Dell EMC Networking N-Series
N1100-ON, N1500, N2000,
N2100-ON, N3000, N3100-ON,
and N4000 Switches
User’s Configuration
Guide
Version 6.5.1.x - N2000/N2100-ON/N3000/N3100-ON/
N4000 Series Switches
Version 6.4.x.x - N1100-ON Series Switches
Regulatory Models: E04W, E05W, E06W,
E07W, E15W, E16W, E17W, E18W,
PowerConnect 8132, PowerConnect 8132F,
PowerConnect 8164, PowerConnect 8164F
Notes and Cautions
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of
your computer.
CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data if
instructions are not followed.
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Information in this publication is subject to change without notice.
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Marketing Models: N1108T-ON, N1108P-ON, N1124T-ON, N1124P-ON, N1148T-ON, N1148P-ON, N1524, N1524P, N1548, N1548P, N2024,
N2024P, N2048, N2048P, N2128PX-ON, N3024, N3024F, N3024P, N3048, N3048P, N3048EP-ON, N3132PX-ON, N4032, N4032F, N4064,
N4064F
Regulatory Models: E04W, E05W, E06W, E07W, E15W, E16W, E17W, E18W, PowerConnect 8132, PowerConnect 8132F,
PowerConnect 8164, PowerConnect 8164F
February 2018 Rev. A05
Contents
1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
About This Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Audience
Document Conventions
Additional Documentation
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2 Switch Feature Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
System Management Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Multiple Management Options
System Time Management
Log Messages
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Integrated DHCP Server
Management of Basic Network Information
IPv6 Management Features
Dual Software Images
File Management
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Switch Database Management Templates
Automatic Installation of Firmware and
Configuration
sFlow
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SNMP Alarms and Trap Logs
CDP Interoperability Through ISDP
Remote Monitoring (RMON)
N3000 Series Advanced and Advanced-Lite
Firmware Images
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Contents 3
Stacking Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Mixed and Single Series Stacking
Single IP Management
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Master Failover with Transparent Transition
Nonstop Forwarding on the Stack
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Hot Add/Delete and Firmware
Synchronization
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Security Features
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Configurable Access and Authentication
Profiles
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Password-Protected Management Access
Strong Password Enforcement
TACACS+ Client
RADIUS Support
SSH/SSL
Inbound Telnet Control
Denial of Service
Port Protection
Captive Portal
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802.1X Authentication (IEEE 802.1X)
MAC-Based 802.1X Authentication
802.1X Monitor Mode
MAC-Based Port Security
Access Control Lists (ACLs)
Time-Based ACLs
IP Source Guard (IPSG)
DHCP Snooping
Dynamic ARP Inspection
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Protected Ports (Private VLAN Edge)
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Green Technology Features
Energy Detect Mode
Energy Efficient Ethernet
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Power Utilization Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Power over Ethernet (PoE) Plus Features
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Key PoE Plus Features for the Dell EMC
Networking N1108P-ON, N1124P-ON, N1148P-ON,
N2024P, N2048P, N2128PX-ON, N3024P, N3048P,
and N3132PX-ON Switches
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Power Over Ethernet (PoE) Plus
Configuration
PoE Plus Support
PoE 60W Support
Powered Device Detection
PoE Power Management Modes
Power Management in Guard Band
PoE Plus Default Settings
Switching Features
Flow Control Support (IEEE 802.3x)
Head of Line Blocking Prevention
Alternate Store and Forward (ASF)
Jumbo Frames Support
Auto-MDI/MDIX Support
VLAN-Aware MAC-based Switching
Back Pressure Support
Auto-negotiation
Storm Control
Port Mirroring
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Static and Dynamic MAC Address Tables
Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)
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Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) for Media
Endpoint Devices
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Connectivity Fault Management (IEEE 802.1ag)
Priority-based Flow Control (PFC)
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Contents 5
Data Center Bridging Exchange (DBCx)
Protocol
Enhanced Transmission Selection
Cisco Protocol Filtering
DHCP Layer-2 Relay
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Virtual Local Area Network Supported Features
VLAN Support
Port-Based VLANs
IP Subnet-based VLAN
MAC-based VLAN
IEEE 802.1v Protocol-Based VLANs
Voice VLAN
GARP and GVRP Support
Guest VLAN
Unauthorized VLAN
Double VLANs
Spanning Tree Protocol Features
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
Spanning Tree Port Settings
Rapid Spanning Tree
Multiple Spanning Tree
Bridge Protocol Data Unit (BPDU) Guard
BPDU Filtering
RSTP-PV and STP-PV
Link Aggregation Features
Link Aggregation
Link Aggregate Control Protocol (LACP)
Multi-Switch LAG (MLAG)
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Routing Features
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Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) Table
Management
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VLAN Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
IP Configuration
Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)
Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF)
BOOTP/DHCP Relay Agent
IP Helper and DHCP Relay
Routing Information Protocol
Router Discovery
Routing Table
Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)
Tunnel and Loopback Interfaces
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IPv6 Routing Features
IPv6 Configuration
IPv6 Routes
OSPFv3
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DHCPv6
