frame Size Per PPCR
    250
    
    Changing the MTU
    251
  - Changing the Router ID
    252
  - Specifying a Single Source Interface for Telnet, TACACS, TACACS+, or RADIUS Packets
    253
  - Configuring an Interface as the Source for Syslog Packets
    255
    
    IP Fragmentation Protection
    256
    
    IP Option Attack Protection
    256
    
    IP Receive Access List
    256
  - Configuring ARP Parameters
    257
    
    How ARP Works
    257
    
    Rate Limiting ARP Packets
    258
    
    Applying a Rate Limit to ARP Packets on an Interface
    259
    
    Changing the ARP Aging Period
    260
    
    Clearing the Rate Limit for ARP Packets
    260
    
    Creating a Floating Static ARP Entry
    262
    
    Static Route ARP Validation Check
    263
  - Configuring Forwarding Parameters
    264
    
    Enabling Forwarding of Directed Broadcasts
    265
    
    Disabling ICMP Messages
    266
    
    Disabling Icmp Destination Unreachable Messages
    267
    
    Disabling Replies to Broadcast Ping Requests
    267
    
    Disabling ICMP Redirect Messages
    268
    
    Configuring Static Routes
    269
    
    Static Route Tagging
    273
    
    Configuring a Default Network Route
    278
    
    Configuring IP Load Sharing
    279
    
    Default Route ECMP
    282
    
    IP Receive Access List
    283
    
    Configuring IRDP
    284
    
    Enabling Irdp Globally
    285
    
    Configuring UDP Broadcast and IP Helper Parameters
    286
    
    Configuring Bootp/Dhcp Forwarding Parameters
    288
  - Displaying IP Information
    290
    
    Displaying IP Interface Information
    293
    
    Displaying ARP Entries
    294
    
    Displaying Interface Name in Syslog
    294
    
    Displaying the Forwarding Cache
    296
    
    Displaying the IP Route Table
    298
    
    Clearing IP Routes
    301
    
    Displaying IP Traffic Statistics
    301
    
    Displaying TCP Traffic Statistics
    304
- Chapter 8 Link Aggregation
  
  307
  - Link Aggregation Overview
    307
  - LAG Formation Rules
    307
  - LAG Load Sharing
    310
  - Migration from a Pre-02.6.00 Trunk or LACP Configuration
    311
  - Configuration of a LAG
    312
    
    Creating a Link Aggregation Group (LAG)
    312
  - Deploying a LAG
    315
    
    Commands Available under LAG Once It Is Deployed
    316
    
    Configuring ACL-Based Mirroring
    316
    
    Disabling Ports Within a LAG
    316
    
    Enabling Ports Within a LAG
    317
    
    Monitoring an Individual LAG Port
    317
    
    Assigning a Name to a Port Within a LAG
    318
    
    Enabling Sflow Forwarding on a Port Within a LAG
    318
    
    Setting the Sflow Sampling Rate for a Port Within a LAG
    318
    
    Displaying LAG Information
    319
    
    Displaying LAG Statistics
    322
- Chapter 9 Configuring LLDP
  
  325
  - Terms Used in this Chapter
    325
  - LLDP Overview
    325
    
    Benefits of LLDP
    326
  - General Operating Principles
    327
    
    LLDP Packets
    327
    
    Operating Modes
    327
    
    TLV Support
    328
  - MIB Support
    331
  - Syslog Messages
    331
  - Configuring LLDP
    331
    
    Configuration Notes and Considerations
    332
    
    Enabling and Disabling LLDP
    332
    
    Changing a Port's LLDP Operating Mode
    333
    
    Specifying the Maximum Number of LLDP Neighbors
    334
    
    Enabling LLDP SNMP Notifications and Syslog Messages
    335
    
    Specifying the Minimum Time between SNMP Traps and Syslog Messages
    335
    
    Changing the Interval between Regular LLDP Transmissions
    336
    
    Changing the Minimum Time between LLDP Transmissions
    336
    
    Changing the Holdtime Multiplier for Transmit TTL
    337
    
    Changing the Minimum Time between Port Reinitializations
    337
    
    LLDP Tlvs Advertised by the Brocade Device
    338
    
    Displaying LLDP Statistics and Configuration Settings
    344
    
    LLDP Configuration Summary
    344
    
    LLDP Statistics
    345
    
    LLDP Neighbors
    346
    
    LLDP Neighbors Detail
    347
    
    LLDP Configuration Details
    349
  - Resetting LLDP Statistics
    349
- Chapter 10 Configuring Uni-Directional Link Detection (UDLD)
  
  351
  - Configuration Considerations
    352
  - Configuring UDLD
    352
    
    Changing the Keepalive Interval
    352
    
    Changing the Keepalive Retries
    352
  - Displaying UDLD Information
    353
    
    Displaying Information for All Ports
    353
    
    Displaying Link-Keepalive Information
    353
    
    Displaying Information for a Single Port
    354
  - Clearing UDLD Statistics
    356
- Chapter 11 Vlans
  
  357
  - Overview of Virtual Local Area Networks (Vlans)
    357
    
    Tagged, Untagged, and Dual-Mode Ports
    357
    
    Protocol-Based Vlans
    359
  - VLAN Configuration Rules
    360
    
    Multiple VLAN Membership Rules
    360
    
    Tagged Vlans
    360
    
    VLAN Hierarchy
    360
    
    VLAN ID Range
    360
    
    Layer 2 Control Protocols on Vlans
    361
  - Configuring Port-Based Vlans
    361
    
    VLAN Byte Accounting
    362
    
    Assigning a Different ID to the Default VLAN
    364
    
    Assigning or Changing a VLAN Priority
    364
    
    Strictly or Explicitly Tagging a Port
    364
  - Configuring Protocol-Based Vlans
    365
    
    Configuring an MSTP Instance
    366
  - Configuring Virtual Routing Interfaces
    366
    
    Bridging and Routing the same Protocol Simultaneously on the same Device
    367
    
    Integrated Switch Routing (ISR)
    368
  - VLAN Groups
    369
    
    Configuring a VLAN Group
    369
  - Configuring Super Aggregated Vlans
    371
    
    Configuring Aggregated Vlans
    373
    
    Complete CLI Examples
    374
  - Configuring 802.1Q-In-Q Tagging
    377
    
    Configuration Rules
    378
    
    Enabling 802.1Q-In-Q Tagging
    379
    
    Example Configuration
    379
  - Configuring 802.1Q Tag-Type Translation
    380
    
    Configuration Rules
    382
    
    Enabling 802.1Q Tag-Type Translation
    383
  - Private Vlans
    384
    
    Configuration Notes
    385
    
    Implementation Notes
    385
    
    Configuring a Private VLAN
    386
    
    CLI Example for Figure
    388
    
    Private VLAN
    388
  - Other VLAN Features
    389
    
    Allocating Memory for more Vlans or Virtual Routing
    389
    
    Hardware Flooding for Layer 2 Multicast and Broadcast
    389
    
    Interfaces
    389
    
    Packets
    389
    
    Flow Based MAC Learning
    390
    
    Unknown Unicast Flooding on VLAN Ports
    390
    
    Configuring Control Protocols in Vlans
    391
    
    Configuring Uplink Ports Within a Port-Based VLAN
    391
    
    Displaying VLAN Information
    392
    
    Other Configuration Options
    392
    
    Displaying VLAN Information for Specific Ports
    393
    
    Displaying VLAN Status and Port Types
    393
    
    Displaying VLAN Group Information
    395
    
    Enabling a Transparent Firewall
    395
    
    Transparent Firewall Mode
    395
- Chapter 12 Configuring Spanning Tree Protocol
  
