Dell Plumbing Product 9.7(0.0) User manual

Dell Networking Configuration Guide for the

Z9500 Switch

9.7(0.0)

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Contents

1 About this Guide................................................................................................. 33

Audience..............................................................................................................................................33

Conventions........................................................................................................................................ 33

Related Documents............................................................................................................................ 33

2 Configuration Fundamentals........................................................................... 34

Accessing the Command Line............................................................................................................34

CLI Modes............................................................................................................................................34

Navigating CLI Modes................................................................................................................... 35

The do Command...............................................................................................................................38

Undoing Commands...........................................................................................................................39

Obtaining Help....................................................................................................................................40

Entering and Editing Commands....................................................................................................... 40

Command History............................................................................................................................... 41

Filtering show Command Outputs..................................................................................................... 41

Multiple Users in Configuration Mode............................................................................................... 43

3 Getting Started................................................................................................... 44

Console Access...................................................................................................................................44

Serial Console................................................................................................................................44

Default Configuration......................................................................................................................... 45

Configuring a Host Name...................................................................................................................45

Accessing the System Remotely........................................................................................................ 46

Accessing the Z9500 Remotely....................................................................................................46

Configure the Management Port IP Address............................................................................... 46

Configure a Management Route.................................................................................................. 47

Configuring a Username and Password.......................................................................................47

Configuring the Enable Password...................................................................................................... 47

Manage Configuration Files................................................................................................................48

File Storage....................................................................................................................................48

Copy Files to and from the System.............................................................................................. 48

Save the Running-Configuration..................................................................................................50

Configure the Overload Bit for a Startup Scenario......................................................................50

Viewing Files..................................................................................................................................50

Changes in Configuration Files..................................................................................................... 51

Enabling Software Features on Devices Using a Command Option................................................ 52

View Command History......................................................................................................................53

Upgrading the Dell Networking OS....................................................................................................53

Using Hashes to Validate Software Images........................................................................................53

4 Switch Management.......................................................................................... 55

Configuring Privilege Levels................................................................................................................55

Creating a Custom Privilege Level................................................................................................55

Removing a Command from EXEC Mode....................................................................................55

Moving a Command from EXEC Privilege Mode to EXEC Mode................................................ 55

Allowing Access to CONFIGURATION Mode Commands.......................................................... 56

Allowing Access to the Following Modes.................................................................................... 56

Applying a Privilege Level to a Username.................................................................................... 58

Applying a Privilege Level to a Terminal Line...............................................................................58

Configuring Logging...........................................................................................................................58

Audit and Security Logs.................................................................................................................59

Configuring Logging Format ...................................................................................................... 60

Setting Up a Secure Connection to a Syslog Server.................................................................... 61

Log Messages in the Internal Buffer...................................................................................................62

Configuration Task List for System Log Management.................................................................62

Disabling System Logging...................................................................................................................62

Sending System Messages to a Syslog Server....................................................................................63

Configuring a UNIX System as a Syslog Server............................................................................63

Display the Logging Buffer and the Logging Configuration............................................................. 63

Changing System Logging Settings................................................................................................... 64

Configuring a UNIX Logging Facility Level.........................................................................................65

Synchronizing Log Messages............................................................................................................. 66

Enabling Timestamp on Syslog Messages......................................................................................... 66

File Transfer Services...........................................................................................................................67

Configuration Task List for File Transfer Services........................................................................ 67

Enabling the FTP Server................................................................................................................ 67

Configuring FTP Server Parameters............................................................................................. 68

Configuring FTP Client Parameters..............................................................................................68

Terminal Lines.....................................................................................................................................69

Denying and Permitting Access to a Terminal Line.....................................................................69

Configuring Login Authentication for Terminal Lines................................................................. 70

Setting Time Out of EXEC Privilege Mode..........................................................................................71

Using Telnet to Access Another Network Device.............................................................................. 71

Lock CONFIGURATION Mode............................................................................................................72

Viewing the Configuration Lock Status........................................................................................ 72

Recovering from a Forgotten Password on the Z9500.....................................................................73

Ignoring the Startup Configuration and Booting from the Factory-Default Configuration............ 73

Recovering from a Failed Start on the Z9500....................................................................................74

Restoring Factory-Default Settings.................................................................................................... 74

Important Points to Remember....................................................................................................74

Restoring Factory-Default Boot Environment Variables..............................................................75

5 802.1X................................................................................................................... 78

The Port-Authentication Process.......................................................................................................79

EAP over RADIUS........................................................................................................................... 81

Configuring 802.1X..............................................................................................................................81

Related Configuration Tasks......................................................................................................... 81

Important Points to Remember..........................................................................................................82

Enabling 802.1X...................................................................................................................................82

Configuring Request Identity Re-Transmissions...............................................................................84

Configuring a Quiet Period after a Failed Authentication........................................................... 84

Forcibly Authorizing or Unauthorizing a Port....................................................................................85

Re-Authenticating a Port....................................................................................................................86

Configuring Timeouts......................................................................................................................... 87

