Dell Force10 S55T Configuration manual

FTOS Configuration Guide for
the S55 System
FTOS 8.3.5.3
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
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November 2012
1 About this Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Information Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Related Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
2 Configuration Fundamentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Accessing the Command Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
CLI Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Navigating CLI Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
The do Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Undoing Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Obtaining Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Entering and Editing Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Command History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Filtering show Command Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Multiple Users in Configuration mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
3 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Console access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Serial console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Default Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Configure a Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Access the System Remotely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Access the C-Series and E-Series and the S4810 Remotely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Access the S-Series Remotely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Configure the Enable Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Configuration File Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Copy Files to and from the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Save the Running-configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Configure the Overload bit for Startup Scenario . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
View Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
File System Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
View command history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Upgrading FTOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
4 Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Configure Privilege Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Create a Custom Privilege Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Apply a Privilege Level to a Username . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Apply a Privilege Level to a Terminal Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
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Configure Logging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Log Messages in the Internal Buffer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Configuration Task List for System Log Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Disable System Logging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Send System Messages to a Syslog Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Configure a Unix System as a Syslog Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Change System Logging Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Display the Logging Buffer and the Logging Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Configure a UNIX logging facility level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Synchronize log messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Enable timestamp on syslog messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
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File Transfer Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Configuration Task List for File Transfer Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Terminal Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Deny and Permit Access to a Terminal Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Configure Login Authentication for Terminal Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Time out of EXEC Privilege Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Telnet to Another Network Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Lock CONFIGURATION mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Viewing the Configuration Lock Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Recovering from a Forgotten Password on the S55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Recovering from a Forgotten Enable Password on the S55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Recovering from a Failed Start on the S55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
5 802.1ag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Ethernet CFM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Maintenance Domains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Maintenance Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Maintenance End Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Implementation Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Configure CFM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Related Configuration Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Enable Ethernet CFM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Create a Maintenance Domain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Create a Maintenance Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Create Maintenance Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Create a Maintenance End Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Create a Maintenance Intermediate Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
MP Databases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Continuity Check Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Enable CCM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Enable Cross-checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Loopback Message and Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
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Linktrace Message and Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Link Trace Cache . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Enable CFM SNMP Traps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Display Ethernet CFM Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
6 802.1X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Protocol Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
The Port-authentication Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
EAP over RADIUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Configuring 802.1X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Related Configuration Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Important Points to Remember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Enabling 802.1X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Configuring Request Identity Re-transmissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Configuring a Quiet Period after a Failed Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Forcibly Authorizing or Unauthorizing a Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Re-authenticating a Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
Periodic Re-authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Configuring Timeouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Dynamic VLAN Assignment with Port Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Guest and Authentication-fail VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Configuring a Guest VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Configuring an Authentication-fail VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
7 Access Control Lists (ACL), Prefix Lists, and Route-maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
IP Access Control Lists (ACLs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
CAM Profiling, CAM Allocation, and CAM Optimization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Implementing ACLs on FTOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
IP Fragment Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Configure a standard IP ACL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Configure an extended IP ACL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Configuring Layer 2 and Layer 3 ACLs on an Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Assign an IP ACL to an Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Counting ACL Hits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Configuring Ingress ACLs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Configuring Egress ACLs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Egress Layer 3 ACL Lookup for Control-plane IP Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Configuring ACLs to Loopback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Applying an ACL on Loopback Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
IP Prefix Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Implementation Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Configuration Task List for Prefix Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
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ACL Resequencing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Resequencing an ACL or Prefix List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
Route Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Implementation Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Important Points to Remember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Configuration Task List for Route Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
8 Border Gateway Protocol IPv4 (BGPv4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Protocol Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
Autonomous Systems (AS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Sessions and Peers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
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Route Reflectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
Confederations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
BGP Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
Best Path Selection Criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Local Preference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Multi-Exit Discriminators (MEDs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
Origin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
AS Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Next Hop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Multiprotocol BGP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Implementing BGP with FTOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
4-Byte AS Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
AS4 Number Representation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
AS Number Migration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
BGP4 Management Information Base (MIB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Important Points to Remember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153
Configuration Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
BGP Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Configuration Task List for BGP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
MBGP Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196
BGP Regular Expression Optimization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Debugging BGP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Storing Last and Bad PDUs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198
Capturing PDUs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199
PDU Counters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Sample Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
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Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Jumpstart mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213
File Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216
Domain Name Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Switch boot and set-up behavior in Jumpstart Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216
10 Content Addressable Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Content Addressable Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
CAM Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Microcode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
CAM Profiling for ACLs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Boot Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
When to Use CAM Profiling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225
Important Points to Remember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Select CAM Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
CAM Allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Test CAM Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227
View CAM Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228
View CAM-ACL settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228
View CAM Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229
CAM Optimization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Applications for CAM Profiling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
LAG Hashing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .230
LAG Hashing based on Bidirectional Flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231
CAM profile for the VLAN ACL group feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231
Troubleshoot CAM Profiling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
CAM Profile Mismatches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231
QoS CAM Region Limitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .232
11 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Protocol Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .233
DHCP Packet Format and Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .234
Assigning an IP Address using DHCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235
Implementation Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Configuration Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Configure the System to be a DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237
Configuration Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237
Configure the Server for Automatic Address Allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Specify a Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239
Enable DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239
Configure a Method of Hostname Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240