  397
  - IEEE 802.1D Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
    397
    
    Enabling or Disabling STP
    397
    
    Default STP Bridge and Port Parameters
    398
    
    Changing STP Bridge Parameters
    399
    
    Changing STP Port Parameters
    400
    
    STP Root Guard
    400
    
    Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) BPDU Guard
    401
    
    Displaying STP Information
    402
  - IEEE Single Spanning Tree (SSTP)
    408
    
    SSTP Defaults
    408
    
    Enabling SSTP
    409
    
    Displaying SSTP Information
    410
  - PVST/PVST+ Compatibility
    410
    
    Overview of PVST and PVST
    411
    
    VLAN Tags and Dual Mode
    411
    
    Displaying PVST+ Support Information
    412
    
    Enabling PVST+ Support
    412
    
    Configuration Examples
    413
  - Superspan
    415
    
    BPDU Forwarding
    416
    
    Customer ID
    416
    
    Configuring Superspan
    421
- Chapter 13 Configuring Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol
  
  425
  - Overview of Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol
    425
    
    Bridges and Bridge Port Roles
    425
    
    Assignment of Port Roles
    426
    
    Ports on Switch 1
    427
    
    Ports on Switch 2
    427
    
    Ports on Switch 3
    427
    
    Ports Switch 4
    428
  - Edge Ports and Edge Port Roles
    428
  - Point-To-Point Ports
    429
  - Bridge Port States
    429
  - Edge Port and Non-Edge Port States
    430
  - Changes to Port Roles and States
    430
  - State Machines
    430
    
    Handshake Mechanisms
    431
  - Convergence in a Simple Topology
    441
    
    Convergence at Start up
    442
    
    Convergence after a Link Failure
    444
    
    Convergence at Link Restoration
    445
  - Convergence in a Complex RSTP Topology
    446
    
    Propagation of Topology Change
    449
  - Compatibility of RSTP with 802.1D
    452
  - Configuring RSTP Parameters
    453
    
    Enabling or Disabling RSTP in a Port-Based VLAN
    453
    
    Changing RSTP Bridge Parameters
    454
    
    Disabling or Enabling RSTP on a Port
    454
    
    Enabling or Disabling RSTP on a Single Spanning Tree
    454
    
    Changing Port Parameters
    455
    
    Fast Port Span
    456
    
    Fast Uplink Span
    458
  - Displaying RSTP Information
    460
- Chapter 14 Metro Ring Protocol (MRP) Phase 1 and 2
  
  465
  - Metro Ring Protocol (MRP) Phase 1
    465
  - MRP Rings Without Shared Interfaces
    466
  - Ring Initialization
    467
  - How Ring Breaks Are Detected and Healed
    470
  - Master Vlans and Customer Vlans in a Topology Group
    472
  - Configuring MRP
    474
    
    Adding an MRP Ring to a VLAN
    475
    
    Changing the Hello and Preforwarding Times
    476
  - MRP Phase 2
    476
  - Ring Initialization for Shared Interfaces
    478
    
    How Ring Breaks Are Detected and Healed between Shared Interfaces
    478
    
    RHP Processing in Rings with Shared Interfaces
    479
    
    Selection of Master Node
    479
    
    Normal Flow
    480
    
    Configuring MRP with Shared Interfaces
    481
    
    Flow When a Link Breaks
    481
  - Using MRP Diagnostics
    482
    
    Enabling MRP Diagnostics
    482
    
    Displaying MRP Diagnostics
    483
  - Displaying MRP Information
    483
    
    Displaying Topology Group Information
    483
    
    Displaying Ring Information
    484
  - MRP CLI Example
    485
    
    Commands on Switch a (Master Node)
    486
    
    Commands on Switch B
    486
    
    Commands on Switch C
    487
    
    Commands on Switch D
    487
- Chapter 15 Virtual Switch Redundancy Protocol (VSRP)
  
  489
  - Overview of Virtual Switch Redundancy Protocol (VSRP)
    489
    
    Layer 2 and Layer 3 Redundancy
    490
    
    Master Election and Failover
    490
  - Configuring Basic VSRP Parameters
    495
  - Configuring Optional VSRP Parameters
    496
    
    Configuring Authentication
    496
    
    Disabling VSRP on a VRID
    496
    
    Configuring a VRID IP Address
    497
    
    VSRP Fast Start
    498
    
    Changing the Backup Priority
    499
    
    Saving the Timer Values Received from the Master
    499
    
    Changing the Time-To-Live (TTL)
    500
    
    VSRP Slow Start
    500
    
    Changing the Backup Hello State and Interval
    501
    
    Changing the Dead Interval
    501
    
    Changing the Hello Interval
    501
    
    Changing the Default Track Priority
    502
    
    Changing the Hold-Down Interval
    502
    
    Disabling or Re-Enabling Backup Pre-Emption
    503
    
    Port Transition Hold Timer
    503
    
    Specifying a Track Port
    503
  - Enabling Layer 3 VSRP
    496
  - Clearing VSRP Information
    504
    
    VSRP and MRP Signaling
    504
  - Displaying VSRP Information
    506
    
    Displaying VRID Information
    506
    
    Displaying a Summary of VSRP Information
    508
    
    Displaying VSRP Packet Statistics for VSRP
    509
    
    Displaying the Active Interfaces for a VRID
    510
- Chapter 16 Topology Groups
  
  511
  - Master VLAN and Member Vlans
    511
  - Topology Overview
    511
  - Control Ports and Free Ports
    512
    
    Configuration Considerations
    512
  - Master Vlans and Customer Vlans in MRP
    512
  - Configuring a Topology Group
    513
    
    Displaying Topology Group Information
    513
- Chapter 17 Configuring VRRP and VRRPE
  
  515
  - Overview of VRRP
    515
    
    Standard VRRP
    515
    
    Brocade Enhancements of Vrrp
    517
  - Overview of VRRPE
    519
  - VRRP and VRRPE Parameters
    522
  - Configuring Parameters Specific to VRRP
    524
    
    Configuring Basic VRRP Parameters
    524
    
    Configuring the Owner
    524
    
    Configuration Rules for VRRP
    525
    
    Configuring a Backup
    525
    
    Configuring the Owner
    525
  - Configuring Additional VRRP and VRRPE Parameters
    526
    
    Authentication Type
    527
    
    Dead Interval
    528
    
    For the Backup up Interface
    528
    
    Hello Interval
    528
    
    Backup Hello Message State and Interval
    529
    
    Track Port
    529
    
    Track Priority
    529
    
    Backup Preempt
    530
    
    Master Router Abdication and Reinstatement
    530
  - Configuring Parameters Specific to VRRPE
    526
    
    Configuration Rules for VRRPE
    526
  - Displaying VRRP and VRRPE Information
    531
    
    Displaying Summary Information
    531
    
    Displaying Detailed Information
    533
    
    Displaying Statistics
    536
    
    Clearing VRRP or VRRPE Statistics
    537
    
    Configuration Examples
    537
    
    VRRP Example
    537
    
    VRRPE Example
    539
- Chapter 18 Configuring Quality of Service
  
  541
  - Classification
    541
    
    Processing of Classified Traffic
    541
  - Overview of Quality of Service (Qos)
    541
  - Marking
    544
    