Quality of Service (QoS) Features
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Differentiated Services (DiffServ)
Class Of Service (CoS)
Auto Voice over IP (VoIP)
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Internet Small Computer System Interface
(iSCSI) Optimization
Layer-2 Multicast Features
MAC Multicast Support
IGMP Snooping
IGMP Snooping Querier
MLD Snooping
Multicast VLAN Registration
Layer-3 Multicast Features
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Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol
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Internet Group Management Protocol . . . . . . . 106
IGMP Proxy
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Protocol Independent Multicast—Dense
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Mode
Protocol Independent Multicast—Sparse
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Mode
Protocol Independent Multicast—Source
Specific Multicast
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Protocol Independent Multicast IPv6
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Support
MLD/MLDv2 (RFC2710/RFC3810)
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3 Hardware Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Dell EMC Networking N1100-ON Series Switch
8 Contents
Hardware
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Front Panel
Power Supply
Ventilation System
Thermal Shutdown
LED Definitions
Power Consumption for PoE Switches
Wall Installation
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Dell EMC Networking N1500 Series Switch Hardware
Front Panel
Back Panel
LED Definitions
Power Consumption for PoE Switches
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Dell EMC Networking N2000 Series Switch Hardware
Front Panel
Back Panel
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LED Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Power Consumption for PoE Switches
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Dell EMC Networking N2100-ON Series Switch
Hardware
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Front Panel
Back Panel
LED Definitions
Power Consumption for PoE Switches
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Dell EMC Networking N3000 Series Switch Hardware
Front Panel
Back Panel
LED Definitions
Power Consumption for PoE Switches
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Dell EMC Networking N3100-ON Series Switch
Hardware
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Front Panel
Back Panel
LED Definitions
Power Consumption for PoE Switches
PoE Power Budget Limit
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Dell EMC Networking N4000 Series Switch Hardware
Front Panel
Back Panel
LED Definitions
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Switch MAC Addresses
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4 Using Dell EMC OpenManage Switch
Administrator
About Dell EMC OpenManage Switch
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Administrator
Starting the Application
Understanding the Interface
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Using the Switch Administrator Buttons and
Links
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Defining Fields
Understanding the Device View
Using the Device View Port Features
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Using the Device View Switch Locator
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Feature
5 Using the Command-Line Interface . . . . 191
Accessing the Switch Through the CLI . . . . . . . . . 191
Console Connection
Telnet Connection
Understanding Command Modes
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Entering CLI Commands
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Using the Question Mark to Get Help
Using Command Completion
Entering Abbreviated Commands
Negating Commands
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Command Output Paging
Understanding Error Messages
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Recalling Commands from the History Buffer . . . 197
6 Default Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
7 Setting the IP Address and Other Basic
Network Information
IP Address and Network Information Overview . . . . 203
What Is the Basic Network Information?
Why Is Basic Network Information Needed?
How Is Basic Network Information
Configured?
What Is Out-of-Band Management and
In-Band Management?
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Default Network Information
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Configuring Basic Network Information (Web)
Out-of-Band Interface
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IP Interface Configuration (Default VLAN IP
Address)
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Route Entry Configuration (Switch Default
Gateway)
Domain Name Server
Default Domain Name
Host Name Mapping
Dynamic Host Name Mapping
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Configuring Basic Network Information (CLI)
Enabling the DHCP Client on the OOB Port
Enabling the DHCP Client on the Default
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VLAN
Managing DHCP Leases
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Configuring Static Network Information on the OOB
Port
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Configuring Static Network Information on the
Default VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Configuring and Viewing Additional Network
Information
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Basic Network Information Configuration Examples
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Configuring Network Information Using the OOB
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Port
Configuring Network Information Using the Serial
Interface
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8 Managing QSFP Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
9 Stacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Stacking Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Dell EMC Networking N1124-ON/N1148-ON, N1500,
N2000, N2100-ON, N3000, N3048EP-ON, N3100-ON,
and N4000 Stacking Compatibility
How is the Stack Master Selected?
