Administrator Guide

About this Guide

This guide describes the supported protocols and software features, and provides conguration instructions and examples, for the

Dell Networking MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.

The MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module is installed in a Dell PowerEdge M1000e Enclosure. For information about how to install and

perform the initial switch conguration, refer to the Getting Started Guides on the Dell Support website at

http://support.dell.com/

manuals.

Though this guide contains information on protocols, it is not intended to be a complete reference. This guide is a reference for

conguring protocols on Dell Networking systems. For complete information about protocols, refer to related documentation,

including IETF requests for comments (RFCs). The instructions in this guide cite relevant RFCs. The Standards Compliance chapter

contains a complete list of the supported RFCs and management information base les (MIBs).

Audience

This document is intended for system administrators who are responsible for conguring and maintaining networks and assumes

knowledge in Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking technologies.

Conventions

This guide uses the following conventions to describe command syntax.

Keyword

Keywords are in Courier (a monospaced font) and must be entered in the CLI as listed.

parameter Parameters are in italics and require a number or word to be entered in the CLI.

{X} Keywords and parameters within braces must be entered in the CLI.

[X] Keywords and parameters within brackets are optional.

x|y Keywords and parameters separated by a bar require you to choose one option.

x||y Keywords and parameters separated by a double bar allows you to choose any or all of the options.

Information Symbols

This book uses the following information symbols.

NOTE: The Note icon signals important operational information.

CAUTION: The Caution icon signals information about situations that could result in equipment damage or loss of data.

WARNING: The Warning icon signals information about hardware handling that could result in injury.

* (Exception). This symbol is a note associated with additional text on the page that is marked with an asterisk.

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