Administrator Guide

88 Switch Feature Overview
Routing Features
Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) Table Management
Static ARP entries can created and many settings for the dynamic ARP table
can be managed, such as age time for entries, retries, and cache size.
For information about managing the ARP table, see "IP Routing " on
page 1115.
VLAN Routing
Dell Networking N-Series switches support VLAN routing. The software can
also be configured to allow traffic on a VLAN to be treated as if the VLAN
were a router port.
For information about configuring VLAN routing interfaces, see "Routing
Interfaces " on page 1141.
IP Configuration
The switch IP configuration settings to allow the configuration of network
information for VLAN routing interfaces such as IP address and subnet mask,
and ICMP redirects. Global IP configuration settings for the switch allow
enabling or disabling the generation of several types of ICMP messages and
enabling or disabling the routing mode.
For information about managing global IP settings, see "IP Routing " on
page 1115.
Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) is a dynamic routing protocol commonly
used within medium-to-large enterprise networks. OSPF is an interior
gateway protocol (IGP) that operates within a single autonomous system.
For information about configuring OSPF, see "OSPF and OSPFv3 " on
page 1181.
NOTE: This feature is not available on Dell Networking N1500 Series switches.