Configuring Dynamic VLAN Assignment with Port Authentication..................................................88

Guest and Authentication-Fail VLANs................................................................................................89

Configuring a Guest VLAN............................................................................................................90

Configuring an Authentication-Fail VLAN....................................................................................90

6 Access Control Lists (ACLs)...............................................................................92

IP Access Control Lists (ACLs)............................................................................................................ 93

CAM Usage.................................................................................................................................... 93

Implementing ACLs ......................................................................................................................94

IP Fragment Handling......................................................................................................................... 96

IP Fragments ACL Examples......................................................................................................... 96

Layer 4 ACL Rules Examples.........................................................................................................96

Configure a Standard IP ACL.............................................................................................................. 97

Configuring a Standard IP ACL Filter............................................................................................99

Configure an Extended IP ACL.........................................................................................................100

Configuring Filters with a Sequence Number............................................................................100

Configuring Filters Without a Sequence Number...................................................................... 101

Configure Layer 2 and Layer 3 ACLs................................................................................................ 102

Using ACL VLAN Groups...................................................................................................................103

Guidelines for Configuring ACL VLAN Groups.......................................................................... 103

Configuring an ACL VLAN Group...............................................................................................104

Allocating ACL VLAN CAM..........................................................................................................105

Applying an IP ACL to an Interface...................................................................................................105

Configure Ingress ACLs.............................................................................................................. 106

Configure Egress ACLs................................................................................................................107

Applying Egress Layer 3 ACLs (Control-Plane).......................................................................... 107

Counting ACL Hits.......................................................................................................................108

IP Prefix Lists..................................................................................................................................... 108

Implementation Information...................................................................................................... 109

Configuration Task List for Prefix Lists....................................................................................... 109

ACL Resequencing.............................................................................................................................113

Resequencing an ACL or Prefix List............................................................................................ 113

Route Maps........................................................................................................................................ 115

Implementation Information.......................................................................................................115

Important Points to Remember........................................................................................................ 115

Configuration Task List for Route Maps......................................................................................115

Configuring Match Routes.......................................................................................................... 118

Configuring Set Conditions.........................................................................................................119

Configure a Route Map for Route Redistribution...................................................................... 120

Configure a Route Map for Route Tagging................................................................................ 121

Continue Clause.......................................................................................................................... 121

7 Bare Metal Provisioning (BMP)....................................................................... 123

Enhanced Behavior of the stop bmp Command.............................................................................123

Removal of User-Defined String Parameter in the reload-type Command...................................123

Service Tag Information in the Option 60 String.............................................................................123

8 Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD).................................................. 124

How BFD Works................................................................................................................................ 124

BFD Packet Format......................................................................................................................125

BFD Sessions................................................................................................................................127

BFD Three-Way Handshake........................................................................................................ 127

Session State Changes................................................................................................................ 128

Important Points to Remember........................................................................................................129

Configure BFD...................................................................................................................................129

Configure BFD for Static Routes.................................................................................................130

Configure BFD for OSPF..............................................................................................................131

Configure BFD for OSPFv3..........................................................................................................135

Configure BFD for IS-IS...............................................................................................................136

Configure BFD for BGP............................................................................................................... 139

Configure BFD for VRRP............................................................................................................. 146

Configuring Protocol Liveness................................................................................................... 149

9 Border Gateway Protocol IPv4 (BGPv4).......................................................150

Autonomous Systems (AS)................................................................................................................150

Sessions and Peers............................................................................................................................ 152

Establish a Session.......................................................................................................................153

Route Reflectors................................................................................................................................153

Communities............................................................................................................................... 154

BGP Attributes................................................................................................................................... 154

Best Path Selection Criteria.........................................................................................................155

Weight.......................................................................................................................................... 157

Local Preference..........................................................................................................................157

Multi-Exit Discriminators (MEDs)................................................................................................ 158

Origin........................................................................................................................................... 159

AS Path.........................................................................................................................................160

Next Hop..................................................................................................................................... 160

Multiprotocol BGP............................................................................................................................ 160

Implement BGP ................................................................................................................................ 161

Additional Path (Add-Path) Support............................................................................................161

Advertise IGP Cost as MED for Redistributed Routes.................................................................161

Ignore Router-ID for Some Best-Path Calculations..................................................................162

Four-Byte AS Numbers............................................................................................................... 162

AS4 Number Representation...................................................................................................... 162

AS Number Migration..................................................................................................................164

BGP4 Management Information Base (MIB).............................................................................. 166

Important Points to Remember..................................................................................................166

Configuration Information................................................................................................................167

BGP Configuration............................................................................................................................ 167

Enabling BGP...............................................................................................................................168

Configuring AS4 Number Representations................................................................................ 172

Configuring Peer Groups............................................................................................................ 173

Configuring BGP Fast Fail-Over..................................................................................................176

Configuring Passive Peering....................................................................................................... 178

Maintaining Existing AS Numbers During an AS Migration........................................................ 179

Allowing an AS Number to Appear in its Own AS Path..............................................................180

Enabling Neighbor Graceful Restart...........................................................................................180

