Configuration Guide Manual

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Chapter
3
Configuring Basic Software Features
In this chapter
•Configuring basic system parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
•Configuring basic port parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Configuring basic system parameters
Brocade devices are configured at the factory with default parameters that allow you to begin using
the basic features of the system immediately. However, many of the advanced features such as
VLANs or routing protocols for the device must first be enabled at the system (global) level before
they can be configured. If you use the Command Line Interface (CLI) to configure system
parameters, you can find these system level parameters at the Global CONFIG level of the CLI.
NOTE
Before assigning or modifying any router parameters, you must assign the IP subnet (interface)
addresses for each port.
NOTE
For information about configuring IP addresses, DNS resolver, DHCP assist, and other IP-related
parameters, refer to Chapter 20, “Configuring IP”.
For information about the Syslog buffer and messages, refer to Chapter 12, “Using Syslog”.
The procedures in this section describe how to configure the basic system parameters listed in
Table 11.
TABLE 11 Basic system parameters
Basic system parameter See page
System name, contact, and location page 22
SNMP trap receiver, trap source address, and other parameters page 22
Single source address for all Telnet packets page 27
Single source address for all TFTP packets page 28
Single source address for all Syslog packets page 28
Single source address for all NTPv4 packets page 28
System time using a Simple Network Time Protocol (NTPv4) server or local system counter page 28
System clock page 29
Broadcast, multicast, or unknown-unicast limits, if required to support slower third-party
devices
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