Create Manual Binding Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241
Debug DHCP server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241
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DHCP Clear Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Configure the System to be a Relay Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .242
Configure the System for User Port Stacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243
Configure Secure DHCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243
Option 82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
DHCP Snooping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .244
Drop DHCP packets on snooped VLANs only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .246
Dynamic ARP Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .247
Source Address Validation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249
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Protocol Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .253
Ring Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Multiple FRRP Rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .255
Important FRRP Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .256
Important FRRP Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Implementing FRRP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .258
FRRP Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .258
Troubleshooting FRRP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Configuration Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263
Sample Configuration and Topology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263
13 GARP VLAN Registration Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Protocol Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .265
Important Points to Remember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .265
Configuring GVRP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Related Configuration Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .267
Enabling GVRP Globally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .267
Enabling GVRP on a Layer 2 Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .268
Configuring GVRP Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .268
Configuring a GARP Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .269
14 Internet Group Management Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
IGMP Implementation Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .271
IGMP Protocol Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .271
IGMP version 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .272
IGMP version 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .273
Configuring IGMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Related Configuration Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .276
Viewing IGMP Enabled Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .276
Selecting an IGMP Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .277
Viewing IGMP Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
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Adjusting Timers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .278
Adjusting Query and Response Timers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .278
Adjusting the IGMP Querier Timeout Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Configuring a Static IGMP Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Enabling IGMP Immediate-leave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .279
IGMP Snooping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
IGMP Snooping Implementation Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .280
Configuring IGMP Snooping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .280
Enabling IGMP Immediate-leave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .280
Disabling Multicast Flooding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281
Specifying a Port as Connected to a Multicast Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281
Configuring the Switch as Querier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281
Fast Convergence after MSTP Topology Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .282
Designating a Multicast Router Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
15 Interfaces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Interface Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .284
View Basic Interface Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Enable a Physical Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Physical Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .287
Configuration Task List for Physical Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Overview of Layer Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .288
Configure Layer 2 (Data Link) Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Configure Layer 3 (Network) Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Management Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .290
Configure Management Interfaces on the E-Series and C-Series and on the S55 .290
Configure Management Interfaces on the S-Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
VLAN Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .292
Loopback Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Null Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Port Channel Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .294
Bulk Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Interface Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Bulk Configuration Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Interface Range Macros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .309
Define the Interface Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .309
Choose an Interface-range Macro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .309
Monitor and Maintain Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .310
Maintenance using TDR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Link Debounce Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .312
Important Points to Remember about Link Debounce Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Assign a debounce time to an interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Show debounce times in an interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .313
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Disable ports when one only SFM is available (E300 only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .313
Disable port on one SFM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .314
Link Dampening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Important Points to Remember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .314
Enable Link Dampening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Ethernet Pause Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Threshold Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .317
Enable Pause Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Configure MTU Size on an Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .319
Port-pipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .320
Auto-Negotiation on Ethernet Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .321
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View Advanced Interface Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .323
Display Only Configured Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Configure Interface Sampling Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Dynamic Counters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
16 IPv4 Addressing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
IP Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .329
Implementation Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Configuration Task List for IP Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .330
Directed Broadcast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Resolution of Host Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .334
ARP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .337
Configuration Task List for ARP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .337
ARP Learning via Gratuitous ARP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
ARP Learning via ARP Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .340
Configurable ARP Retries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .341
ICMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Configuration Task List for ICMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .341
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17 IPv6 Addressing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Protocol Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .343
Extended Address Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Stateless Autoconfiguration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .344
IPv6 Headers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .345
Extension Header fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .347
Addressing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .348
Implementing IPv6 with FTOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .350
ICMPv6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .352
Path MTU Discovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
IPv6 Neighbor Discovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
IPv6 Neighbor Discovery of MTU packets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .354
QoS for IPv6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
IPv6 Multicast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .355
SSH over an IPv6 Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Configuration Task List for IPv6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .356
Change your CAM-Profile on an E-Series system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Adjust your CAM-Profile on an C-Series or S-Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .357
Assign an IPv6 Address to an Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Assign a Static IPv6 Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Telnet with IPv6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
SNMP over IPv6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Show IPv6 Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Show an IPv6 Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Show IPv6 Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Show the Running-Configuration for an Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Clear IPv6 Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
18 iSCSI Optimization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
iSCSI Optimization Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .367
Detection and Port Configuration for Dell Compellent Arrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
19 Link Aggregation Control Protoco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Introduction to Dynamic LAGs and LACP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .369
Important Points to Remember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .370
LACP modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
LACP Configuration Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
LACP Configuration Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .371
Monitor and Debugging LACP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .373
Shared LAG State Tracking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Configure Shared LAG State Tracking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Important Points about Shared LAG State Tracking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Configure LACP as Hitless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
LACP Basic Configuration Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
20 Layer 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Managing the MAC Address Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Clear the MAC Address Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .387
Set the Aging Time for Dynamic Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .388
Configure a Static MAC Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .388
Display the MAC Address Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .389
MAC Learning Limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
mac learning-limit dynamic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
mac learning-limit mac-address-sticky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
mac learning-limit station-move . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .391
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Learning Limit Violation Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Station Move Violation Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Recovering from Learning Limit and Station Move Violations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Per-VLAN MAC Learning Limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .393
NIC Teaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .394
MAC Move Optimization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .395
Microsoft Clustering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .395
Default Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
Configuring the Switch for Microsoft Server Clustering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
Enable and Disable VLAN Flooding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .397
Configuring Redundant Pairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .398
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Important Points about Configuring Redundant Pairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .399
Restricting Layer 2 Flooding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .401
Far-end Failure Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .402
FEFD state changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .403
Important Points to Remember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .404
Configuring FEFD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .404
Debugging FEFD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .405
21 Link Layer Discovery Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
802.1AB (LLDP) Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .407
Protocol Data Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .407
Optional TLVs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .408
Management TLVs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .409
TIA-1057 (LLDP-MED) Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .410
TIA Organizationally Specific TLVs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .411