    Configuring DSCP Classification by Interface
    544
    
    Configuring Port, MAC, and VLAN-Based Classification
    544
  - Configuring Tos-Based Qos
    546
    
    Enabling Marking
    546
    
    Enabling Tos-Based Qos
    546
    
    Specifying Trust Level
    546
  - Configuring the Qos Mappings
    547
    
    Changing the Cos –> DSCP Mappings
    547
    
    Changing the DSCP –> DSCP Mappings
    547
    
    Mappings
    548
  - Displaying Qos Configuration Information
    549
    
    Mappings
    549
  - Determining Packet Drop Priority Using WRED
    551
    
    Calculating Avg-Q-Size
    552
    
    Calculating Packets that Are Dropped
    552
    
    How WRED Operates
    552
    
    Using WRED with Rate Limiting
    553
  - Configuring Packet Drop Priority Using WRED
    553
    
    Enabling WRED
    553
    
    Setting the Averaging-Weight (Wq) Parameter
    553
    
    Displaying the WRED Configuration
    557
    
    Configuring Traffic Scheduling
    558
    
    Scheduling Traffic for Forwarding
    558
  - Configuring Multicast Traffic Engineering
    562
    
    Displaying the Multicast Traffic Engineering Configuration
    563
  - Qos for the Oversubscribed 16 X 10GE Modules
    564
    
    Aggregation NP QOS Modes
    564
    
    Port Group Assignments
    564
    
    Setting the Server and Storage Modes
    564
    
    Qos Profiles
    565
    
    Switching between Server and Storage Modes
    565
    
    Setting the Group Port Weights
    566
  - Scheduling
    566
    
    Egress Port Shaping
    567
    
    Mirroring Ports
    567
    
    Supported Acls
    567
    
    Configuring Qos for the 16 X 10G Module
    568
- Chapter 19 Configuring Traffic Reduction
  
  571
- Chapter 20 Layer 2 Acls
  
  582
  - Configuring Layer 2 Acls
    582
    
    Creating a Layer 2 ACL Table
    582
    
    Example Layer 2 ACL Clauses
    583
    
    Binding a Layer 2 ACL Table to an Interface
    584
    
    Inserting and Deleting Layer 2 ACL Clauses
    584
    
    Layer 2 ACL Table
    584
  - Viewing Layer 2 Acls
    584
    
    Example of Layer 2 ACL Deny by MAC Address
    585
- Chapter 21 Access Control List
  
  587
  - How the Bigiron RX Processes Acls
    587
  - Default ACL Action
    588
  - Disabling or Re-Enabling Access Control Lists (Acls)
    588
  - Types of IP Acls
    588
  - ACL Ids and Entries
    589
  - Enabling Support for Additional ACL Statements
    589
  - ACL-Based Inbound Mirroring
    590
    
    Configuring ACL-Based Inbound Mirroring
    590
    
    Creating an ACL with a Mirroring Clause
    590
    
    Applying the ACL to an Interface
    591
    
    Specifying the Destination Mirror Port
    591
    
    Interfaces
    593
  - Configuring Numbered and Named Acls
    593
    
    Configuring Standard Numbered Acls
    593
    
    Configuring Extended Numbered Acls
    595
    
    Extended Acl Syntax
    597
    
    Configuring Standard or Extended Named Acls
    603
    
    Configuring Super Acls
    606
  - Displaying ACL Definitions
    608
    
    Displaying of TCP/UDP Numbers in Acls
    609
  - ACL Logging
    619
    
    Enabling the New Logging Method
    620
    
    Specifying the Wait Time
    620
  - Modifying Acls
    620
    
    Adding or Deleting a Comment
    622
  - Deleting ACL Entries
    624
    
    From Numbered Acls
    624
    
    From Named Acls
    625
  - Applying Acls to Interfaces
    626
    
    ACL Automatic Rebind
    626
    
    Applying Acls to a Virtual Routing Interface
    626
    
    Manually Setting the ACL Rebind
    626
    
    Reapplying Modified Acls
    626
    
    Configuring the Layer 4 Session Log Timer
    627
    
    Displaying ACL Log Entries
    627
  - Qos Options for IP Acls
    628
  - ACL Accounting
    629
    
    Displaying Accounting Statistics for All Acls
    629
    
    Displaying Statistics for an Interface
    630
    
    Clearing the ACL Statistics
    631
    
    Packets
    632
    
    Interface
    633
  - Enabling ACL Duplication Check
    629
  - ICMP Filtering for Extended Acls
    633
    
    Named Acls
    634
  - Troubleshooting Acls
    635
- Chapter 22 Policy-Based Routing
  
  637
  - Policy-Based Routing (PBR)
    637
    
    Configuration Considerations
    637
  - Configuring a PBR Policy
    638
    
    Configure the Acls
    638
    
    Configure the Route Map
    639
    
    Enabling PBR
    640
    
    Basic Example
    641
    
    Configuration Examples
    641
    
    Setting the Next Hop
    642
    
    Setting the Output Interface to the Null Interface
    643
  - Trunk Formation
    643
- Chapter 23 Configuring IP Multicast Protocols
  
  645
  - Multicast Terms
    645
  - Overview of IP Multicasting
    645
  - Changing Global IP Multicast Parameters
    646
    
    Defining the Maximum Number of DVMRP Cache Entries
    646
    
    Defining the Maximum Number of PIM Cache Entries
    646
  - IP Multicast Boundaries
    646
    
    Configuring Multicast Boundaries
    647
    
    Displaying Multicast Boundaries
    647
    
    Configuring PMRI
    648
    
    Displaying Hardware-Drop
    648
    
    Passive Multicast Route Insertion (PMRI)
    648
  - Changing IGMP V1 and V2 Parameters
    649
    
    Modifying IGMP (V1 and V2) Membership Time
    649
    
    Modifying IGMP (V1 and V2) Query Interval Period
    649
    
    Modifying IGMP (V1 and V2) Maximum Response Time
    650
  - Adding an Interface to a Multicast Group
    650
    
    Compatibility with IGMP V1 and V2
    652
    
    Default IGMP Version
    652
    
    Enabling the IGMP Version Per Interface Setting
    653
    
    Virtual Routing Interface
    653
    
    Displaying Igmpv3 Information
    655
    
    Setting the Group Membership Time
    655
    
    Setting the Maximum Response Time
    655
    
    Setting the Query Interval
    655
    
    Clearing IGMP Statistics
    659
    
    Configuring a Static Multicast Route
    659
    
    IGMP V3 and Source Specific Multicast Protocols
    659
    
    Next Hop Validation Check
    661
  - PIM Dense
    661
    
    Initiating PIM Multicasts on a Network
    662
    
    Pruning a Multicast Tree
    662
    
    Grafts to a Multicast Tree
    664
    
    PIM DM Versions
    664
    
    Configuring PIM DM
    665
    
    Failover Time in a Multi-Path Topology
    669
    
    Modifying the TTL
    669
  - PIM Sparse
    669
    
    PIM Sparse Router Types
    670
    
    Configuring PIM Sparse
    671
    
    RP Paths and SPT Paths
    671
  - Configuring Global Pim Sparse Parameters
    672
  - Route Selection Precedence for Multicast
    676
    