Adding a Switch to the Stack
Removing a Switch from the Stack
How is the Firmware Updated on the Stack?
What is Stacking Standby?
What is Nonstop Forwarding?
Switch Stack MAC Addressing and Stack
Design Considerations
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NSF Network Design Considerations
Why is Stacking Needed?
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Default Stacking Values
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Managing and Monitoring the Stack (Web) . . . . . . 247
Unit Configuration
Stack Summary
Stack Firmware Synchronization
Supported Switches
Stack Port Summary
Stack Port Counters
Stack Port Diagnostics
NSF Summary
Checkpoint Statistics
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Managing the Stack (CLI)
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Configuring Stack Member, Stack Port, and NSF
Settings
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Viewing and Clearing Stacking and NSF
Information
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Connecting to the Management Console from a
Stack Member
Stacking and NSF Usage Scenarios
Basic Failover
Preconfiguring a Stack Member
NSF in the Data Center
NSF and VoIP
NSF and DHCP Snooping
NSF and the Storage Access Network
NSF and Routed Access
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10 Authentication, Authorization, and
Accounting
AAA Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
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Methods
Method Lists
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Access Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Enabling SSH Access
Access Lines (AAA)
Access Lines (Non-AAA)
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Authentication
Authentication Types
Authentication Manager
Using RADIUS
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Using TACACS+ Servers to Control Management
Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Authentication Examples
Public Key SSH Authentication Example
Associating a User With an SSH Key
Authorization
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Exec Authorization Capabilities
Authorization Examples
RADIUS Change of Authorization
TACACS Authorization
Accounting
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RADIUS Accounting
IEEE 802.1X
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What is IEEE 802.1X?
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What are the 802.1X Port Authentication
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Modes?
What is MAC-Based 802.1X Authentication?
What is the Role of 802.1X in VLAN
Assignment?
What is Monitor Mode?
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How Does the Authentication Server Assign
DiffServ Policy?
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What is the Internal Authentication Server?
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Default 802.1X Values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Configuring IEEE 802.1X (Web)
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Captive Portal
Captive Portal Overview
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Default Captive Portal Behavior and Settings
Configuring Captive Portal (Web)
Configuring Captive Portal (CLI)
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Captive Portal Configuration Example
In Case Of Problems in Captive Portal
Deployment
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11 Monitoring and Logging System
Information
System Monitoring Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
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What System Information Is Monitored?
Why Is System Information Needed?
Where Are Log Messages Sent?
What Are the Severity Levels?
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What Are the System Startup and Operation
Logs? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395
What Is the Log Message Format?
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What Factors Should Be Considered When
Configuring Logging?
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Default Log Settings
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Monitoring System Information and Configuring
Logging (Web)
Device Information
System Health
System Resources
Unit Power Usage History
Integrated Cable Test for Copper Cables
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Optical Transceiver Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . 406
Log Global Settings
RAM Log
Log File
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SYSLOG Server
Email Alert Global Configuration
Email Alert Mail Server Configuration
Email Alert Subject Configuration
Email Alert To Address Configuration
Email Alert Statistics
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Monitoring System Information and Configuring
Logging (CLI)
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Viewing System Information and Enabling the
Locator LED
Running Cable Diagnostics
Configuring Local Logging
Configuring Remote Logging
Configuring Mail Server Settings
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Configuring Email Alerts for Log Messages
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12 Managing General System Settings . . . 431
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Logging Configuration Examples
Configuring Local and Remote Logging
Configuring Email Alerting
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System Settings Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431
Why Does System Information Need to Be
Configured?
What Are SDM Templates?
Why is the System Time Needed?
How Does SNTP Work?
