Users Guide

Enable FIP Snooping on VLANs.............................................................................................................................300
Configure the FC-MAP Value.................................................................................................................................301
Configure a Port for a Bridge-to-Bridge Link....................................................................................................... 301
Configure a Port for a Bridge-to-FCF Link...........................................................................................................301
Impact on Other Software Features......................................................................................................................301
FIP Snooping Restrictions...................................................................................................................................... 302
Configuring FIP Snooping.......................................................................................................................................302
Displaying FIP Snooping Information...........................................................................................................................303
FCoE Transit Configuration Example..........................................................................................................................308
15 Flex Hash and Optimized Boot-Up............................................................................................................310
Flex Hash Capability Overview..................................................................................................................................... 310
Configuring the Flex Hash Mechanism........................................................................................................................310
Configuring Fast Boot and LACP Fast Switchover.................................................................................................... 311
Optimizing the Boot Time.............................................................................................................................................. 311
Booting Process When Optimized Boot Time Mechanism is Enabled............................................................... 311
Guidelines for Configuring Optimized Booting Mechanism................................................................................ 312
Interoperation of Applications with Fast Boot and System States..........................................................................313
LACP and IPv4 Routing...........................................................................................................................................313
LACP and IPv6 Routing...........................................................................................................................................313
BGP Graceful Restart..............................................................................................................................................314
Cold Boot Caused by Power Cycling the System................................................................................................314
Unexpected Reload of the System........................................................................................................................ 314
Software Upgrade....................................................................................................................................................314
LACP Fast Switchover............................................................................................................................................ 314
Changes to BGP Multipath.....................................................................................................................................315
Delayed Installation of ECMP Routes Into BGP...................................................................................................315
RDMA Over Converged Ethernet (RoCE) Overview................................................................................................315
Preserving 802.1Q VLAN Tag Value for Lite Subinterfaces..................................................................................... 316
16 Force10 Resilient Ring Protocol (FRRP)................................................................................................... 317
Protocol Overview..........................................................................................................................................................317
Ring Status................................................................................................................................................................318
Multiple FRRP Rings................................................................................................................................................ 318
Important FRRP Points........................................................................................................................................... 319
Important FRRP Concepts.....................................................................................................................................320
Implementing FRRP....................................................................................................................................................... 321
FRRP Configuration....................................................................................................................................................... 321
Creating the FRRP Group....................................................................................................................................... 321
Configuring the Control VLAN...............................................................................................................................322
Configuring and Adding the Member VLANs.......................................................................................................323
Setting the FRRP Timers........................................................................................................................................324
Clearing the FRRP Counters..................................................................................................................................324
Viewing the FRRP Configuration...........................................................................................................................324
Viewing the FRRP Information.............................................................................................................................. 324
Troubleshooting FRRP..................................................................................................................................................325
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