Configuring LLDP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
Related Configuration Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .414
Important Points to Remember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415
LLDP Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415
CONFIGURATION versus INTERFACE Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .415
Enabling LLDP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416
Disabling and Undoing LLDP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416
Advertising TLVs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .416
Viewing the LLDP Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418
Viewing Information Advertised by Adjacent LLDP Agents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418
Configuring LLDPDU Intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .419
Configuring Transmit and Receive Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .420
Configuring a Time to Live . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421
Debugging LLDP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422
Relevant Management Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .423
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22 Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427
Protocol Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .427
Implementation Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428
Configure Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .428
Related Configuration Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .428
Enable Multiple Spanning Tree Globally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .429
Add and Remove Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429
Create Multiple Spanning Tree Instances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .429
Influence MSTP Root Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431
Interoperate with Non-FTOS Bridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .431
Modify Global Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432
Modify Interface Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .433
Configure an EdgePort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 434
Flush MAC Addresses after a Topology Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .435
MSTP Sample Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .436
Debugging and Verifying MSTP Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .440
23 Multicast Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 443
Implementation Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 443
Enable IP Multicast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .443
Multicast with ECMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 444
Implementation Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 444
First Packet Forwarding for Lossless Multicast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .445
Multicast Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 446
IPv4 Multicast Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .446
IPv6 Multicast Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .451
Multicast Traceroute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453
Multicast Quality of Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .453
Optimize the E-Series for Multicast Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .454
Allocate More Buffer Memory for Multicast WRED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .454
Allocate More Bandwidth to Multicast using Egress WFQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454
Tune the Central Scheduler for Multicast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .454
24 Open Shortest Path First (OSPFv2 and OSPFv3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 457
Protocol Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .458
Autonomous System (AS) Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .458
Networks and Neighbors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .460
Router Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 460
Designated and Backup Designated Routers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .462
Link-State Advertisements (LSAs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .463
Virtual Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 464
Router Priority and Cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .464
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Implementing OSPF with FTOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .465
Fast Convergence ( OSPFv2, IPv4 only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 466
Multi-Process OSPF (OSPFv2, IPv4 only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .466
RFC-2328 Compliant OSPF Flooding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .467
OSPF ACK Packing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .468
OSPF Adjacency with Cisco Routers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .468
Configuration Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .468
Configuration Task List for OSPFv2 (OSPF for IPv4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 469
Troubleshooting OSPFv2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .486
Configuration Task List for OSPFv3 (OSPF for IPv6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 489
Troubleshooting OSPFv3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .494
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Sample Configurations for OSPFv2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .495
Basic OSPFv2 Router Topology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .495
25 PIM Sparse-Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 497
Implementation Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 497
Protocol Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .497
Requesting Multicast Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .498
Refusing Multicast Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .498
Sending Multicast Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .498
Important Points to Remember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 499
Configure PIM-SM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 499
Related Configuration Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .499
Enable PIM-SM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .500
Configurable S,G Expiry Timers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 501
Configure a Static Rendezvous Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .502
Override Bootstrap Router Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .503
Configure a Designated Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 503
Create Multicast Boundaries and Domains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .504
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26 PIM Source-Specific Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 505
Implementation Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 507
Important Points to Remember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 507
Configure PIM-SM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 507
Related Configuration Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .507
Enable PIM-SSM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 507
Use PIM-SSM with IGMP version 2 Hosts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508
27 Power over Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 511
Configuring Power over Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .512
Related Configuration Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .513
Enabling PoE on a Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .513
Manage Ports using Power Priority and the Power Budget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 515
Determine the Power Priority for a Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .515
Determine the Affect of a Port on the Power Budget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .517
Monitor the Power Budget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 518
Manage Power Priorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 519
Recover from a Failed Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 520
Deploying VOIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 521
Create VLANs for an Office VOIP Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .521
Configure LLDP-MED for an Office VOIP Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 522
Configure Quality of Service for an Office VOIP Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 523
28 Port Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 527
Important Points to Remember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 527
Port Monitoring on E-Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .528
E-Series TeraScale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 528
E-Series ExaScale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .529
Port Monitoring on C-Series and S-Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .529
Configuring Port Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .532
Flow-based Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .534
29 Private VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 537
Private VLAN Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .537
Private VLAN Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .539
Private VLAN Configuration Task List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .539
Private VLAN Configuration Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .543
30 Per-VLAN Spanning Tree Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547
Protocol Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .547
Implementation Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 548
Configure Per-VLAN Spanning Tree Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .548
Related Configuration Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .548
Enable PVST+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 549
Disable PVST+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 549
Influence PVST+ Root Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 549
Modify Global PVST+ Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .551
Modify Interface PVST+ Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 552
Configure an EdgePort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 553
PVST+ in Multi-vendor Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .554
PVST+ Extended System ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .554
PVST+ Sample Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .555
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31 Quality of Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 559
Implementation Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 561
Port-based QoS Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 561
Set dot1p Priorities for Incoming Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 562
Honor dot1p Priorities on Ingress Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 562
Configure Port-based Rate Policing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .563
Configure Port-based Rate Limiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 564
Configure Port-based Rate Shaping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .565
Policy-based QoS Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 565
Classify Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 566
Create a QoS Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 570
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Create Policy Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 572
QoS Rate Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .577
Strict-priority Queueing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .578
Weighted Random Early Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .578
Create WRED Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .579
Apply a WRED profile to traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 579
Configure WRED for Storm Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .579
Display Default and Configured WRED Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .580
Display WRED Drop Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .580
Allocating Bandwidth to Multicast Queues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .581
Pre-calculating Available QoS CAM Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .582
Viewing QoS CAM Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 583
32 Routing Information Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 585
Protocol Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .585
RIPv1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .585
RIPv2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .586
Implementation Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 586
Configuration Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .586
Configuration Task List for RIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .586
RIP Configuration Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .594
33 Remote Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 601
Implementation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 601
Fault Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .602
34 Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 607
Protocol Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .607
Configuring Rapid Spanning Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .607
Related Configuration Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .607
Important Points to Remember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 608
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Configure Interfaces for Layer 2 Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 608
Enable Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol Globally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .609
Add and Remove Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 612
Modify Global Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 612
Modify Interface Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .613
Configure an EdgePort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 614
Influence RSTP Root Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 615
SNMP Traps for Root Elections and Topology Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .616
Fast Hellos for Link State Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .616
35 Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 617
AAA Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 617
Configuration Task List for AAA Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .618