Filtering on an AS-Path Attribute................................................................................................ 181

Regular Expressions as Filters..................................................................................................... 183

Redistributing Routes..................................................................................................................184

Enabling Additional Paths............................................................................................................185

Configuring IP Community Lists.................................................................................................185

Configuring an IP Extended Community List.............................................................................187

Filtering Routes with Community Lists.......................................................................................188

Manipulating the COMMUNITY Attribute...................................................................................188

Changing MED Attributes........................................................................................................... 190

Changing the LOCAL_PREFERENCE Attribute.......................................................................... 190

Changing the NEXT_HOP Attribute............................................................................................191

Changing the WEIGHT Attribute.................................................................................................192

Enabling Multipath.......................................................................................................................192

Filtering BGP Routes....................................................................................................................192

Filtering BGP Routes Using Route Maps.................................................................................... 194

Filtering BGP Routes Using AS-PATH Information.................................................................... 194

Configuring BGP Route Reflectors.............................................................................................195

Aggregating Routes.....................................................................................................................196

Configuring BGP Confederations...............................................................................................196

Enabling Route Flap Dampening................................................................................................ 197

Changing BGP Timers................................................................................................................ 200

Enabling BGP Neighbor Soft-Reconfiguration..........................................................................200

Route Map Continue...................................................................................................................201

Enabling MBGP Configurations........................................................................................................202

BGP Regular Expression Optimization.............................................................................................203

Debugging BGP................................................................................................................................ 203

Storing Last and Bad PDUs.........................................................................................................204

Capturing PDUs.......................................................................................................................... 205

PDU Counters.............................................................................................................................206

Sample Configurations.....................................................................................................................206

10 Content Addressable Memory (CAM)......................................................... 216

CAM Allocation..................................................................................................................................216

Test CAM Usage................................................................................................................................ 218

View CAM-ACL Settings....................................................................................................................218

View CAM Usage............................................................................................................................... 219

Return to the Default CAM Configuration.......................................................................................220

CAM Optimization............................................................................................................................ 220

Applications for CAM Profiling..........................................................................................................221

LAG HashingLAG Hashing Based on Bidirectional Flow............................................................221

Unified Forwarding Table (UFT) Modes............................................................................................221

Configuring UFT Modes.............................................................................................................. 221

11 Control Plane Policing (CoPP)..................................................................... 223

Z9500 CoPP Implementation.......................................................................................................... 223

Protocol-based Control Plane Policing..................................................................................... 223

Queue-based Control Plane Policing........................................................................................224

CoPP Example...................................................................................................................................225

Configure Control Plane Policing.................................................................................................... 226

Configuring CoPP for Protocols................................................................................................ 226

Examples of Configuring CoPP for Protocols............................................................................227

Configuring CoPP for CPU Queues...........................................................................................229

Examples of Configuring CoPP for CPU Queues......................................................................229

Displaying CoPP Configuration..................................................................................................230

Troubleshooting CoPP Operation................................................................................................... 234

Enabling CPU Traffic Statistics................................................................................................... 234

Viewing CPU Traffic Statistics.....................................................................................................234

Troubleshooting CPU Packet Loss.............................................................................................234

Viewing Per-Protocol CoPP Counters.......................................................................................237

Viewing Per-Queue CoPP Counters..........................................................................................239

12 Data Center Bridging (DCB)..........................................................................241

Ethernet Enhancements in Data Center Bridging............................................................................241

Priority-Based Flow Control.......................................................................................................242

Enhanced Transmission Selection............................................................................................. 243

Data Center Bridging Exchange Protocol (DCBx)..................................................................... 244

Data Center Bridging in a Traffic Flow.......................................................................................245

Enabling Data Center Bridging.........................................................................................................245

QoS dot1p Traffic Classification and Queue Assignment...............................................................246

SNMP Support for PFC and Buffer Statistics Tracking.................................................................... 246

DCB Maps and its Attributes.............................................................................................................247

DCB Map: Configuration Procedure.......................................................................................... 247

Important Points to Remember................................................................................................. 248

Applying a DCB Map on a Port...................................................................................................248

Configuring PFC without a DCB Map........................................................................................ 249

Configuring Lossless Queues.....................................................................................................249

Data Center Bridging: Default Configuration..................................................................................250

Configuring PFC and ETS in a DCB Map.......................................................................................... 251

PFC Configuration Notes............................................................................................................ 251

PFC Prerequisites and Restrictions.............................................................................................252

ETS Configuration Notes............................................................................................................ 252

ETS Prerequisites and Restrictions............................................................................................. 253

Configuring Priority-Based Flow Control........................................................................................254

Configuring Lossless Queues..................................................................................................... 255

Configure Enhanced Transmission Selection..................................................................................256

ETS Prerequisites and Restrictions............................................................................................. 256

Creating an ETS Priority Group.................................................................................................. 256

ETS Operation with DCBx...........................................................................................................257

Configuring Bandwidth Allocation for DCBx CIN..................................................................... 258

