Dell Networking N4000 Series - Why Does System Information Need to be Configured; What Are SDM Templates

Managing General System Settings 281
Why Does System Information Need to Be Configured?
Configuring system information is optional. However, it can be helpful in
providing administrative information about the switch. For example, if you
manage several standalone Dell Networking series switches and have Telnet
sessions open with several different switches, the system name can help you
quickly identify the switch because the host name replaces console as the
CLI command prompt.
The Banner can provide information about the switch status. For example, if
multiple users connect to the switch, the message of the day (MOTD) banner
might alert everyone who connects to the switch about a scheduled switch
image upgrade.
What Are SDM Templates?
An SDM template is a description of the maximum resources a switch or
router can use for various features. Different SDM templates allow different
combinations of scaling factors, enabling different allocations of resources
depending on how the device is used. In other words, SDM templates enable
you to reallocate system resources to support a different mix of features based
on your network requirements.
Dell Networking series switches support the following three templates:
• Dual IPv4 and IPv6 (default)
•IPv4 Routing
•IPv4 Data Center
Table 12-3 describes the parameters that are scaled for each template and the
per-template maximum value of the parameter.
Table 12-3. SDM Template Parameters and Values
Parameter Dual IPv4/IPv6 Dual IPv4/IPv6
Data Center
IPv4 Only IPv4 Data
Center
ARP entries
N2000
N3000
N4000
1024
4096
4096
0
4096
4096
1024
6144
6144
0
0
4096