AAA Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 620
Configuration Task List for AAA Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .620
AAA Authorization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .623
Privilege Levels Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 623
Configuration Task List for Privilege Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 624
RADIUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 629
RADIUS Authentication and Authorization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .629
Configuration Task List for RADIUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 630
TACACS+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 633
Configuration Task List for TACACS+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .633
TACACS+ Remote Authentication and Authorization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .635
Command Authorization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 637
Protection from TCP Tiny and Overlapping Fragment Attacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 637
SCP and SSH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .637
Using SCP with SSH to copy a software image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .639
Secure Shell Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 640
Troubleshooting SSH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 643
Telnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 643
VTY Line and Access-Class Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 644
VTY Line Local Authentication and Authorization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 644
VTY Line Remote Authentication and Authorization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 645
VTY MAC-SA Filter Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 645
36 Service Provider Bridging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 647
VLAN Stacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .647
Important Points to Remember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .648
Configure VLAN Stacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .648
Create Access and Trunk Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .649
Enable VLAN-Stacking for a VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 649
Configure the Protocol Type Value for the Outer VLAN Tag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .650
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FTOS Options for Trunk Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .651
Debug VLAN Stacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .652
VLAN Stacking in Multi-vendor Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .652
VLAN Stacking Packet Drop Precedence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .658
Enable Drop Eligibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .659
Honor the Incoming DEI Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 659
Mark Egress Packets with a DEI Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 660
Dynamic Mode CoS for VLAN Stacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .660
Layer 2 Protocol Tunneling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 663
Implementation Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 665
Enable Layer 2 Protocol Tunneling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 666
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Specify a Destination MAC Address for BPDUs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .666
Rate-limit BPDUs on the E-Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .666
Rate-limit BPDUs on the C-Series and S-Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .666
Debug Layer 2 Protocol Tunneling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 667
Provider Backbone Bridging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 667
37 sFlow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 669
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 669
Implementation Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 670
Important Points to Remember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .670
Enable and Disable sFlow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 671
Enable and Disable on an Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 671
sFlow Show Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .672
Show sFlow Globally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .672
Show sFlow on an Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .672
Show sFlow on a Line Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .673
Specify Collectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .674
Polling Intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .674
Sampling Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 674
Sub-sampling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .675
Back-off Mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 676
sFlow on LAG ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 676
Extended sFlow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 676
Important Points to Remember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .677
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38 Simple Network Management Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 679
Protocol Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .679
Implementation Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 679
Configure Simple Network Management Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 679
Related Configuration Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .680
Important Points to Remember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 680
Create a Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 680
Read Managed Object Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 681
Write Managed Object Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .682
Configure Contact and Location Information using SNMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 682
Subscribe to Managed Object Value Updates using SNMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 683
Copy Configuration Files Using SNMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 686
Manage VLANs using SNMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .691
Create a VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 691
Assign a VLAN Alias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .692
Display the Ports in a VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .692
Add Tagged and Untagged Ports to a VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .694
Enable and Disable a Port using SNMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .696
Fetch Dynamic MAC Entries using SNMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .696
Deriving Interface Indices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 697
39 Spanning Tree Protocol. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 701
Protocol Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .701
Configuring Spanning Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 701
Related Configuration Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .701
Important Points to Remember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 702
Configuring Interfaces for Layer 2 Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .703
Enabling Spanning Tree Protocol Globally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .704
Adding an Interface to the Spanning Tree Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .707
Removing an Interface from the Spanning Tree Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 707
Modifying Global Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .707
Modifying Interface STP Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 708
Enabling PortFast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 709
Preventing Network Disruptions with BPDU Guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .711
STP Root Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .713
SNMP Traps for Root Elections and Topology Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .713
Configuring Spanning Trees as Hitless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .713
40 Stacking S-Series Switches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 715
S-Series Stacking Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 715
High Availability on S-Series Stacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .715
MAC Addressing on S-Series Stacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 717
Management Access on S-Series Stacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 721
Important Points to Remember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 722
S-Series Stacking Installation Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .722
Create an S-Series Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 722
Add a Unit to an S-Series Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 725
Remove a Unit from an S-Series Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .728
Merge Two S-Series Stacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 729
Split an S-Series Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .730
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S-Series Stacking Configuration Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 730
Assign Unit Numbers to Units in an S-Series Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 730
Create a Virtual Stack Unit on an S-Series Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 731
Display Information about an S-Series Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 731
Influence Management Unit Selection on an S-Series Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .735
Manage Redundancy on an S-Series Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .736
Reset a Unit on an S-Series Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 736
Monitor an S-Series Stack with SNMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 736
Troubleshoot an S-Series Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .736
Recover from Stack Link Flaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .737
Recover from a Card Problem State on an S-Series Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .737
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Recover from a Card Mismatch State on an S-Series Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .738
41 Storm Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 741
Configure Storm Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .741
Configure storm control from INTERFACE mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .741
Configure storm control from CONFIGURATION mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .742
42 System Time and Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 743
Network Time Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .743
Protocol Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 744
Implementation Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 745
Configuring Network Time Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .745
Enable NTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .746
Set the Hardware Clock with the Time Derived from NTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 747
Configure NTP broadcasts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .747
Disable NTP on an interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .747
Configure a source IP address for NTP packets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .748
Configure NTP authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 749
FTOS Time and Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .752
Configuring time and date settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 752
Set daylight savings time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .754
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Find the upgrade procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 759
Get Help with upgrades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 759
44 Virtual LANs (VLAN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 761
Default VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .762
Port-Based VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 763
VLANs and Port Tagging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .763
Configuration Task List for VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 764
VLAN Interface Counters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .768
Native VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .768
Enable Null VLAN as the Default VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .769
45 Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 771
VRRP Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 771
VRRP Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 773
VRRP Implementation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 773
VRRP Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .774
Configuration Task List for VRRP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .774
Sample Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 782
46 S-Series Debugging and Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 785
Offline diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 785
Important Points to Remember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .785
Running Offline Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .786
Trace logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .789
Auto Save on Crash or Rollover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 790
Last restart reason (S55) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .790
show hardware commands (S55) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .790
Troubleshooting packet loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .791
Displaying Drop Counters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .792
Dataplane Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .793
Displaying Stack Port Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 795
Displaying Stack Member Counters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .795
Application core dumps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .796
Mini core dumps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .796
47 Standards Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 799
IEEE Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .799
RFC and I-D Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .800
MIB Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 811
48 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 813
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Objectives