Applying the DCB Policies on Linecard........................................................................................... 259

Applying DCB Policies on SFM Ports............................................................................................... 259

Configure a DCBx Operation........................................................................................................... 259

DCBx Operation..........................................................................................................................260

DCBx Port Roles......................................................................................................................... 260

DCB Configuration Exchange.................................................................................................... 262

Configuration Source Election...................................................................................................262

Propagation of DCB Information............................................................................................... 263

Auto-Detection and Manual Configuration of the DCBx Version............................................ 263

Behavior of Tagged Packets.......................................................................................................264

Configuration Example for DSCP and PFC Priorities................................................................ 264

DCBx Example.............................................................................................................................265

DCBx Prerequisites and Restrictions..........................................................................................265

Configuring DCBx.......................................................................................................................266

Verifying the DCB Configuration......................................................................................................270

Generation of PFC for a Priority for Untagged Packets...................................................................281

Operations on Untagged Packets.................................................................................................... 281

Performing PFC Using DSCP Bits Instead of 802.1p Bits.................................................................281

PFC and ETS Configuration Examples............................................................................................. 282

Using PFC and ETS to Manage Data Center Traffic........................................................................ 282

PFC and ETS Configuration Command Examples.................................................................... 284

Using PFC and ETS to Manage Converged Ethernet Traffic.....................................................284

Hierarchical Scheduling in ETS Output Policies........................................................................284

Priority-Based Flow Control Using Dynamic Buffer Method..........................................................285

Pause and Resume of Traffic......................................................................................................285

Buffer Sizes for Lossless or PFC Packets................................................................................... 286

Configuring the Dynamic Buffer Method........................................................................................286

Sample Configurations.....................................................................................................................289

.....................................................................................................................................................289

13 Debugging and Diagnostics......................................................................... 293

Offline Diagnostics........................................................................................................................... 293

Important Points to Remember................................................................................................. 293

Running Offline Diagnostics.......................................................................................................293

Examples of Running Offline Diagnostics..................................................................................295

TRACE Logs.......................................................................................................................................302

Auto Save on Reload, Crash, or Rollover................................................................................... 303

Last Restart Reason...........................................................................................................................303

Line Card Restart Causes and Reasons......................................................................................303

show hardware Commands.............................................................................................................303

Environmental Monitoring................................................................................................................305

Display Power Supply Status...................................................................................................... 305

Display Fan Status....................................................................................................................... 306

Display Transceiver Type............................................................................................................306

Recognize an Over-Temperature Condition............................................................................ 308

Troubleshoot an Over-Temperature Condition........................................................................309

Troubleshooting Packet Loss............................................................................................................311

Displaying Drop Counters........................................................................................................... 311

Displaying Dataplane Statistics................................................................................................... 313

Displaying Line-Card Counters.................................................................................................. 314

Accessing Application Core Dumps................................................................................................. 315

Mini Core Dumps.............................................................................................................................. 316

Full Kernel Core Dumps....................................................................................................................316

Enabling TCP Dumps.........................................................................................................................317

14 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)........................................318

DHCP Packet Format and Options...................................................................................................318

Assign an IP Address using DHCP....................................................................................................320

Implementation Information............................................................................................................ 321

Configure the System to be a DHCP Server.................................................................................... 322

Configuring the Server for Automatic Address Allocation........................................................ 322

Specifying a Default Gateway.....................................................................................................324

Configure a Method of Hostname Resolution.......................................................................... 324

Using DNS for Address Resolution.............................................................................................324

Using NetBIOS WINS for Address Resolution............................................................................324

Creating Manual Binding Entries................................................................................................ 325

Debugging the DHCP Server......................................................................................................325

Using DHCP Clear Commands...................................................................................................325

Configure the System to be a Relay Agent......................................................................................326

Configure the System to be a DHCP Client.................................................................................... 328

DHCP Client on a Management Interface................................................................................. 328

DHCP Client Operation with Other Features............................................................................ 329

Configure Secure DHCP...................................................................................................................329

Option 82.................................................................................................................................... 330

DHCP Snooping..........................................................................................................................330

Drop DHCP Packets on Snooped VLANs Only..........................................................................334

Dynamic ARP Inspection............................................................................................................ 334

Configuring Dynamic ARP Inspection........................................................................................335

Source Address Validation................................................................................................................336

Enabling IP Source Address Validation.......................................................................................337

DHCP MAC Source Address Validation...................................................................................... 337

Enabling IP+MAC Source Address Validation............................................................................ 337

Viewing the Number of SAV Dropped Packets..........................................................................338

Clearing the Number of SAV Dropped Packets.........................................................................338

15 Equal Cost Multi-Path (ECMP)..................................................................... 339

ECMP for Flow-Based Affinity.......................................................................................................... 339

Enabling Deterministic ECMP Next Hop....................................................................................339

Configuring the Hash Algorithm Seed....................................................................................... 339

Link Bundle Monitoring.................................................................................................................... 340

Managing ECMP Group Paths....................................................................................................340

Creating an ECMP Group Bundle............................................................................................... 341

