Dell PowerConnect B-RX User Manual

BigIron RX Series Configuration Guide vii
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Configuring an interface as the source for Syslog packets . . . . . .123
Specifying a Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) server . . . . . .124
Setting the system clock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
New Daylight Saving Time (DST) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Configuring CLI banners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Setting a message of the day banner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Setting a privileged EXEC CLI level banner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Displaying a message on the console when an incoming
Telnet session is detected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
Configuring terminal display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
Checking the length of terminal displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
Enabling or disabling routing protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
Displaying and modifying system parameter default settings . . . .130
Enabling or disabling Layer 2 switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
CAM partitioning for the BigIron RX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Re-distributing CAM allocations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Nexthop table. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
Changing the MAC age time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
Configuring static ARP entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
Pinging an IPv4 address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Chapter 6 Configuring Interface Parameters
Assigning a port name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
Assigning an IP address to a port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
Speed/Duplex negotiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
Disabling or re-enabling a port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
Changing the default Gigabit negotiation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
Changing the negotiation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
Disabling or re-enabling flow control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
Specifying threshold values for flow control . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
Locking a port to restrict addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
Wait for all cards feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
Port transition hold timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
Port flap dampening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
Modifying port priority (QoS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146
Assigning a mirror port and monitor ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146
Configuration guidelines for monitoring traffic . . . . . . . . . . . .146
Configuring port mirroring and monitoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146
Monitoring an individual trunk port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
Mirror ports for Policy-Based Routing (PBR) traffic. . . . . . . . . . . . .149
About hardware-based PBR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
Configuring mirror ports for PBR traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

Dell PowerConnect B-RX Specifications

General

Brand	Dell
Model	PowerConnect B-RX
Category	Switch
Language	English