This guide describes the protocols and features supported by the Dell Force10 Operating System (FTOS) and provides configuration instructions and examples for implementing them. It supports the system platforms E-Series, C-Series, and S-Series.
Though this guide contains information on protocols, it is not intended to be a complete reference. This guide is a reference for configuring protocols on Dell Force10 systems. For complete information on protocols, refer to other documentation including IETF Requests for Comment (RFCs). The instructions in this guide cite relevant RFCs, and Appendix 47, Standards Compliance contains a complete list of the supported RFCs and Management Information Base files (MIBs).
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Audience

This document is intended for system administrators who are responsible for configuring and maintaining networks and assumes you are knowledgeable in Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking technologies.

Conventions

This document uses the following conventions to describe command syntax:
Convention Description
keyword
parameter
{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 bar require you to choose one.
Keywords are in bold and should be entered in the CLI as listed. Parameters are in italics and require a number or word to be entered in the CLI.
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Information Symbols

Table 1-1 describes symbols contained in this guide.
Table 1-1. Information Symbols
Symbol Warning Description
Note This symbol informs you of important operational information.
FTOS Behavior This symbol informs you of an FTOS behavior. These behaviors are
inherent to the Dell Force10 system or FTOS feature and are non-configurable.
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ces
et e
x
Platform Specific Feature
E-Series Specific Feature/Command
Exception This symbol is a note associated with some other text on the page that is

Related Documents

For more information about the Dell Force10 E-Series, C-Series, and S-Series refer to the following documents:
FTOS Command Reference
Dell Force10 Network Operations Guide
Installing and Maintaining the S55 System
FTOS Release Notes
This symbol informs you of a feature that supported on one or two platforms only: e is for E-Series, c is for C-Series, s is for S-Series.
If a feature or command applies to only one of the E-Series platforms, a separate symbol calls this to attention: e
the ExaScale.
marked with an asterisk.
for the TeraScale or e x for
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Configuration Fundamentals

The FTOS Command Line Interface (CLI) is a text-based interface through which you can configure interfaces and protocols. The CLI is largely the same for the E-Series, C-Series, and S-Series with the exception of some commands and command outputs. The CLI is structured in modes for security and management purposes. Different sets of commands are available in each mode, and you can limit user access to modes using privilege levels.
In FTOS, after a command is enabled, it is entered into the running configuration file. You can view the current configuration for the whole system or for a particular CLI mode. To save the current configuration copy the running configuration to another location.
Note: Due to a differences in hardware architecture and the continued system development, features may occasionally differ between the platforms. These differences are identified by the information symbols shown on Table 1-1 on page 24.
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Accessing the Command Line

Access the command line through a serial console port or a Telnet session (Figure 2-1). When the system successfully boots, you enter the command line in the EXEC mode.
Note: You must have a password configured on a virtual terminal line before you can Telnet into the system. Therefore, you must use a console connection when connecting to the system for the first time.
Figure 2-1. Logging into the System using Telnet
telnet 172.31.1.53
Trying 172.31.1.53...
Connected to 172.31.1.53.
Escape character is '^]'.
Login: username
EXEC mode prompt
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CLI Modes

Different sets of commands are available in each mode. A command found in one mode cannot be executed from another mode (with the exception of EXEC mode commands preceded by the command see The do Command on page 30). You can set user access rights to commands and command modes using privilege levels; for more information on privilege levels and security options, refer to Chapter 9, Security,
on page 627.
The FTOS CLI is divided into three major mode levels:
EXEC mode is the default mode and has a privilege level of 1, which is the most restricted level. Only
a limited selection of commands is available, notably system information.
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EXEC Privilege mode has commands to view configurations, clear counters, manage configuration
files, run diagnostics, and enable or disable debug operations. The privilege level is 15, which is unrestricted. You can configure a password for this mode; see Configure the Enable Password on
page 40.
CONFIGURATION mode enables you to configure security features, time settings, set logging and
SNMP functions, configure static ARP and MAC addresses, and set line cards on the system.
Beneath CONFIGURATION mode are sub-modes that apply to interfaces, protocols, and features.
Figure 2-2 illustrates this sub-mode command structure. Two sub-CONFIGURATION modes are
important when configuring the chassis for the first time:
do;
show commands, which allow you to view
INTERFACE sub-mode is the mode in which you configure Layer 2 and Layer 3 protocols and IP
services specific to an interface. An interface can be physical (Management interface, 1-Gigabit Ethernet, 10-Gigabit Ethernet) or logical (Loopback, Null, port channel, or VLAN).
LINE sub-mode is the mode in which you to configure the console and virtual terminal lines.
Note: At any time, entering a question mark (?) will display the available command options. For example, when you are in CONFIGURATION mode, entering the question mark first will list all available commands, including the possible sub-modes.
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Figure 2-2. CLI Modes in FTOS
EXEC EXEC Privilege CONFIGURATION ARCHIVE AS-PATH ACL INTERFACE GIGABIT ETHERNET 10 GIGABIT ETHERNET INTERFACE RANGE LOOPBACK MANAGEMENT ETHERNET NULL PORT-CHANNEL SONET VLAN VRRP IP IPv6 IP COMMUNITY-LIST IP ACCESS-LIST STANDARD ACCESS-LIST EXTENDED ACCESS-LIST LINE AUXILIARY CONSOLE VIRTUAL TERMINAL MAC ACCESS-LIST MONITOR SESSION MULTIPLE SPANNING TREE Per-VLAN SPANNING TREE PREFIX-LIST RAPID SPANNING TREE REDIRECT ROUTE-MAP ROUTER BGP ROUTER ISIS ROUTER OSPF ROUTER RIP SPANNING TREE TRACE-LIST