Modifying the ECMP Group Threshold...................................................................................... 341

ECMP Support in L3 Host and LPM Tables......................................................................................342

16 FCoE Transit....................................................................................................344

Fibre Channel over Ethernet............................................................................................................ 344

Ensure Robustness in a Converged Ethernet Network...................................................................344

FIP Snooping on Ethernet Bridges...................................................................................................346

Using FIP Snooping...........................................................................................................................348

FIP Snooping Prerequisites.........................................................................................................348

Important Points to Remember................................................................................................. 349

Enabling the FCoE Transit Feature.............................................................................................350

Enable FIP Snooping on VLANs..................................................................................................350

Configure the FC-MAP Value.....................................................................................................350

Configure a Port for a Bridge-to-Bridge Link............................................................................350

Configure a Port for a Bridge-to-FCF Link.................................................................................351

Impact on Other Software Features........................................................................................... 351

FIP Snooping Restrictions........................................................................................................... 351

Configuring FIP Snooping...........................................................................................................351

FCoE Transit Configuration Example...............................................................................................353

Displaying FIP Snooping Information.............................................................................................. 354

17 Enabling FIPS Cryptography.........................................................................361

Configuration Tasks.......................................................................................................................... 361

Preparing the System........................................................................................................................ 361

Enabling FIPS Mode.......................................................................................................................... 362

Generating Host-Keys...................................................................................................................... 362

Monitoring FIPS Mode Status........................................................................................................... 363

Disabling FIPS Mode......................................................................................................................... 363

18 Flex Hash..........................................................................................................365

Flex Hash Capability Overview......................................................................................................... 365

Configuring the Flex Hash Mechanism............................................................................................365

RDMA Over Converged Ethernet (RoCE) Overview........................................................................366

Preserving 802.1Q VLAN Tag Value for Lite Subinterfaces............................................................. 367

19 Force10 Resilient Ring Protocol (FRRP).....................................................368

Protocol Overview............................................................................................................................368

Ring Status...................................................................................................................................369

Multiple FRRP Rings.................................................................................................................... 370

Important FRRP Points................................................................................................................370

Important FRRP Concepts..........................................................................................................370

Implementing FRRP.......................................................................................................................... 372

FRRP Configuration...........................................................................................................................372

Creating the FRRP Group............................................................................................................372

Configuring the Control VLAN................................................................................................... 373

Configuring and Adding the Member VLANs.............................................................................374

Setting the FRRP Timers..............................................................................................................375

Clearing the FRRP Counters....................................................................................................... 375

Viewing the FRRP Configuration................................................................................................ 376

Viewing the FRRP Information....................................................................................................376

Troubleshooting FRRP......................................................................................................................376

Configuration Checks.................................................................................................................376

Sample Configuration and Topology...............................................................................................376

20 GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP)................................................379

Important Points to Remember....................................................................................................... 379

Configure GVRP................................................................................................................................380

Related Configuration Tasks...................................................................................................... 380

Enabling GVRP Globally....................................................................................................................381

Enabling GVRP on a Layer 2 Interface..............................................................................................381

Configure GVRP Registration........................................................................................................... 381

Configure a GARP Timer.................................................................................................................. 382

21 Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP).........................................384

IGMP Implementation Information..................................................................................................384

IGMP Protocol Overview..................................................................................................................384

IGMP Version 2........................................................................................................................... 384

IGMP Version 3............................................................................................................................386

Configure IGMP................................................................................................................................ 389

Related Configuration Tasks...................................................................................................... 389

Viewing IGMP Enabled Interfaces....................................................................................................390

Selecting an IGMP Version...............................................................................................................390

Viewing IGMP Groups.......................................................................................................................391

Adjusting Timers................................................................................................................................391

Adjusting Query and Response Timers...................................................................................... 391

Adjusting the IGMP Querier Timeout Value...............................................................................392

Configuring a Static IGMP Group.....................................................................................................392

Enabling IGMP Immediate-Leave.....................................................................................................393

IGMP Snooping.................................................................................................................................393

IGMP Snooping Implementation Information........................................................................... 393

Configuring IGMP Snooping...................................................................................................... 393

Removing a Group-Port Association......................................................................................... 394

Disabling Multicast Flooding...................................................................................................... 394

Specifying a Port as Connected to a Multicast Router..............................................................395

Configuring the Switch as Querier.............................................................................................395

Fast Convergence after MSTP Topology Changes......................................................................... 396

Designating a Multicast Router Interface........................................................................................ 396

22 Interfaces......................................................................................................... 397

Basic Interface Configuration...........................................................................................................397

Advanced Interface Configuration...................................................................................................397

Port Numbering Convention............................................................................................................397

Interface Types................................................................................................................................. 398

View Basic Interface Information.....................................................................................................398

Enabling a Physical Interface........................................................................................................... 400

Physical Interfaces............................................................................................................................ 401

Port Pipes.....................................................................................................................................401

Network Processing Units (NPUs).............................................................................................. 401

Configuration Task List for Physical Interfaces......................................................................... 402

