Users Guide

Managing General System Settings 447
Why Does System Information Need to Be Configured?
Configuring system information is optional. However, it can be helpful in
providing administrative information about the switch. For example, if an
administrator manages several standalone Dell EMC Networking N-Series
switches and has Telnet sessions open with several different switches, the
system name can help quickly identify the switch because the host name
replaces console as the CLI command prompt.
The Banner can provide information about the switch status. For example, if
multiple users connect to the switch, the message of the day (MOTD) banner
might alert everyone who connects to the switch about a scheduled switch
image upgrade.
What Are SDM Templates?
An SDM template is a description of the maximum resources a switch or
router can use for various features. Different SDM templates allow different
combinations of scaling factors, enabling different allocations of resources
depending on how the device is used. In other words, SDM templates enable
reallocating system resources to support a different mix of features based on
network requirements.
Dell EMC Networking N-Series switches support the following three
templates:
• Dual IPv4 and IPv6 (default)
• IPv4 Routing
• IPv4 Data Center