Navigating CLI Modes

The FTOS prompt changes to indicate the CLI mode. Table 2-1 lists the CLI mode, its prompt, and information on how to access and exit this CLI mode. You must move linearly through the command modes, with the exception of the command moves you up one command mode level.
Note: Sub-CONFIGURATION modes all have the letters “conf” in the prompt with additional modifiers to identify the mode and slot/port information. These are shown in Table 2-1.
end command which takes you directly to EXEC Privilege mode; the exit
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Table 2-1. FTOS Command Modes
CLI Command Mode Prompt
EXEC
EXEC Privilege
CONFIGURATION
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Note: Access all of the following modes from CONFIGURATION mode.
ARCHIVE Force10(conf-archive) archive AS-PATH ACL Force10(config-as-path)# ip as-path access-list Gigabit Ethernet
Interface
10 Gigabit Ethernet Interface
Interface Range
Force10>
Force10#
Force10(conf)#
Force10(conf-if-gi­0/0)#
Force10(conf-if-te­0/0)#
Force10(conf-if-ran ge)#
Access Command
Access the router through the console or Telnet.
From EXEC mode, enter the command enable.
From any other mode, use the command end.
From EXEC privilege mode, enter the command
configure.
From every mode except EXEC and EXEC Privilege, enter the command
exit.
Loopback Interface
Management Ethernet Interface
Force10(conf-if-lo-
0)#
Force10(conf-if-ma-0/0)#
interface
INTERFACE modes
Null Interface Force10(conf-if-nu-0)# Port-channel Interface Force10(conf-if-po-0)#
VLAN Interface Force10(conf-if-vl-0)# STANDARD ACCESS-
LIST EXTENDED ACCESS-
LIST
Force10(config-std-nacl)#
Force10(config-ext-nacl)#
ip access-list standard
ip access-list extended
IP ACCESS-LIST
IP COMMUNITY-LIST Force10(config-community-list)# ip community-list AUXILIARY Force10(config-line-aux)# CONSOLE Force10(config-line-console)#
LINE
VIRTUAL TERMINAL Force10(config-line-vty)#
line
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Table 2-1. FTOS Command Modes (continued)
CLI Command Mode Prompt
STANDARD ACCESS­LIST
EXTENDED ACCESS­LIST
Force10(config-std-macl)# mac access-list standard
Force10(config-ext-macl)# mac access-list extended
MAC ACCESS-LIST
MULTIPLE SPANNING TREE
Per-VLAN SPANNING TREE Plus
PREFIX-LIST Force10(conf-nprefixl)# ip prefix-list RAPID SPANNING
TREE REDIRECT Force10(conf-redirect-list)# ip redirect-list ROUTE-MAP Force10(config-route-map)# route-map ROUTER BGP Force10(conf-router_bgp)# router bgp
Force10(config-mstp)#
Force10(config-pvst)#
Force10(config-rstp)#
Access Command
protocol spanning-tree mstp
protocol spanning-tree pvst
protocol spanning-tree rstp
ROUTER ISIS Force10(conf-router_isis)# router isis ROUTER OSPF Force10(conf-router_ospf)# router ospf ROUTER RIP
Force10(conf-router
router rip
_rip)#
SPANNING TREE Force10(config-span)# protocol spanning-tree 0 TRACE-LIST Force10(conf-trace-acl)# ip trace-list
Figure 2-3 illustrates how to change the command mode from CONFIGURATION mode to PROTOCOL
SPANNING TREE.
Figure 2-3. Changing CLI Modes
Force10(conf)#protocol spanning-tree 0 Force10(config-span)#
New command prompt
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The do Command

Enter an EXEC mode command from any CONFIGURATION mode (CONFIGURATION, INTERFACE, SPANNING TREE, etc.) without returning to EXEC mode by preceding the EXEC mode command with the command
Note: The following commands cannot be modified by the do command: enable, disable, exit, and
configure.
Figure 2-4. Using the do Command
Force10(conf)#do show linecard all
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-- Line cards -­Slot Status NxtBoot ReqTyp CurTyp Version Ports
--------------------------------------------------------------------------­ 0 not present 1 not present 2 online online E48TB E48TB 1-1-463 48 3 not present 4 not present 5 online online E48VB E48VB 1-1-463 48
do. Figure 2-4 illustrates the do command.
“do” form of show command

Undoing Commands

When you enter a command, the command line is added to the running configuration file. Disable a command and remove it from the running-config by entering the original command preceded by the command
ip-address
Note: Use the help or ? command as discussed in Obtaining Help command to help you construct the “no” form of a command.
Figure 2-5. Undoing a command with the no Command
Force10(conf)#interface gigabitethernet 4/17 Force10(conf-if-gi-4/17)#ip address 192.168.10.1/24 Force10(conf-if-gi-4/17)#show config ! interface GigabitEthernet 4/17 ip address 192.168.10.1/24 no shutdown Force10(conf-if-gi-4/17)#no ip address Force10(conf-if-gi-4/17)#show config ! interface GigabitEthernet 4/17
Layer 2 protocols are disabled by default. Enable them using the no disable command. For example, in PROTOCOL SPANNING TREE mode, enter
no. For example, to delete an ip address configured on an interface, use the no ip address
command, as shown in Figure 2-5.
IP address removed
IP address assigned
“no” form of IP address command
no disable to enable Spanning Tree.
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Obtaining Help