Overview of Layer Modes...........................................................................................................402

Configuring Layer 2 (Data Link) Mode....................................................................................... 402

Configuring Layer 2 (Interface) Mode........................................................................................403

Configuring Layer 3 (Network) Mode........................................................................................ 403

Configuring Layer 3 (Interface) Mode........................................................................................404

Egress Interface Selection (EIS)........................................................................................................405

Important Points to Remember................................................................................................. 405

Configuring EIS........................................................................................................................... 405

Management Interfaces................................................................................................................... 406

Configuring a Dedicated Management Interface .....................................................................406

Configuring a Management Interface on an Ethernet Port...................................................... 407

VLAN Interfaces................................................................................................................................ 408

Loopback Interfaces.........................................................................................................................409

Null Interfaces...................................................................................................................................409

Port Channel Interfaces....................................................................................................................410

Port Channel Definition and Standards......................................................................................410

Port Channel Benefits................................................................................................................. 410

Port Channel Implementation....................................................................................................410

10/40 Gbps Interfaces in Port Channels.....................................................................................411

Configuration Tasks for Port Channel Interfaces.......................................................................411

Creating a Port Channel..............................................................................................................412

Adding a Physical Interface to a Port Channel...........................................................................412

Reassigning an Interface to a New Port Channel...................................................................... 414

Configuring the Minimum Oper Up Links in a Port Channel.................................................... 415

Adding or Removing a Port Channel from a VLAN....................................................................415

Assigning an IP Address to a Port Channel................................................................................ 416

Deleting or Disabling a Port Channel.........................................................................................416

Load Balancing Through Port Channels.................................................................................... 416

Load-Balancing Methods............................................................................................................417

Changing the Hash Algorithm.................................................................................................... 417

Bulk Configuration............................................................................................................................418

Interface Range........................................................................................................................... 418

Bulk Configuration Examples..................................................................................................... 418

Defining Interface Range Macros.................................................................................................... 420

Define the Interface Range......................................................................................................... 421

Choosing an Interface-Range Macro.........................................................................................421

Monitoring and Maintaining Interfaces............................................................................................ 421

Displaying Traffic Statistics on HiGig Ports......................................................................................422

Link Bundle Monitoring.................................................................................................................... 423

Monitoring HiGig Link Bundles........................................................................................................ 423

Guidelines for Monitoring HiGig Link-Bundles .........................................................................424

Enabling HiGig Link-Bundle Monitoring.................................................................................... 425

Fanning out 40G Ports Dynamically................................................................................................ 425

Splitting QSFP Ports to SFP+ Ports.................................................................................................. 426

Converting a QSFP or QSFP+ Port to an SFP or SFP+ Port...................................................... 426

Link Dampening................................................................................................................................ 431

Important Points to Remember................................................................................................. 432

Enabling Link Dampening...........................................................................................................432

Using Ethernet Pause Frames for Flow Control.............................................................................. 433

Enabling Pause Frames...............................................................................................................434

Configure the MTU Size on an Interface......................................................................................... 435

Auto-Negotiation on Ethernet Interfaces........................................................................................436

Set Auto-Negotiation Options................................................................................................... 436

View Advanced Interface Information............................................................................................. 437

Configuring the Interface Sampling Size................................................................................... 437

Dynamic Counters............................................................................................................................439

Clearing Interface Counters....................................................................................................... 439

23 Internet Protocol Security (IPSec).............................................................. 441

Configuring IPSec ............................................................................................................................442

24 IPv4 Routing................................................................................................... 443

IP Addresses......................................................................................................................................443

Implementation Information......................................................................................................443

Configuration Tasks for IP Addresses.............................................................................................. 443

Assigning IP Addresses to an Interface............................................................................................444

Configuring Static Routes................................................................................................................ 445

Configure Static Routes for the Management Interface.................................................................446

Enabling Directed Broadcast............................................................................................................446

Resolution of Host Names............................................................................................................... 447

Enabling Dynamic Resolution of Host Names................................................................................ 447

Specifying the Local System Domain and a List of Domains......................................................... 448

Configuring DNS with Traceroute................................................................................................... 448

ARP....................................................................................................................................................449

Configuration Tasks for ARP............................................................................................................ 449

Configuring Static ARP Entries.........................................................................................................450

Enabling Proxy ARP.......................................................................................................................... 450

Clearing ARP Cache......................................................................................................................... 450

ARP Learning via Gratuitous ARP......................................................................................................451

Enabling ARP Learning via Gratuitous ARP...................................................................................... 451

ARP Learning via ARP Request..........................................................................................................451

Configuring ARP Retries................................................................................................................... 452

ICMP.................................................................................................................................................. 453

Configuration Tasks for ICMP.......................................................................................................... 453

Enabling ICMP Unreachable Messages............................................................................................453

UDP Helper....................................................................................................................................... 454

Configure UDP Helper................................................................................................................454

Important Points to Remember................................................................................................. 454

Enabling UDP Helper........................................................................................................................454

Configuring a Broadcast Address.....................................................................................................455