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What Configuration Is Required for Plug-In
Modules? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 437
Default General System Information
Configuring General System Settings (Web)
System Information
CLI Banner
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SDM Template Preference
Clock
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SNTP Global Settings
SNTP Authentication
SNTP Server
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Summer Time Configuration
Time Zone Configuration
Card Configuration
Slot Summary
Supported Cards
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Power Over Ethernet Global Configuration
Power Over Ethernet Unit Configuration
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Power Over Ethernet Interface Configuration
Configuring System Settings (CLI)
Configuring System Information
Configuring the Banner
Managing the SDM Template
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Configuring SNTP Authentication and an SNTP
Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 461
Setting the System Time and Date Manually
Configuring the Expansion Slots (Dell EMC
Networking N3000/N3100-ON/N4000 Series
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Only)
Viewing Slot Information (Dell EMC Networking
N4000 Series Only)
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Configuring PoE Settings (Dell EMC Networking
N1108P-ON/ N1124P-ON/ N1148P-ON,
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N1524P/N1548P, N2024P/N2048P/N2128PX-ON,
N3024P/N3048P/N3048EP-ON/N3132PX-ON
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Only)
General System Settings Configuration
Examples
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Configuring System and Banner Information
Configuring SNTP
Configuring the Time Manually
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13 SNMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 473
SNMP Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 473
What Is SNMP?
What Are SNMP Traps?
Why Is SNMP Needed?
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Default SNMP Values
Configuring SNMP (Web)
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SNMP Global Parameters
SNMP View Settings
Access Control Group
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SNMPv3 User Security Model (USM)
Communities
Notification Filter
Notification Recipients
Trap Flags
OSPFv2 Trap Flags
OSPFv3 Trap Flags
Trap Log
Configuring SNMP (CLI)
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Configuring the SNMPv3 Engine ID
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Configuring SNMP Views, Groups, and Users . . . 496
Configuring Communities
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Configuring SNMP Notifications (Traps and
Informs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 501
SNMP Configuration Examples
Configuring SNMPv1 and SNMPv2
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Configuring SNMP Management Station
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Access
Configuring SNMPv3
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14 Images and File Management . . . . . . . . 511
Image and File Management Overview . . . . . . . . . 511
What Files Can Be Managed?
Why Is File Management Needed?
What Methods Are Supported for File
Management?
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What Factors Should Be Considered When
Managing Files?
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How Is the Running Configuration Saved?
Access Router/Switch Role
Aggregation Router Role
Managing Images and Files (Web)
File System
Active Images
USB Flash Drive
File Download
File Upload
Copy Files
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Managing Images and Files (CLI)
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Downloading and Activating a New Image
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(TFTP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 532
Managing Files in Internal Flash
Managing Files on a USB Flash Device
Uploading a Configuration File (SCP)
Managing Configuration Scripts (SFTP)
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File and Image Management Configuration
Examples
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Upgrading the Firmware
Managing Configuration Scripts
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Managing Files by Using the USB Flash
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Drive
15 DHCP and USB Auto-Configuration . . . . 545
Auto Configuration Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 545
What Is USB Auto Configuration?
What Files Does USB Auto Configuration
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Use?
How Does USB Auto Configuration Use the Files
on the USB Device?
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What Is the Setup File Format?
What Is the DHCP Auto Configuration
Process?
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Monitoring and Completing the DHCP Auto
Configuration Process
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What Are the Dependencies for DHCP Auto
Configuration?
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Default Auto Configuration Values
Managing Auto Configuration (Web)
Auto-Install Configuration
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Managing Auto Configuration (CLI)
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Managing Auto Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . 559
Auto Configuration Example
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Enabling USB Auto Configuration and Auto Image
Download
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Enabling DHCP Auto Configuration and Auto Image
Download
Easy Firmware Upgrade via USB
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16 Monitoring Switch Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . 565
Traffic Monitoring Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 565
What is sFlow Technology?
What is RMON?
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What is Port Mirroring?
Port Mirroring Behaviors
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RSPAN
Remote Capture
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Why is Traffic Monitoring Needed?
Default Traffic Monitoring Values
Monitoring Switch Traffic (Web)
sFlow Agent Summary
sFlow Receiver Configuration
sFlow Sampler Configuration
sFlow Poll Configuration
Interface Statistics
Etherlike Statistics
GVRP Statistics
EAP Statistics
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 581
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Utilization Summary
Counter Summary
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Switchport Statistics
RMON Statistics
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RMON History Control Statistics . . . . . . . . . . 587
RMON History Table
RMON Event Control
RMON Event Log
RMON Alarms
Port Statistics
LAG Statistics
Port Mirroring
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Monitoring Switch Traffic (CLI)
Configuring sFlow
Configuring RMON
Viewing Statistics
Configuring Port Mirroring
Configuring RSPAN
Traffic Monitoring Examples
Showing Interface Traffic
Configuring sFlow
Configuring RMON
Configuring Remote Capture
Configuring RSPAN
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17 iSCSI Optimization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 623
iSCSI Optimization Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 623
What Does iSCSI Optimization Do?
