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Section 4
Network and Fabric Configuration
The switch network configuration consists of the following:
îš„ Network discovery method
îš„ IP address
îš„ Subnet mask
îš„ IP gateway address
The network discovery method determines how the switch acquires its IP address.
The IP address can come from the IP address that resides on the switch or from a
server. The switch supports network discovery from the following server types:
îš„ Bootstrap Protocol (BootP)
îš„ Reverse Address Resolution Protocol (RARP)
îš„ Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
This section describes the following network configuration tasks:
îš„ Displaying Name Server Information
îš„ Displaying the Ethernet Network Configuration
îš„ Configuring the Ethernet Port
îš„ Verifying a Switch in the Network