Configurations Using UDP Helper................................................................................................... 455

UDP Helper with Broadcast-All Addresses...................................................................................... 455

UDP Helper with Subnet Broadcast Addresses............................................................................... 456

UDP Helper with Configured Broadcast Addresses........................................................................ 457

UDP Helper with No Configured Broadcast Addresses.................................................................. 457

Troubleshooting UDP Helper...........................................................................................................458

25 IPv6 Routing....................................................................................................459

Protocol Overview............................................................................................................................459

Extended Address Space............................................................................................................ 459

Stateless Autoconfiguration....................................................................................................... 459

IPv6 Headers...............................................................................................................................460

IPv6 Header Fields.......................................................................................................................461

Extension Header Fields............................................................................................................. 462

IPv6 Addressing...........................................................................................................................463

IPv6 Implementation on the Dell Networking OS...........................................................................465

Configuring the LPM Table for IPv6 Extended Prefixes.................................................................. 467

ICMPv6.............................................................................................................................................. 467

Path MTU Discovery......................................................................................................................... 467

IPv6 Neighbor Discovery..................................................................................................................468

IPv6 Neighbor Discovery of MTU Packets.................................................................................469

Configuring the IPv6 Recursive DNS Server..............................................................................469

Secure Shell (SSH) Over an IPv6 Transport...................................................................................... 471

Configuration Tasks for IPv6.............................................................................................................471

Adjusting Your CAM Profile.........................................................................................................472

Assigning an IPv6 Address to an Interface................................................................................. 472

Assigning a Static IPv6 Route......................................................................................................473

Configuring Telnet with IPv6......................................................................................................474

SNMP over IPv6...........................................................................................................................474

Displaying IPv6 Information....................................................................................................... 474

Displaying an IPv6 Configuration............................................................................................... 475

Displaying IPv6 Routes................................................................................................................475

Displaying the Running Configuration for an Interface.............................................................477

Clearing IPv6 Routes...................................................................................................................477

26 iSCSI Optimization.........................................................................................478

iSCSI Optimization Overview........................................................................................................... 478

Default iSCSI Optimization Values...................................................................................................480

iSCSI Optimization Prerequisites..................................................................................................... 480

Configuring iSCSI Optimization.......................................................................................................480

Displaying iSCSI Optimization Information..................................................................................... 483

Enable and Disable iSCSI Optimization........................................................................................... 484

Synchronizing iSCSI Sessions Learned on VLT-Lags with VLT-Peer..............................................485

Monitoring iSCSI Traffic Flows......................................................................................................... 485

Information Monitored in iSCSI Traffic Flows..................................................................................485

Detection and Auto-Configuration for Dell EqualLogic Arrays......................................................486

Configuring Detection and Ports for Dell Compellent Arrays........................................................486

Application of Quality of Service to iSCSI Traffic Flows..................................................................487

27 Intermediate System to Intermediate System..........................................488

IS-IS Protocol Overview...................................................................................................................488

IS-IS Addressing................................................................................................................................488

Multi-Topology IS-IS........................................................................................................................ 489

Transition Mode..........................................................................................................................489

Interface Support........................................................................................................................490

Adjacencies.................................................................................................................................490

Graceful Restart................................................................................................................................490

Timers..........................................................................................................................................490

Implementation Information............................................................................................................ 491

Configuration Information............................................................................................................... 492

Configuration Tasks for IS-IS......................................................................................................492

Configuring the Distance of a Route..........................................................................................501

Changing the IS-Type................................................................................................................. 501

Redistributing IPv4 Routes......................................................................................................... 504

Redistributing IPv6 Routes..........................................................................................................505

Configuring Authentication Passwords..................................................................................... 506

Setting the Overload Bit............................................................................................................. 506

Debugging IS-IS.......................................................................................................................... 507

IS-IS Metric Styles.............................................................................................................................508

Configure Metric Values...................................................................................................................508

Maximum Values in the Routing Table...................................................................................... 509

Change the IS-IS Metric Style in One Level Only......................................................................509

Leaks from One Level to Another............................................................................................... 511

Sample Configurations......................................................................................................................511

28 Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP)...............................................514

Introduction to Dynamic LAGs and LACP........................................................................................514

Important Points to Remember..................................................................................................514

LACP Modes.................................................................................................................................515

Configuring LACP Commands....................................................................................................515

LACP Configuration Tasks................................................................................................................ 516

Creating a LAG.............................................................................................................................516

Configuring the LAG Interfaces as Dynamic.............................................................................. 517

Setting the LACP Long Timeout..................................................................................................517

Monitoring and Debugging LACP...............................................................................................518

Shared LAG State Tracking............................................................................................................... 518

Configuring Shared LAG State Tracking.....................................................................................519

Important Points about Shared LAG State Tracking..................................................................520

LACP Basic Configuration Example..................................................................................................521

Configure a LAG on ALPHA.........................................................................................................521

29 Layer 2..............................................................................................................529

Manage the MAC Address Table...................................................................................................... 529

Clearing the MAC Address Table................................................................................................529

