Configuration Guide User guide

iv FastIron Configuration Guide
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Chapter 2 Basic Software Features
Basic system parameter configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Entering system administration information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
SNMP parameter configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Displaying virtual routing interface statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Disabling Syslog messages and traps for CLI access . . . . . . . .23
Cancelling an outbound Telnet session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Specifying an SNTP server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Configuring the device as an SNTP server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Displaying SNTP server information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Enabling broadcast mode for an SNTP client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Setting the system clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Limiting broadcast, multicast, and unknown unicast traffic. . . 32
CLI banner configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Local MAC address for Layer 2 management traffic . . . . . . . . .40
Basic port parameter configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Assigning a port name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Port speed and duplex mode modification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Enabling auto-negotiation maximum port speed
advertisement and down-shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Modifying port duplex mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
MDI and MDIX configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Disabling or re-enabling a port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Flow control configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Symmetric flow control on FCX devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
PHY FIFO Rx and Tx depth configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Interpacket Gap (IPG) on a FastIron X Series switch . . . . . . . . .53
IPG on FastIron Stackable devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Enabling and disabling support for 100BaseTX . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Enabling and disabling support for 100BaseFX . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Changing the Gbps fiber negotiation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Port priority (QoS) modification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Dynamic configuration of Voice over IP (VoIP) phones . . . . . . .60
Port flap dampening configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Port loop detection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Chapter 3 Operations, Administration, and Maintenance
OAM Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Software versions installed and running on a device. . . . . . . . . . . .72
Determining the flash image version running on the device . . 72
Displaying the boot image version running on the device . . . . 74
Displaying the image versions installed in flash memory . . . . . 74
Flash image verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Image file types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Software upgrades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Boot code synchronization feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Viewing the contents of flash files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77