    Displaying the Route Selection
    677
    
    Changing the Shortest Path Tree (SPT) Threshold
    678
    
    Changing the PIM Join and Prune Message Interval
    679
    
    MLL Optimization
    679
    
    Statistics
    679
    
    Displaying Basic PIM Sparse Configuration Information
    680
    
    Displaying a List of Multicast Groups
    681
    
    Displaying BSR Information
    682
    
    Displaying Candidate RP Information
    683
    
    Displaying RP Information for a PIM Sparse Group
    684
    
    Displaying RP-To-Group Mappings
    684
    
    Displaying Multicast Neighbor Information
    685
    
    Displaying the RP Set List
    685
    
    Displaying Information about an Upstream Neighbor Device
    686
    
    Displaying the PIM Multicast Cache
    687
    
    Displaying PIM Traffic Statistics
    689
  - PIM-Ssmv4
    689
    
    Enabling SSM
    690
  - Configuring Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP)
    690
    
    Configuring MSDP
    692
    
    Peer Reverse Path Forwarding (RPF) Flooding
    692
    
    Source Active Caching
    692
    
    Configuring MSDP Peers
    693
    
    Enabling MSDP
    693
    
    Filtering Incoming Source-Active Messages
    694
    
    Filtering MSDP Source-Group Pairs
    694
    
    IP Address
    694
    
    Filtering Advertised Source-Active Messages
    696
    
    Filters Are Applied
    697
    
    Configuring MSDP Mesh Groups
    699
  - Configuring MSDP Mesh Group
    700
    
    Displaying Summary Information
    706
    
    Displaying Peer Information
    707
    
    Displaying Source Active Cache Information
    710
  - Clearing MSDP Information
    710
    
    Clearing Peer Information
    710
    
    Clearing MSDP Statistics
    711
    
    Clearing the Source Active Cache
    711
  - DVMRP Overview
    711
    
    Initiating DVMRP Multicasts on a Network
    712
    
    Pruning a Multicast Tree
    712
    
    Grafts to a Multicast Tree
    714
  - Configuring DVMRP
    715
    
    Enabling DVMRP Globally and on an Interface
    715
    
    Enabling Dvmrp on an Interface
    715
    
    Globally Enabling and Disabling Dvmrp
    715
    
    Modifying DVMRP Global Parameters
    715
    
    Modifying Neighbor Timeout
    716
    
    Modifying Prune Age
    716
    
    Modifying Route Discard Time
    716
    
    Modifying Route Expires Time
    716
    
    Modifying Probe Interval
    717
    
    Modifying DVMRP Interface Parameters
    718
    
    Configuring a Static Multicast Route
    719
    
    Device
    719
    
    Displaying Information about an Upstream Neighbor
    719
    
    Configuring IP Multicast Traffic Reduction
    720
    
    Enabling IP Multicast Traffic Reduction
    721
    
    Layer 2 Multicast Filters
    725
    
    PIM SM Traffic Snooping
    726
    
    Static IGMP Membership
    730
- Chapter 24 Configuring RIP
  
  733
  - Configuring RIP Parameters
    733
    
    Enabling RIP
    733
    
    Changing the Administrative Distance
    734
    
    Configuring Metric Parameters
    734
    
    Configuring Redistribution
    735
    
    Configuring Route Learning and Advertising Parameters
    736
    
    Changing the Route Loop Prevention Method
    737
    
    Backup Interface
    738
    
    Using Prefix Lists and Route Maps as Route Filters
    738
    
    Setting RIP Timers
    739
  - Overview of Routing Information Protocol (RIP)
    733
  - Displaying RIP Filters
    740
    
    Clearing the RIP Routes from the Routing Table
    741
- Chapter 25 Configuring OSPF Version 2 (Ipv4)
  
  743
  - Overview of OSPF (Open Shortest Path First)
    743
    
    Designated Router Election in Multi-Access Networks
    744
    
    Designated Routers in Multi-Access Networks
    744
    
    OSPF RFC 1583 and 2328 Compliance
    746
    
    Reduction of Equivalent as External Lsas
    746
    
    Support for OSPF RFC 2328 Appendix E
    748
    
    Configuring OSPF
    749
    
    Dynamic OSPF Activation and Configuration
    749
    
    Configuration Rules
    750
    
    OSPF Parameters
    750
    
    Assign OSPF Areas
    751
    
    Enable OSPF on the Router
    751
    
    Assigning an Area Range (Optional)
    755
    
    Assigning Interfaces to an Area
    755
    
    Modify Interface Defaults
    755
    
    Ospf Interface Parameters
    756
    
    Change the Timer for OSPF Authentication Changes
    758
    
    Assign Virtual Links
    759
    
    Interfaces
    759
    
    Modify Virtual Link Parameters
    761
    
    Configuring an OSPF Non-Broadcast Interface
    762
    
    OSPF Point-To-Point Links
    763
    
    Interfaces
    766
    
    Define Redistribution Filters
    767
    
    Modify Default Metric for Redistribution
    768
    
    Enable Route Redistribution
    769
    
    Disable or Re-Enable Load Sharing
    770
    
    Configure External Route Summarization
    772
    
    Configure Default Route Origination
    773
    
    Configuring a Default Network Route
    774
    
    Modify Redistribution Metric Type
    775
    
    Modify SPF Timers
    775
    
    Modify Administrative Distance
    776
    
    Configure OSPF Group Link State Advertisement Pacing
    777
    
    OSPF ABR Type 3 LSA Filtering
    777
    
    Displaying the Configured OSPF Area Prefix List
    780
    
    Modifying OSPF Traps Generated
    780
    
    Modify OSPF Standard Compliance Setting
    782
    
    Modify Exit Overflow Interval
    783
    
    Specify Types of OSPF Syslog Messages to Log
    783
  - Displaying OSPF Information
    784
    
    Displaying General OSPF Configuration Information
    784
    
    Displaying CPU Utilization and Other OSPF Tasks
    785
    
    Displaying OSPF Area Information
    787
    
    Displaying OSPF Neighbor Information
    788
    
    Displaying OSPF Interface Information
    789
    
    Displaying OSPF Route Information
    791
    
    Displaying OSPF External Link State Information
    793
    
    Displaying OSPF Database Link State Information
    794
    
    Displaying OSPF ABR and ASBR Information
    795
    
    Displaying OSPF Trap Status
    796
    
    Displaying OSPF Virtual Neighbor and Link Information
    796
    
    OSPF Graceful Restart
    798
    
    Displaying Ospf Graceful Restart Information
    799
- Chapter 26 Configuring BGP4 (Ipv4 and Ipv6)
  
  803
  - Overview of BGP4
    803
    
    How BGP4 Selects a Path for a Route
    804
    
    Table
    804
    
    BGP4 Message Types
    806
  - Brocade Implementation of BGP4
    808
  - Memory Considerations
    808
  - Configuring BGP4
    809
    
    When Parameter Changes Take Effect
    811
  - Activating and Disabling BGP4
    812
    
    Note Regarding Disabling BGP4
    813
  - Entering and Exiting the Address Family Configuration Level
    813
    
    Filtering Specific IP Addresses
    814
  - Defining an AS-Path Filter
    815
  - Configuring a Switch to Allow Routes with Its Own as Number
    816
  - Defining a Community Filter
    816
  - BGP Null0 Routing
    817
    
    Configuration Steps
    818
    
    Aggregating Routes Advertised to BGP4 Neighbors
    821
  - Configuring the Device to Always Compare Meds
    821
    
