Configuration Guide User guide

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IP configuration overview
If you are configuring a Layer 3 Switch, refer to “Configuring IP addresses” on page 964 to add IP
addresses, then enable and configure the route exchange protocols, as described in other chapters
of this guide.
If you are configuring a Layer 2 Switch, refer to “Configuring the management IP address and
specifying the default gateway” on page 1037 to add an IP address for management access
through the network and to specify the default gateway.
The rest of this chapter describes IP and how to configure it in more detail. Use the information in
this chapter if you need to change some of the IP parameters from their default values or you want
to view configuration information or statistics.
IP configuration overview
Brocade Layer 2 Switches and Layer 3 Switches support Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) and IPv6.
IP support on Brocade Layer 2 Switches consists of basic services to support management access
and access to a default gateway.
Edge Layer 3 support
NOTE
Edge Layer 3 images are supported on FWS-EPREM and FWSG-EPREM models.
IP support on Brocade edge Layer 3 Switches includes support for all of the base Layer 3 features,
in addition to the following:
• OSPF V2 (IPv4)
• Full RIP V1 and V2
• Route-only support (Global configuration level only)
• Route redistribution
• 1020 routes in hardware maximum
• VRRP-E
Full Layer 3 support
NOTE
Full Layer 3 images are supported on FastIron X Series -PREM and Brocade FCX Series devices only.
IP support on Brocade full Layer 3 Switches includes all of the following, in addition to a highly
configurable implementation of basic IP services including Address Resolution Protocol (ARP),
ICMP Router Discovery Protocol (IRDP), and Reverse ARP (RARP):
• Route exchange protocols:
- Routing Information Protocol (RIP)
- Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
- Border Gateway Protocol version 4 (BGP4)