Obtain a list of keywords and a brief functional description of those keywords at any CLI mode using the ?
help command:
or
Enter
? at the prompt or after a keyword to list the keywords available in the current mode.
? after a prompt lists all of the available keywords. The output of this command is the same for the help command.
Figure 2-6. ? Command Example
Force10#? calendar Manage the hardware calendar cd Change current directory change Change subcommands clear Reset functions clock Manage the system clock configure Configuring from terminal copy Copy from one file to another debug Debug functions
--More--
“?” at prompt for list of commands
? after a partial keyword lists all of the keywords that begin with the specified letters.
Figure 2-7. Keyword? Command Example
Force10(conf)#cl? class-map clock Force10(conf)#cl
partial keyword plus “[space]?” for matching keywords
A keyword followed by [space]? lists all of the keywords that can follow the specified keyword.
Figure 2-8. Keyword ? Command Example
Force10(conf)#clock ? summer-time Configure summer (daylight savings) time timezone Configure time zone Force10(conf)#clock
keyword plus “[space]?” for compatible keywords

Entering and Editing Commands

When entering commands:
The CLI is not case sensitive.
You can enter partial CLI keywords.
You must enter the minimum number of letters to uniquely identify a command. For example, cannot be entered as a partial keyword because both the clock and class-map commands begin with the letters “cl.” begins with those three letters.
The TAB key auto-completes keywords in commands. You must enter the minimum number of letters to uniquely identify a command.
clo, however, can be entered as a partial keyword because only one command
cl
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The UP and DOWN arrow keys display previously entered commands (see Command History).
The BACKSPACE and DELETE keys erase the previous letter.
Key combinations are available to move quickly across the command line, as described in Table 2-2.
Table 2-2. Short-Cut Keys and their Actions
Key Combination Action
CNTL-A Moves the cursor to the beginning of the command line. CNTL-B Moves the cursor back one character. CNTL-D Deletes character at cursor. CNTL-E Moves the cursor to the end of the line. CNTL-F Moves the cursor forward one character.
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CNTL-I Completes a keyword. CNTL-K Deletes all characters from the cursor to the end of the command line. CNTL-L Re-enters the previous command. CNTL-N Return to more recent commands in the history buffer after recalling commands with CTRL-P or the
UP arrow key. CNTL-P Recalls commands, beginning with the last command CNTL-R Re-enters the previous command. CNTL-U Deletes the line. CNTL-W Deletes the previous word. CNTL-X Deletes the line. CNTL-Z Ends continuous scrolling of command outputs. Esc B Moves the cursor back one word.
Esc F Moves the cursor forward one word. Esc D Deletes all characters from the cursor to the end of the word.

Command History

FTOS maintains a history of previously-entered commands for each mode. For example:
When you are in EXEC mode, the UP and DOWN arrow keys display the previously-entered EXEC mode commands.
When you are in CONFIGURATION mode, the UP or DOWN arrows keys recall the previously-entered CONFIGURATION mode commands.
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Filtering show Command Outputs

Filter the output of a show command to display specific information by adding | [except | find | grep |
no-more | save
filtering and it IS case sensitive unless the
] specified_text after the command. The variable specified_text is the text for which you are
ignore-case sub-option is implemented.
Starting with FTOS 7.8.1.0, the
grep command accepts an ignore-case sub-option that forces the search to
case-insensitive. For example, the commands:
show run | grep Ethernet returns a search result with instances containing a capitalized “Ethernet,” such as interface GigabitEthernet 0/0.
show run | grep ethernet would not return that search result because it only searches for instances
containing a non-capitalized “ethernet.”
Executing the command
show run | grep Ethernet ignore-case would return instances containing both
“Ethernet” and “ethernet.”
grep displays only the lines containing specified text. Figure 2-9 shows this command used in
• combination with the command
show linecard all.
Figure 2-9. Filtering Command Outputs with the grep Command
Force10(conf)#do show linecard all | grep 0 0 not present
Note: FTOS accepts a space or no space before and after the pipe. To filter on a phrase with spaces, underscores, or ranges, enclose the phrase with double quotation marks.
except displays text that does not match the specified text. Figure 2-10 shows this command used in combination with the command
show linecard all.
Figure 2-10. Filtering Command Outputs with the except Command
Force10#show linecard all | except 0
-- Line cards -­Slot Status NxtBoot ReqTyp CurTyp Version Ports
--------------------------------------------------------------------------­ 2 not present 3 not present 4 not present 5 not present 6 not present
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find displays the output of the show command beginning from the first occurrence of specified text
Figure 2-11 shows this command used in combination with the command
Figure 2-11. Filtering Command Outputs with the find Command
Force10(conf)#do show linecard all | find 0 0 not present 1 not present 2 online online E48TB E48TB 1-1-463 48 3 not present 4 not present 5 online online E48VB E48VB 1-1-463 48 6 not present 7 not present
show linecard all.
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display displays additional configuration information.
no-more displays the output all at once rather than one screen at a time. This is similar to the command terminal length except that the no-more option affects the output of the specified command only.
save copies the output to a file for future reference.
Note: You can filter a single command output multiple times. The save option should be the last option
entered. For example:
Force10# command | grep regular-expression | except
regular-expression | grep other-regular-expression | find regular-expression |
save