    Disabling or Re-Enabling Comparison of the AS-Path Length
    822
  - Redistributing IBGP Routes
    822
  - Configuring a Route Reflector
    823
  - Disabling or Re-Enabling Client-To-Client Route Reflection
    823
  - Enabling or Disabling Comparison of the Router Ids
    823
  - Configuring Confederations
    824
    
    Configuring a Bgp Confederation
    825
    
    Configuring Route Flap Dampening
    827
  - Originating the Default Route
    827
  - Changing the Default Local Preference
    828
  - Changing the Default Metric Used for Redistribution
    828
  - Changing Administrative Distances
    829
  - Enabling Fast External Fallover
    830
  - Requiring the First as to be the Neighbor's as
    830
    
    Neighbor Local-AS
    830
  - Changing the Maximum Number of Shared BGP4 Paths
    831
  - Setting the Local as Number
    831
  - Customizing BGP4 Load Sharing
    832
    
    Configuring BGP4 Neighbors
    833
    
    Neighbor Routes
    837
    
    Encryption of BGP4 MD5 Authentication Keys
    838
  - Treating Missing Meds as the Worst Meds
    832
  - Configuring a BGP4 Peer Group
    840
    
    Peer Group Parameters
    840
  - Specifying a List of Networks to Advertise
    843
  - Using the IP Default Route as a Valid Next Hop for a BGP4 Route
    844
  - Enabling Next-Hop Recursion
    845
  - Modifying Redistribution Parameters
    848
    
    Redistributing Connected Routes
    849
    
    Redistributing Ospf External Routes
    849
    
    Redistributing Rip Routes
    849
    
    Redistributing Static Routes
    850
  - Changing the Keep Alive Time and Hold Time
    851
  - Using a Table Map to Set the Tag Value
    851
  - Changing the BGP4 Next-Hop Update Timer
    852
    
    Changing the Router ID
    852
  - Adding a Loopback Interface
    853
  - Changing the Maximum Number of Paths for BGP4 Load Sharing
    853
  - Configuring Route Reflection Parameters
    854
    
    Filtering
    856
    
    Filtering AS-Paths
    857
    
    Special Characters
    858
    
    Filtering Communities
    860
    
    Defining and Applying IP Prefix Lists
    861
    
    Defining Neighbor Distribute Lists
    862
    
    Defining Route Maps
    863
    
    Configuring Cooperative BGP4 Route Filtering
    871
    
    Configuring Route Flap Dampening
    873
    
    Displaying and Clearing Route Flap Dampening Statistics
    876
    
    Generating Traps for BGP
    878
    
    Session
    878
    
    Using Soft Reconfiguration
    879
    
    Closing or Resetting a Neighbor Session
    883
    
    Clearing Traffic Counters
    884
    
    Clearing Route Flap Dampening Statistics
    885
    
    Removing Route Flap Dampening
    885
    
    Clearing Diagnostic Buffers
    886
  - Displaying BGP4 Information
    886
    
    Displaying Summary BGP4 Information
    887
    
    Displaying Summary Neighbor Information
    889
    
    Displaying the Active BGP4 Configuration
    889
    
    Displaying BGP4 Neighbor Information
    891
    
    Displaying Peer Group Information
    902
    
    Displaying Summary Route Information
    902
    
    Displaying the BGP4 Route Table
    903
    
    Displaying BGP4 Route-Attribute Entries
    909
    
    Displaying Route Flap Dampening Statistics
    911
    
    Table
    911
    
    Displaying the Active Route Map Configuration
    912
  - Generalized TTL Security Mechanism Support
    916
- Chapter 27 Configuring Mbgp
  
  919
  - Configuring MBGP
    920
    
    Configuration Considerations
    920
    
    Supported
    920
    
    Adding MBGP Neighbors
    921
    
    Enabling MBGP
    921
    
    Optional Configuration Tasks
    922
  - Displaying MBGP Information
    925
    
    Displaying Summary MBGP Information
    925
    
    Displaying the Active MBGP Configuration
    926
    
    Displaying MBGP Neighbors
    927
    
    Displaying MBGP Routes
    928
    
    Displaying the IP Multicast Route Table
    928
  - IS-IS CLI Levels
    933
    
    Global Configuration Level
    933
    
    Address Family Configuration Level
    934
    
    Interface Level
    934
  - Configuring Ipv4 IS-IS
    935
    
    Enabling IS-IS Globally
    935
  - Globally Configuring IS-IS on a Device
    936
    
    Setting the Overload Bit
    936
    
    Configuring Authentication
    937
    
    Changing the IS-IS Level Globally
    938
    
    Changing the Sequence Numbers PDU Interval
    938
    
    Disabling or Re-Enabling Display of Hostname
    938
    
    Changing the LSP Generation Interval
    939
    
    Changing the LSP Refresh Interval
    939
    
    Changing the Maximum LSP Lifetime
    939
    
    Changing the LSP Interval and Retransmit Interval
    940
    
    Changing the SPF Timer
    940
    
    Globally Disabling or Re-Enabling Hello Padding
    940
    
    Disabling Partial SPF Calculations
    941
    
    Logging Adjacency Changes
    941
- Chapter 28 Configuring IS-IS (Ipv4)
  
  929
- Chapter 29 Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD)
  
  968
- Chapter 30 Configuring Secure Shell
  
  977
  - Overview of Secure Shell (SSH)
    977
    
    SSH Version 2 Support
    977
    
    Supported Features
    978
  - Configuring SSH
    978
    
    Generating a Host Key Pair
    979
    
    Configuring DSA Challenge-Response Authentication
    980
    
    Deactivating User Authentication
    982
    
    Setting the Number of Ssh Authentication Retries
    982
    
    Enabling Empty Password Logins
    983
    
    Disabling 3-DES
    985
  - Displaying SSH Connection Information
    985
  - Using Secure Copy
    986
  - How Multi-Device Port Authentication Works
    989
    
    RADIUS Authentication
    989
    
    Authentication-Failure Actions
    990
    
    Dynamic VLAN and ACL Assignments
    990
    
    Supported RADIUS Attributes
    990
    
    On an Interface
    991
    
    On the same Interface
    991
- Chapter 31 Configuring Multi-Device Port Authentication
  
  991
- Chapter 32 Using the MAC Port Security Feature and Transparent Port Flooding
  
  1003
  - MAC Port Security
    1003
    
    Violation Actions
    1003
    
    Local and Global Resources
    1004
  - Configuring the MAC Port Security Feature
    1004
    
    Enabling the MAC Port Security Feature
    1004
    
    Setting the Maximum Number of Secure MAC Addresses for an Interface
    1005
    
    Autosaving Secure MAC Addresses to the Startup-Config
    1006
    
    Denying Specific MAC Addresses
    1006
    
    Enabling Dynamic MAC Address Learning
    1006
    
    Specifying Static Secure MAC Addresses
    1006
    
    Setting the MAC Port Security Age Timer
    1007
  - Defining Security Violation Actions
    1007
    
    Restricting Interface Access
    1008
    
    Shutdown the Interface
    1008
    
    Denying a MAC Address
    1010
  - Understanding the Rules for Violation Action Configuration
    1010
    
    Actions
    1010
    
    Interaction between Global and Interface Level Violation
    1010
    
    Changing the Global Violation Action
    1011
    
    Changing the Violation Action for an Interface
    1011
  - Re-Enabling an Interface
    1012
    
    Interface Shutdown Time
    1012
    
    Manually Re-Enabling a Interface
    1012
  - Displaying MAC Port Security Information
    1012
    