What Occurs When iSCSI Optimization Is Enabled
or Disabled?
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How Does the Switch Detect iSCSI Traffic
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 624
Flows?
How Is Quality of Service Applied to iSCSI Traffic
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Flows?
How Does iSCSI Optimization Use ACLs?
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What Information Does the Switch Track in iSCSI
Traffic Flows?
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How Does iSCSI Optimization Interact With Dell
EqualLogic and Compellant Arrays? . . . . . . . . 627
How Does iSCSI Optimization Interact with Other
SAN Arrays? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 627
How Does iSCSI Optimization Interact with
DCBx?
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 628
iSCSI CoS and Priority Flow Control/Enhanced
Transmission Selection Interactions
. . . . . . . . 629
Default iSCSI Optimization Values
Configuring iSCSI Optimization (Web)
iSCSI Global Configuration
Configuring iSCSI Optimization (CLI)
iSCSI Optimization Configuration Examples
. . . . . . . . . . . 630
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Configuring iSCSI Optimization Between Servers
and a Disk Array
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 633
18 Port Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 637
Port Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 637
What Physical Port Characteristics Can Be
Configured?
Auto-Negotiation
Maximum Transmission Unit
What is Link Dependency?
What Interface Types are Supported?
What is Interface Configuration Mode?
What Are the Green Ethernet Features?
Switchport Modes
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 637
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 639
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Default Port Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 646
Configuring Port Characteristics (Web)
Port Configuration
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 648
Link Dependency Configuration
Link Dependency Summary
Port Green Ethernet Configuration
Port Green Ethernet Statistics
Port Green Ethernet LPI History
Configuring Port Characteristics (CLI)
Configuring Port Settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 658
Configuring Link Dependencies
Configuring Green Features
Port Configuration Examples
Configuring Port Settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 662
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 662
Configuring a Link Dependency Groups
Configuring a Port in Access Mode
Configuring a Port in Trunk Mode
Configuring a Port in General Mode
. . . . . . . . . 648
. . . . . . . . . . 651
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 653
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. . . . . . . . . . . 655
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. . . . . . . . . . . . 661
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. . . . . . . . . 664
. . . . . . . . 667
19 Port and System Security . . . . . . . . . . . 669
20 Access Control Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 677
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Port-based Security—Port MAC Locking . . . . . . . . 669
Denial of Service
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 676
ACL Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 677
ACL Counters
What Are MAC ACLs?
What Are IP ACLs?
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 679
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 679
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 680
ACL Actions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 680
What Is the ACL Redirect Function?
What Is the ACL Mirror Function?
What Is ACL Logging
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 682
What Are Time-Based ACLs?
ACL Limitations
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 683
. . . . . . . . 681
. . . . . . . . . 682
. . . . . . . . . . . 682
ACL Configuration Details
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 688
How Are ACLs Configured?
Editing Access Lists
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 688
Preventing False ACL Matches
Using IP and MAC Address Masks
Policy-Based Routing
Packet Classification
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 691
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 691
Route-Map Processing
Route-Map Actions
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 693
Interface ACLs and PBR Interaction
PBR and Implicit Deny-all
Limitations
Configuring ACLs (Web)
IP ACL Configuration
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 696
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 699
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 699
IP ACL Rule Configuration
MAC ACL Configuration
MAC ACL Rule Configuration
IPv6 ACL Configuration
IPv6 ACL Rule Configuration
ACL Binding Configuration
Time Range Configuration
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 688
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. . . . . . . . . 690
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . 709
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 710
Configuring ACLs (CLI)
Configuring an IPv4 ACL
Configuring a MAC ACL
Configuring an IPv6 ACL
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 712
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 712
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 718
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Configuring a Time Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . 725
ACL Configuration Examples
Basic Rules
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 727
Internal System ACLs
Complete ACL Example
Advanced Examples
Policy-Based Routing Examples
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 727
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 728
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 729
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 733
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21 VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 749
VLAN Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 749
VLAN Tagging
GVRP
Double-VLAN Tagging
Voice VLAN
Private VLANs
Additional VLAN Features
Default VLAN Behavior
Configuring VLANs (Web)
VLAN Membership
VLAN Port Settings
VLAN LAG Settings
Bind MAC to VLAN
Bind IP Subnet to VLAN
GVRP Parameters
Protocol Group
Adding a Protocol Group
Double VLAN Global Configuration
Double VLAN Interface Configuration
Voice VLAN
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 752
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Configuring VLANs (CLI)
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Creating a VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 788
Configuring VLAN Settings for a LAG
Configuring Double VLAN Tagging
Configuring MAC-Based VLANs
Configuring IP-Based VLANs
Configuring a Protocol-Based VLAN
Configuring GVRP
Configuring Voice VLANs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 802
. . . . . . . 789
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. . . . . . . . 797
Configuring a Voice VLAN (Extended
Example) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 804
Enterprise Voice VLAN Configuration With
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 805
QoS
MLAG with RPVST and Voice VLAN
Assigning an 802.1p Priority to VLAN Traffic
Configuring a Private VLAN
. . . . . . . . 808
. . . . 815
. . . . . . . . . . . . 816
VLAN Configuration Examples
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Configuring VLANs Using the Dell EMC
OpenManage Switch Administrator
Configuring VLANs Using the CLI
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22 Spanning Tree Protocol. . . . . . . . . . . . . 831
STP Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 831
What Are Classic STP, Multiple STP, and
Rapid STP?
