Basic ip configuration, Ip configuration overview, Full layer 3 support – Brocade Communications Systems Layer 3 Routing Configuration ICX 6650 User Manual
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Basic IP configuration
NOTE
The terms Layer 3 Switch and router are used interchangeably in this chapter and mean the same.
Basic IP configuration
IP is enabled by default. Basic configuration consists of adding IP addresses for Layer 3 Switches,
enabling a route exchange protocol, such as the Routing Information Protocol (RIP).
If you are configuring a Layer 3 Switch, refer to
on page 19 to add IP
addresses, then enable and configure the route exchange protocols, as described in other chapters
of this guide.
If you are configuring a Layer 2 Switch, refer to
“Configuring the management IP address and
specifying the default gateway”
on page 88 to add an IP address for management access through
the network and to specify the default gateway.
The rest of this chapter describes IP and how to configure it in more detail. Use the information in
this chapter if you need to change some of the IP parameters from their default values or you want
to view configuration information or statistics.
IP configuration overview
Brocade Layer 2 Switches and Layer 3 Switches support Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) and IPv6.
IP support on Brocade Layer 2 Switches consists of basic services to support management access
and access to a default gateway.
Full Layer 3 support
IP support on Brocade full Layer 3 Switches includes all of the following, in addition to a highly
configurable implementation of basic IP services including Address Resolution Protocol (ARP),
ICMP Router Discovery Protocol (IRDP), and Reverse ARP (RARP):
•
Route-only support (Global configuration level only)
•
Route redistribution
Local proxy ARP
Yes
Jumbo frames
•
Up to 10,240 bytes
Yes
IP MTU (individual port setting)
Yes
Path MTU discovery
Yes
ICMP Router Discovery Protocol (IRDP)
Yes
Domain Name Server (DNS) resolver
Yes
TABLE 1
Supported IP features (Continued)
Feature
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