    Displaying MAC Port Security Settings
    1012
    
    Displaying the Secure MAC Addresses List on the Device
    1013
    
    Displaying MAC Port Security Statistics
    1014
    
    Displaying a List of MAC Addresses
    1015
    
    Displaying a List of Secure and Denied MAC Addresses
    1015
    
    Displaying Information When Violation Action Is Deny
    1016
    
    Displaying Information When Violation Action Is Restrict
    1016
  - Transparent Port Flooding
    1017
- Chapter 33 Configuring 802.1X Port Security
  
  1019
  - Overview of 802.1X Port Security
    1019
    
    IETF RFC Support
    1019
  - How 802.1X Port Security Works
    1019
    
    Device Roles in an 802.1X Configuration
    1019
    
    Communication between the Devices
    1020
    
    Controlled and Uncontrolled Ports
    1021
    
    Message Exchange During Authentication
    1022
    
    Authenticating Multiple Clients Connected to the same
    1024
    
    Port
    1024
  - 802.1X Port Security and Sflow
    1026
  - Configuring 802.1X Port Security
    1026
    
    Configuring an Authentication Method List for 802.1X
    1027
    
    Setting RADIUS Parameters
    1027
    
    Configuring Dynamic VLAN Assignment for 802.1X Ports
    1028
    
    Disabling and Enabling Strict Security Mode for Dynamic Filter Assignment
    1029
    
    Dynamically Applying Existing Acls or MAC Address Filter
    1030
    
    Configuring Per-User IP Acls or MAC Address Filters
    1032
    
    Enabling 802.1X Port Security
    1032
    
    Setting the Port Control
    1033
    
    Configuring Periodic Re-Authentication
    1034
    
    Re-Authenticating a Port Manually
    1034
    
    Retransmissions
    1035
    
    Setting the Interval for Retransmission of EAP-Request/ Identity Frames
    1035
    
    Setting the Quiet Period
    1035
    
    Specifying the Number of EAP-Request/Identity Frame
    1035
    
    Allowing Multiple 802.1X Clients to Authenticate
    1036
    
    Initializing 802.1X on a Port
    1036
    
    Specifying a Timeout for Retransmission of EAP-Request Frames to the Client
    1036
    
    Specifying a Timeout for Retransmission of Messages to the Authentication Server
    1036
    
    Display Commands
    1037
  - Displaying 802.1X Information
    1038
    
    Displaying 802.1X Configuration Information
    1038
    
    Displaying 802.1X Statistics
    1040
    
    Clearing 802.1X Statistics
    1041
    
    Displaying Dynamically Assigned VLAN Information
    1041
    
    Interface
    1042
    
    Displaying Information about the Dot1X-Mac-Sessions on
    1043
    
    Each Port
    1043
  - Sample 802.1X Configurations
    1045
    
    Point-To-Point Configuration
    1045
    
    Hub Configuration
    1046
- Chapter 34 Protecting against Denial of Service Attacks
  
  1049
  - Protecting against Smurf Attacks
    1049
    
    ACL-Based DOS-Attack Prevention
    1050
    
    Avoiding Being an Intermediary in a Smurf Attack
    1050
  - Protecting against TCP SYN Attacks
    1051
    
    TCP Security Enhancement
    1052
  - Displaying Statistics Due Dos Attacks
    1053
  - Clear Dos Attack Statistics
    1054
- Chapter 35 Inspecting and Tracking DHCP Packets
  
  1055
  - Dynamic ARP Inspection
    1055
    
    ARP Attacks
    1055
    
    How DAI Works
    1056
    
    Configuring DAI
    1057
    
    Limits and Restrictions
    1057
    
    Displaying ARP Inspection Status and Ports
    1058
    
    Displaying the ARP Table
    1059
  - DHCP Snooping
    1060
    
    How DHCP Snooping Works
    1060
    
    Configuring DHCP Snooping
    1061
    
    System Reboot and the Binding Database
    1061
  - DHCP Relay Agent Information (DHCP Option 82)
    1062
    
    Disabling Option 82 Processing
    1063
    
    Displaying DHCP Snooping Status and Ports
    1063
    
    DHCP Snooping Configuration Example
    1064
  - IP Source Guard
    1064
    
    Enabling IP Source Guard
    1065
    
    Limits and Restrictions
    1065
- Chapter 36 Securing SNMP Access
  
  1067
  - Establishing SNMP Community Strings
    1067
    
    Adding an SNMP Community String
    1067
    
    Encryption of SNMP Community Strings
    1067
    
    Displaying the SNMP Community Strings
    1068
  - Using the User-Based Security Model
    1069
  - Configuring Your NMS
    1069
    
    Configuring SNMP Version 3 on the Bigiron RX
    1069
    
    Defining an SNMP Group
    1070
    
    Defining the Engine ID
    1070
    
    Defining an SNMP User Account
    1071
    
    Displaying SNMP Groups
    1073
    
    Displaying the Engine ID
    1073
    
    Displaying User Information
    1074
    
    Interpreting Varbinds in Report Packets
    1074
  - Defining SNMP Views
    1074
    
    SNMP V3 Configuration Examples
    1075
    
    More Detailed Snmp V3 Configuration
    1076
    
    Simple Snmp V3 Configuration
    1076
  - Using FDP
    1077
    
    Configuring FDP
    1077
    
    Displaying FDP Information
    1078
    
    Clearing FDP and CDP Information
    1081
  - Reading CDP Packets
    1082
    
    Displaying CDP Information
    1082
    
    Enabling Interception of CDP Packets Globally
    1082
    
    Enabling Interception of CDP Packets on an Interface
    1082
    
    Clearing CDP Information
    1084
- Chapter 37 Enabling the Foundry Discovery Protocol (FDP) and Reading Cisco
  
  1077
- Chapter 38 Remote Network Monitoring
  
  1087
  - Basic Management
    1087
    
    Viewing Configuration Information
    1087
    
    Viewing Port Statistics
    1087
    
    Viewing STP Statistics
    1087
    
    Viewing System Information
    1087
    
    Clearing Statistics
    1088
  - RMON Support
    1088
    
    Statistics (RMON Group 1)
    1088
    
    Alarm (RMON Group 3)
    1091
    
    Event (RMON Group 9)
    1091
    
    History (RMON Group 2)
    1091
- Chapter 39 Configuring Sflow
  
  1093
  - Configuration Considerations
    1093
  - Configuring and Enabling Sflow
    1094
  - ACL-Based Inbound Sflow
    1098
  - Displaying Sflow Information
    1101
    
    Display Sflow Configuration and Statistics
    1101
    
    Displaying Sflow Counters
    1102
  - Clearing Sflow Statistics
    1102
- Chapter 40 Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP) 802.1S
  
  1105
  - Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol
    1105
    
    Multiple Spanning-Tree Regions
    1105
    
    Configuring MSTP
    1107
    
    Setting the MSTP Name
    1107
    
    Setting the MSTP Revision Number
    1107
    
    Configuring an MSTP Instance
    1108
    
    Configuring Bridge Priority for an MSTP Instance
    1108
    
    Configuring Port Priority and Port Path Cost
    1108
    
    Setting Point-To-Point Link
    1109
    
    Setting Ports to be Operational Edge Ports
    1109
    
    Setting the MSTP Global Parameters
    1109
    
    Disabling MSTP on a Port
    1110
    
    Enabling MSTP on a Switch
    1110
    
    Forcing Ports to Transmit an MSTP BPDU
    1110
    
    Displaying MSTP Statistics
    1113
    
    Displaying MSTP Information for a Specified Instance
    1114
    
    Displaying MSTP Information for CIST Instance 0
    1115
- Chapter 41 Configuring IP Multicast Traffic Reduction
  