Setting the Aging Time for Dynamic Entries..............................................................................529

Configuring a Static MAC Address............................................................................................. 530

Displaying the MAC Address Table.............................................................................................530

MAC Learning Limit.......................................................................................................................... 530

Setting the MAC Learning Limit.................................................................................................. 531

mac learning-limit Dynamic....................................................................................................... 531

mac learning-limit mac-address-sticky..................................................................................... 531

mac learning-limit station-move............................................................................................... 532

mac learning-limit no-station-move......................................................................................... 532

Learning Limit Violation Actions.................................................................................................533

Setting Station Move Violation Actions...................................................................................... 533

Recovering from Learning Limit and Station Move Violations..................................................533

NIC Teaming..................................................................................................................................... 534

Configure Redundant Pairs...............................................................................................................535

Important Points about Configuring Redundant Pairs.............................................................. 537

Far-End Failure Detection................................................................................................................ 538

FEFD State Changes....................................................................................................................539

Configuring FEFD........................................................................................................................540

Enabling FEFD on an Interface....................................................................................................541

Debugging FEFD......................................................................................................................... 542

30 Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)........................................................544

802.1AB (LLDP) Overview.................................................................................................................544

Protocol Data Units.................................................................................................................... 544

Optional TLVs....................................................................................................................................545

Management TLVs...................................................................................................................... 545

TIA-1057 (LLDP-MED) Overview...................................................................................................... 547

TIA Organizationally Specific TLVs.............................................................................................548

Configure LLDP.................................................................................................................................552

Related Configuration Tasks.......................................................................................................552

Important Points to Remember..................................................................................................553

LLDP Compatibility......................................................................................................................553

CONFIGURATION versus INTERFACE Configurations....................................................................553

Enabling LLDP................................................................................................................................... 554

Disabling and Undoing LLDP......................................................................................................554

Enabling LLDP on Management Ports............................................................................................. 554

Disabling and Undoing LLDP on Management Ports................................................................554

Advertising TLVs................................................................................................................................555

Viewing the LLDP Configuration......................................................................................................556

Viewing Information Advertised by Adjacent LLDP Agents.............................................................557

Configuring LLDPDU Intervals......................................................................................................... 558

Configuring Transmit and Receive Mode........................................................................................ 558

Configuring a Time to Live............................................................................................................... 559

Debugging LLDP...............................................................................................................................560

Relevant Management Objects........................................................................................................ 561

31 Microsoft Network Load Balancing............................................................ 567

NLB Unicast and Multicast Modes....................................................................................................567

NLB Unicast Mode Example....................................................................................................... 567

NLB Multicast Mode Example.....................................................................................................568

NLB Benefits......................................................................................................................................568

NLB Restrictions................................................................................................................................568

NLB VLAN Flooding.......................................................................................................................... 569

Configuring NLB on a Switch...........................................................................................................569

..................................................................................................................................................... 569

32 Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP)...........................................570

Protocol Overview............................................................................................................................ 570

Anycast RP.........................................................................................................................................572

Implementation Information............................................................................................................ 572

Configure Multicast Source Discovery Protocol............................................................................. 572

Related Configuration Tasks.......................................................................................................572

Enable MSDP..................................................................................................................................... 576

Manage the Source-Active Cache....................................................................................................577

Viewing the Source-Active Cache..............................................................................................577

Limiting the Source-Active Cache............................................................................................. 578

Clearing the Source-Active Cache.............................................................................................578

Enabling the Rejected Source-Active Cache.............................................................................578

Accept Source-Active Messages that Fail the RFP Check...............................................................578

Specifying Source-Active Messages................................................................................................ 582

Limiting the Source-Active Messages from a Peer......................................................................... 583

Preventing MSDP from Caching a Local Source.............................................................................583

Preventing MSDP from Caching a Remote Source.........................................................................584

Preventing MSDP from Advertising a Local Source.........................................................................585

Logging Changes in Peership States................................................................................................586

Terminating a Peership.....................................................................................................................586

Clearing Peer Statistics..................................................................................................................... 586

Debugging MSDP..............................................................................................................................587

MSDP with Anycast RP......................................................................................................................587

Configuring Anycast RP....................................................................................................................589

Reducing Source-Active Message Flooding..............................................................................589

Specifying the RP Address Used in SA Messages.......................................................................589

MSDP Sample Configurations.......................................................................................................... 592

33 Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP).................................................. 595

Protocol Overview............................................................................................................................595

Spanning Tree Variations..................................................................................................................596

Implementation Information......................................................................................................596

Configure Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol....................................................................................596

Related Configuration Tasks...................................................................................................... 596

Enable Multiple Spanning Tree Globally.......................................................................................... 597

Adding and Removing Interfaces..................................................................................................... 597

Creating Multiple Spanning Tree Instances..................................................................................... 597

Influencing MSTP Root Selection.................................................................................................... 599

Interoperate with Non-Dell Bridges................................................................................................ 599

Changing the Region Name or Revision.........................................................................................600

Modifying Global Parameters.......................................................................................................... 600

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