
Contents
Text formatting conventions...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Command syntax conventions.................................................................................................................................................................................................17
Notes, cautions, and warnings..................................................................................................................................................................................................18
Brocade resources..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................18
Contacting Brocade Technical Support......................................................................................................................................................................................... 19
Supported hardware and software................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21
What’s new in this document............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 21
How command information is presented in this guide............................................................................................................................................................22
Full Layer 3 support..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 23
IP interfaces......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................24
IP packet flow through a Layer 3 switch.............................................................................................................................................................................. 25
IP route exchange protocols......................................................................................................................................................................................................28
IP multicast protocols...................................................................................................................................................................................................................29
IP interface redundancy protocols.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 29
ACLs and IP access policies.....................................................................................................................................................................................................29
When parameter changes take effect....................................................................................................................................................................................30
IP global parameters - Layer 3 switches............................................................................................................................................................................. 30
IP interface parameters - Layer 3 switches........................................................................................................................................................................34
IP global parameters - Layer 2 switches............................................................................................................................................................................. 35
Interface IP parameters - Layer 2 switches........................................................................................................................................................................37
Configuring IP addresses........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 37
Configuring 31-bit subnet masks on point-to-point networks..................................................................................................................................40
Configuring DNS resolver.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 42
Configuring packet parameters................................................................................................................................................................................................45
Changing the router ID................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 48
Specifying a single source interface for specified packet types.................................................................................................................................49
Configuring delay time for notifying VE down event...................................................................................................................................................... 52
ARP parameter configuration...................................................................................................................................................................................................53
Configuring forwarding parameters....................................................................................................................................................................................... 59
Disabling ICMP messages........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 61
Enabling ICMP redirect messages......................................................................................................................................................................................... 62
Static routes configuration......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 63
Configuring a default network route.......................................................................................................................................................................................71
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