Brocade Communications Systems Layer 3 Routing Configuration ICX 6650 - Manual (Page 158)

140 Brocade ICX 6650 Layer 3 Routing Configuration Guide
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Enabling or disabling Layer 2 switching
Configuration notes and feature limitations for
Layer 2 switching
• Enabling or disabling Layer 2 switching is supported in the full Layer 3 software image only.
• Enabling or disabling Layer 2 switching is not supported on virtual interfaces.
Command syntax for Layer 2 switching
To globally disable Layer 2 switching on a Layer 3 switch, enter commands such as the following.
Brocade(config)#route-only
Brocade(config)#exit
Brocade#write memory
Brocade#reload
To re-enable Layer 2 switching on a Layer 3 switch, enter the following commands.
Brocade(config)#no route-only
Brocade(config)#exit
Brocade#write memory
Brocade#reload
Syntax: [no] route-only
To disable Layer 2 switching only on a specific interface, go to the interface configuration level for
that interface, and then disable the feature. The following commands show how to disable Layer 2
switching on port 2.
Brocade(config)#interface ethernet 1/1/2
Brocade(config-if-e10000-1/1/2)#route-only