  1117
  - Enabling IP Multicast Traffic Reduction
    1118
    
    Changing the IGMP Mode
    1119
    
    Filtering Multicast Groups
    1120
    
    Modifying the Age Interval
    1120
    
    Modifying the Query Interval
    1120
    
    Static IGMP Membership
    1121
  - PIM SM Traffic Snooping
    1123
    
    Application Examples
    1124
    
    Configuration Requirements
    1125
    
    Enabling PIM SM Traffic Snooping
    1126
    
    Multicast Traffic Reduction Per VLAN
    1127
  - Displaying IP Multicast Information
    1127
    
    Displaying Multicast Information
    1127
    
    Displaying IP Multicast Statistics
    1128
    
    Clearing IGMP Group Flows
    1129
    
    Clearing IP Multicast Statistics
    1129
- Chapter 42 Ipv6 Addressing
  
  1131
  - Ipv6 Address Types
    1132
  - Ipv6 Stateless Autoconfiguration
    1134
- Chapter 43 Configuring Basic Ipv6 Connectivity
  
  1135
- Chapter 44 Configuring Ripng
  
  1173
  - Enabling Ripng
    1173
  - Configuring Ripng Timers
    1174
  - Configuring Route Learning and Advertising Parameters
    1175
  - Redistributing Routes into Ripng
    1177
  - Controlling Distribution of Routes through Ripng
    1177
  - Configuring Poison Reverse Parameters
    1178
  - Clearing Ripng Routes from Ipv6 Route Table
    1178
  - Displaying Ripng Information
    1178
    
    Displaying Ripng Configuration
    1179
    
    Displaying Ripng Routing Table
    1179
  - Address Family Configuration Level
    1181
- Chapter 45 Configuring BGP4
  
  1182
  - Enabling BGP4
    1182
  - Configuring BGP4+ Neighbors Using Global or Site-Local Ipv6 Addresses
    1183
  - Adding BGP4+ Neighbors Using Link-Local Addresses
    1184
  - Configuring a BGP4+ Peer Group
    1185
  - Advertising the Default BGP4+ Route
    1187
  - Importing Routes into BGP4
    1187
  - Redistributing Prefixes into BGP4
    1188
  - Aggregating Routes Advertised to BGP4 Neighbors
    1189
  - Using Route Maps
    1189
  - Clearing BGP4+ Information
    1190
    
    Clearing Route Flap Dampening Statistics
    1190
    
    Removing Route Flap Dampening
    1190
    
    Clearing BGP4+ Local Route Information
    1191
    
    Clearing BGP4+ Neighbor Information
    1191
    
    Clearing and Resetting BGP4+ Routes in the Ipv6 Route
    1194
    
    Clearing Traffic Counters for All BGP4+ Neighbors
    1194
    
    Table
    1194
  - Displaying BGP4+ Information
    1194
    
    Displaying the BGP4+ Route Table
    1195
    
    Displaying BGP4+ Route Information
    1201
    
    Displaying BGP4+ Route-Attribute Entries
    1202
    
    Displaying Dampened BGP4+ Paths
    1204
    
    Displaying the BGP4+ Running Configuration
    1204
    
    Displaying Filtered-Out BGP4+ Routes
    1205
    
    Displaying Route Flap Dampening Statistics
    1209
    
    Displaying BGP4+ Neighbor Information
    1211
    
    Displaying BGP4+ Peer Group Configuration Information
    1234
    
    Displaying BGP4+ Summary
    1235
- Chapter 46 Configuring Ipv6 MBGP
  
  1239
  - Configuration Considerations
    1239
    
    Adding Ipv6 MBGP Neighbors
    1240
    
    Enabling Ipv6 MBGP
    1240
    
    Setting the Maximum Number of Multicast Routes Supported
    1240
    
    Optional Configuration Tasks
    1241
    
    Aggregating Routes Advertised to Ipv6 BGP Neighbors
    1244
  - Displaying Ipv6 MBGP Information
    1244
    
    Displaying Summary MBGP Information
    1245
    
    Displaying the Active MBGP Configuration
    1245
    
    Displaying MBGP Neighbors
    1246
    
    Displaying MBGP Routes
    1247
    
    Displaying the Ipv6 Multicast Route Table
    1248
- Chapter 47 Ipv6 Access Control Lists (Acls)
  
  1249
  - Ipv6 Acls
    1249
  - Using Ipv6 Acls as Input to Other Features
    1250
  - Configuring an Ipv6 ACL
    1250
    
    Example Configurations
    1250
    
    Default and Implicit Ipv6 ACL Action
    1252
    
    ACL Syntax
    1253
  - Applying an Ipv6 ACL to an Interface
    1258
  - Adding TCP Flags to an Ipv6 ACL Entry
    1258
  - Adding a Comment to an Ipv6 ACL Entry
    1259
  - Displaying Acls
    1260
- Chapter 48 Configuring OSPF Version 3
  
  1261
  - OSPF Version 3
    1261
  - Link State Advertisement Types for Ospfv3
    1261
  - Configuring Ospfv3
    1262
    
    Enabling Ospfv3
    1262
    
    Assigning Ospfv3 Areas
    1263
    
    Configuring Virtual Links
    1265
    
    Modifying Virtual Link Parameters
    1266
    
    Changing the Reference Bandwidth for the Cost on Ospfv3 Interfaces
    1267
    
    Redistributing Routes into Ospfv3
    1268
    
    Configuring External Route Summarization
    1271
    
    Filtering Ospfv3 Routes
    1272
    
    Configuring Default Route Origination
    1274
    
    Modifying Shortest Path First Timers
    1275
    
    Modifying Administrative Distance
    1276
    
    Configuring the Ospfv3 LSA Pacing Interval
    1277
    
    Modifying Exit Overflow Interval
    1277
    
    Modifying External Link State Database Limit
    1277
    
    Modifying Ospfv3 Interface Defaults
    1278
    
    Disabling or Reenabling Event Logging
    1279
  - Displaying Ospfv3 Information
    1279
    
    Displaying Ospfv3 Area Information
    1279
    
    Displaying Ospfv3 Database Information
    1280
    
    Displaying Ospfv3 Interface Information
    1286
    
    Displaying Ospfv3 Memory Usage
    1289
    
    Displaying Ospfv3 Neighbor Information
    1290
    
    Displaying Routes Redistributed into Ospfv3
    1292
    
    Displaying Ospfv3 Route Information
    1293
    
    Displaying Ospfv3 SPF Information
    1295
    
    Displaying Ipv6 OSPF Virtual Link Information
    1298
    
    Displaying Ospfv3 Virtual Neighbor Information
    1298
- Chapter 49 Configuring Ipv6 Multicast Features
  
  1301
  - Ipv6 PIM Sparse
    1301
    
    PIM Sparse Router Types
    1301
    
    Configuring PIM Sparse
    1302
    
    RP Paths and SPT Paths
    1302
    
    Configuring Ipv6 PIM-SM on a Virtual Routing Interface
    1303
    
    Ipv6 PIM-Sparse Mode
    1303
    
    Statically Specifying the Rp
    1305
    
    Passive Multicast Route Insertion (PMRI)
    1310
    
    Displaying PIM Sparse Configuration Information and Statistics
    1311
  - Multicast Listener Discovery and Source Specific Multicast
    1319
  - Protocols (Mldv2)
    1319
    