How Does STP Work?
How Does MSTP Operate in the Network?
MSTP with Multiple Forwarding Paths
MSTP and VLAN IDs
What are the Optional STP Features?
RSTP-PV
DirectLink Rapid Convergence
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 831
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IndirectLink Rapid Convergence Feature. . . . . . 844
Interoperability Between STP-PV and RSTP-PV
Modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 846
Interoperability With IEEE Spanning Tree
Protocols
Configuration Examples
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 846
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 851
Default STP Values
Configuring Spanning Tree (Web)
STP Global Settings
STP Port Settings
STP LAG Settings
Rapid Spanning Tree
MSTP Settings
MSTP Interface Settings
PVST/RPVST Global Configuration
PVST/RPVST VLAN Configuration
PVST/RPVST Interface Configuration
PVST/RPVST Statistics
Configuring Spanning Tree (CLI)
Configuring Global STP Bridge Settings
Configuring Optional STP Features
Configuring STP Interface Settings
Configuring MSTP Switch Settings
Configuring MSTP Interface Settings
STP Configuration Examples
STP Configuration Example
MSTP Configuration Example
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RSTP-PV Access Switch Configuration
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 878
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23 Discovering Network Devices. . . . . . . . 883
Device Discovery Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 883
What Is ISDP?
What is LLDP?
What is LLDP-MED?
Why are Device Discovery Protocols
Needed?
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 883
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 883
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 884
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 884
Default IDSP and LLDP Values
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 885
Configuring ISDP and LLDP (Web)
ISDP Global Configuration
ISDP Neighbor Table
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 887
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 888
ISDP Interface Configuration
ISDP Statistics
LLDP Configuration
LLDP Statistics
LLDP Connections
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 890
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 891
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 893
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 894
LLDP-MED Global Configuration
LLDP-MED Interface Configuration
LLDP-MED Local Device Information
LLDP-MED Remote Device Information
Configuring ISDP and LLDP (CLI)
Configuring Global ISDP Settings
Enabling ISDP on a Port
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 900
Viewing and Clearing ISDP Information
Configuring Global LLDP Settings
Configuring Port-based LLDP Settings
Viewing and Clearing LLDP Information
Configuring LLDP-MED Settings
Viewing LLDP-MED Information
. . . . . . . . . . . 887
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. . . . . . 900
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Device Discovery Configuration Examples
Configuring ISDP
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 904
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Configuring LLDP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 905
24 Port-Based Traffic Control . . . . . . . . . . 907
Port-Based Traffic Control Overview . . . . . . . . . . 907
What is Flow Control?
What is Storm Control?
What are Protected Ports?
What is Error Recovery?
What is Link Local Protocol Filtering?
What is Loop Protection?
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 908
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 911
Default Port-Based Traffic Control Values
Configuring Port-Based Traffic Control (Web)
Flow Control (Global Port Parameters)
Storm Control
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 914
Protected Port Configuration
LLPF Configuration
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 918
Configuring Port-Based Traffic Control (CLI)
Configuring Flow Control and Storm Control
Configuring Protected Ports
Configuring LLPF
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 921
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Port-Based Traffic Control Configuration
Example
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25 Layer-2 Multicast Features . . . . . . . . . . 925
L2 Multicast Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 925
Multicast Flooding and Forwarding
What Are the Multicast Bridging Features?
What Is L2 Multicast Traffic?
. . . . . . . . . 925
. . . . 926
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