Brocade FastIron Ethernet Switch Layer 3 Routing Configuration Guide - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
Preface...................................................................................................................................15
Document conventions....................................................................................15
Text formatting conventions................................................................ 15
Command syntax conventions............................................................ 15
Notes, cautions, and warnings............................................................ 16
Brocade resources.......................................................................................... 17
Contacting Brocade Technical Support...........................................................17
Document feedback........................................................................................ 18
About This Document.............................................................................................................. 19
Supported Hardware....................................................................................... 19
What’s new in this document.......................................................................... 19
How command information is presented in this guide.....................................20
IP Configuration......................................................................................................................21
Supported IP features..................................................................................... 21
Basic IP configuration..................................................................................... 22
IP configuration overview................................................................................ 23
Full Layer 3 support............................................................................ 23
IP interfaces........................................................................................ 23
IP packet flow through a Layer 3 switch..............................................25
IP route exchange protocols............................................................... 28
IP multicast protocols.......................................................................... 29
IP interface redundancy protocols.......................................................29
ACLs and IP access policies...............................................................29
Basic IP parameters and defaults - Layer 3 Switches.....................................30
When parameter changes take effect................................................. 30
IP global parameters - Layer 3 Switches............................................ 30
IP interface parameters - Layer 3 Switches........................................ 34
Basic IP parameters and defaults - Layer 2 Switches.....................................35
IP global parameters - Layer 2 switches............................................. 36
Interface IP parameters - Layer 2 switches.........................................37
Configuring IP parameters - Layer 3 switches................................................ 38
Configuring IP addresses....................................................................38
Configuring 31-bit subnet masks on point-to-point networks.............. 41
Configuring DNS resolver................................................................... 43
Configuring packet parameters........................................................... 45
Changing the router ID........................................................................48
Specifying a single source interface for specified packet types.......... 49
ARP parameter configuration..............................................................53
Configuring forwarding parameters.....................................................59
Disabling ICMP messages.................................................................. 62
Enabling ICMP Redirect Messages.................................................... 63
Static routes configuration...................................................................64
Configuring a default network route.................................................... 72
Configuring IP load sharing.................................................................74
ICMP Router Discovery Protocol configuration...................................77
IRDP parameters................................................................................ 77
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