    MLD Version Distinctions
    1320
    
    Enabling Mldv2
    1321
    
    Enabling Source Specific Multicast
    1321
    
    Setting the Query Interval
    1321
    
    Setting the Last Listener Query Count
    1322
    
    Setting the Last Listener Query Interval
    1322
    
    Setting the Maximum Response Time
    1322
    
    Setting the Robustness
    1322
    
    Setting the Version
    1322
    
    Displaying MLD Group Information
    1323
    
    Displaying MLD Information
    1323
    
    Setting the Interface MLD Version
    1323
    
    Specifying a Port Version
    1323
    
    Specifying a Static Group
    1323
    
    Displaying MLD Definitions for an Interface
    1324
    
    Displaying MLD Traffic
    1325
    
    Clearing Ipv6 MLD Traffic
    1326
    
    Embedded Rendezvous Point (RP)
    1326
- Chapter 50 Configuring Ipv6 Routes
  
  1329
  - Configuring a Static Ipv6 Route
    1329
  - Configuring a Ipv6 Multicast Route
    1331
  - Using Syslog
    1333
- Appendix A Using Syslog
  
  1333
  - Displaying Syslog Messages
    1333
  - Configuring the Syslog Service
    1335
    
    Displaying the Syslog Configuration
    1335
    
    Disabling or Re-Enabling Syslog
    1339
    
    Specifying a Syslog Server
    1339
    
    Specifying an Additional Syslog Server
    1339
    
    Disabling Logging of a Message Level
    1340
    
    Logging All CLI Commands to Syslog
    1340
    
    Changing the Log Facility
    1341
    
    Changing the Number of Entries the Local Buffer Can Hold
    1341
    
    Displaying TCP/UDP Port Numbers in Syslog Messages
    1342
    
    Displaying the Interface Name in Syslog Messages
    1342
  - Syslog Messages
    1343
  - RFC Compliance
    1363
    
    RFC Compliance - Bgpv4
    1363
    
    RFC Compliance - IP Multicast
    1364
    
    RFC Compliance - IS-IS
    1364
    
    RFC Compliance - OSPF
    1364
    
    RFC Compliance - RIP
    1364
    
    RFC Compliance - General Protocols
    1365
    
    RFC Compliance - Ipv6 Core
    1366
    
    RFC Compliance - Management
    1366
    
    RFC Compliance - Ipv6 Management
    1367
    
    RFC Compliance - Ipv6 Multicast
    1367
    
    RFC Compliance - Ipv6 Routing
    1367
    
    RFC Compliance - Ipv6 Transitioning
    1367
  - Software Specifications
    1363
- Appendix B Software Specifications
  
  1363
  - IEEE Compliance
    1363
  - Internet Drafts
    1367
  - NIAP-CCEVS Certification
    1369
- Appendix C NIAP-CCEVS Certification
  
  1369
- Appendix D Commands that Require a Reload
  
  1373
  - Acls (IP)
    1373
    
    Numbered ACL
    1373
    
    Named ACL
    1374
    
    Other ACL Commands
    1374
  - Index to the CLI Commands
    1373
- Appendix E Index to the CLI Commands
  
  1373
  - Acls (L2)
    1375
  - Bgp4
    1375
  - Fdp/Cdp
    1381
  - Metro Ring Protocol
    1384
  - Ipv6 BGP4
    1385
  - Ipv6 ACL
    1387
  - Ipv6 Basic Connectivity
    1388
  - Ipv6 Multicast
    1390
  - Ipv6 Ripng
    1391
  - Ipv6 Ospfv3
    1392
  - Is-Is
    1393
  - Metro Ring
    1396
  - Mstp
    1396
  - Multicast (IP)
    1397

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Dell BigIron RX Series Configuration Manual (1458 pages)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Getting Started with the Command Line Interface

Chapter 2 Getting Familiar with the Bigiron RX Series Switch Management Applications

Chapter 3 Using a Redundant Management Module

Chapter 4 Securing Access to Management Functions

Chapter 5 Configuring Basic Parameters

Chapter 6 Configuring Interface Parameters

Chapter 7 Configuring IP

Chapter 8 Link Aggregation

Chapter 9 Configuring LLDP

Chapter 10 Configuring Uni-Directional Link Detection (UDLD)

Chapter 11 Vlans

Chapter 12 Configuring Spanning Tree Protocol

Chapter 13 Configuring Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol

Dell BigIron RX Series Configuration Manual (1424 pages)

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Getting Started with the Command Line Interface

Chapter 2 Getting Familiar with the Bigiron RX Series Switch Management Applications

Chapter 3 Using a Redundant Management Module

Chapter 4 Securing Access to Management Functions

Chapter 5 Configuring Basic Parameters

Chapter 6 Configuring Interface Parameters

Chapter 7 Configuring IP

Chapter 8 Link Aggregation

Chapter 9 Configuring LLDP

Chapter 10 Configuring Uni-Directional Link Detection (UDLD)

Chapter 11 Vlans

Chapter 12 Configuring Spanning Tree Protocol

Chapter 13 Configuring Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol

Chapter 14 Metro Ring Protocol (MRP) Phase 1 and 2

Chapter 15 Virtual Switch Redundancy Protocol (VSRP)

Chapter 16 Topology Groups

Chapter 17 Configuring VRRP and VRRPE

Chapter 18 Configuring Quality of Service

Chapter 19 Configuring Traffic Reduction

Chapter 20 Layer 2 Acls

Chapter 21 Access Control List

Chapter 22 Policy-Based Routing

Chapter 23 Configuring IP Multicast Protocols

Chapter 24 Configuring RIP

Chapter 25 Configuring OSPF Version 2 (Ipv4)

Chapter 26 Configuring BGP4 (Ipv4 and Ipv6)

Chapter 27 Configuring Mbgp

Chapter 28 Configuring IS-IS (Ipv4)

Chapter 29 Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD)

Chapter 30 Configuring Secure Shell

Chapter 31 Configuring Multi-Device Port Authentication

Chapter 32 Using the MAC Port Security Feature and Transparent Port Flooding

Chapter 33 Configuring 802.1X Port Security

Chapter 34 Protecting against Denial of Service Attacks

Chapter 35 Inspecting and Tracking DHCP Packets

Chapter 36 Securing SNMP Access

Chapter 37 Enabling the Foundry Discovery Protocol (FDP) and Reading Cisco

Chapter 38 Remote Network Monitoring

Chapter 39 Configuring Sflow

Chapter 40 Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP) 802.1S

Chapter 41 Configuring IP Multicast Traffic Reduction

Chapter 42 Ipv6 Addressing

Chapter 43 Configuring Basic Ipv6 Connectivity

Chapter 44 Configuring Ripng

Chapter 45 Configuring BGP4

Chapter 46 Configuring Ipv6 MBGP

Chapter 47 Ipv6 Access Control Lists (Acls)

Chapter 48 Configuring OSPF Version 3

Chapter 49 Configuring Ipv6 Multicast Features

Chapter 50 Configuring Ipv6 Routes

Appendix A Using Syslog

Appendix B Software Specifications

Appendix C NIAP-CCEVS Certification

Appendix D Commands that Require a Reload

Appendix E Index to the CLI Commands

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