Multiple Users in Configuration mode

FTOS notifies all users in the event that there are multiple users logged into CONFIGURATION mode. A warning message indicates the username, type of connection (console or vty), and in the case of a vty connection, the IP address of the terminal on which the connection was established. For example:
On the system that telnets into the switch, Message 1 appears:
Message 1 Multiple Users in Configuration mode Telnet Message
% Warning: The following users are currently configuring the system: User "<username>" on line console0
On the system that is connected over the console, Message 2 appears:
Message 2 Multiple Users in Configuration mode Telnet Message
% Warning: User "<username>" on line vty0 "10.11.130.2" is in configuration mode
If either of these messages appears, Dell Force10 recommends that you coordinate with the users listed in the message so that you do not unintentionally overwrite each other’s configuration changes.
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Getting Started

This chapter contains the following major sections:
Default Configuration
Configure a Host Name
Access the System Remotely
Configure the Enable Password
Configuration File Management
File System Management
When you power up the chassis, the system performs\ a Power-On Self Test (POST) during which Route Processor Module (RPM), Switch Fabric Module (SFM), and line card status LEDs blink green.The system then loads FTOS and boot messages scroll up the terminal window during this process. No user interaction is required if the boot process proceeds without interruption.
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When the boot process is complete, the RPM and line card status LEDs remain online (green), and the console monitor displays the EXEC mode prompt.
For details on using the Command Line Interface (CLI), refer to Accessing the Command Line in the
Configuration Fundamentals chapter.

Console access

The S4810 has 2 management ports available for system access: a serial console port and an Out-of-Bounds (OOB) port.

Serial console

The RJ-45/RS-232 console port is labeled on the S4810 chassis. It is in the upper right-hand side, as you face the I/O side of the chassis.
RJ-45 Console Port
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To access the console port, follow the procedures below. Refer to Table 3-1, "Pin Assignments Between
the Console and a DTE Terminal Server," in Getting Started for the console port pinout.
Step Task
1 Install an RJ-45 copper cable into the console port.Use a rollover (crossover) cable to connect the S4810
console port to a terminal server. 2 Connect the other end of the cable to the DTE terminal server. 3 Terminal settings on the console port cannot be changed in the software and are set as follows:
9600 baud rate
No parity
8 data bits
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1 stop bit
No flow control
Accessing the RJ-45 console port with a DB-9 adapter
You can connect to the console using a RJ-45 to RJ-45 rollover cable and a RJ-45 to DB-9 female DTE adapter to a terminal server (for example, PC). Table 3-1, "Pin Assignments Between the Console and a
DTE Terminal Server," in Getting Started lists the pin assignments.
Table 3-1. Pin Assignments Between the Console and a DTE Terminal Server
S-Series Console Port RJ-45 to RJ-45 Rollover Cable
Signal RJ-45 pinout RJ-45 Pinout DB-9 Pin Signal
RTS 1 8 8 CTS
NC 2 7 6 DSR
TxD 3 6 2 RxD GND 4 5 5 GND GND 5 4 5 GND
RxD 6 3 3 TxD
NC 7 2 4 DTR
CTS 8 1 7 RTS

Default Configuration

A version of FTOS is pre-loaded onto the chassis, however the system is not configured when you power up for the first time (except for the default hostname, which is FTOS). You must configure the system using the CLI.
RJ-45 to DB-9 Adapter
Terminal Server Device
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Configure a Host Name

The host name appears in the prompt. The default host name is FTOS.
Host names must start with a letter and end with a letter or digit.
Characters within the string can be letters, digits, and hyphens.
To configure a host name:
Step Task Command Syntax Command Mode
1 Create a new host name.
The example below illustrates the
FTOS(conf)#hostname R1 R1(conf)#
hostname command.

Access the System Remotely

You can configure the system to access it remotely by Telnet. The method for configuring the C-Series and E-Series for Telnet access is different from S-Series.
The C-Series, E-Series and the S4810 have a dedicated management port and a management routing table that is separate from the IP routing table.
The S-Series (except the S4810) does not have a dedicated management port, but is managed from any port. It does not have a separate management routing table.

Access the C-Series and E-Series and the S4810 Remotely

Configuring the system for Telnet is a three-step process:
hostname name
CONFIGURATION
1. Configure an IP address for the management port. See Configure the Management Port IP Address.
2. Configure a management route with a default gateway. See Configure a Management Route.
3. Configure a username and password. See Configure a Username and Password.
Configure the Management Port IP Address
Assign IP addresses to the management ports in order to access the system remotely.
Note: Assign different IP addresses to each RPM’s management port.
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To configure the management port IP address:
Step Task Command Syntax Command Mode
1 Enter INTERFACE mode for the
Management port.
2
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Assign an IP address to the interface.
Enable the interface.
Configure a Management Route
Define a path from the system to the network from which you are accessing the system remotely. Management routes are separate from IP routes and are only used to manage the system through the management port.
To configure a management route:
Step Task Command Syntax Command Mode
interface ManagementEthernet slot/port
slot range: 0 to 1
port range: 0
ip address ip-address/mask
ip-address: an address in dotted-decimal format (A.B.C.D).
mask: a subnet mask in /prefix-length format (/
• xx).
no shutdown
CONFIGURATION
INTERFACE
INTERFACE
Configure a management route to
1
the network from which you are accessing the system.
management route ip-address/mask gateway
ip-address: the network address in dotted-decimal format (A.B.C.D).
mask: a subnet mask in /prefix-length format (/ xx).
gateway: the next hop for network traffic originating from the management port.
Configure a Username and Password
Configure a system username and password to access the system remotely.
CONFIGURATION
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To configure a username and password:
Step Task Command Syntax Command Mode
Configure a username and
1
password to access the system remotely.
username username password [encryption-type] password encryption-type
specifies how you are inputting the
CONFIGURATION
password, is 0 by default, and is not required.
0 is for inputting the password in clear text.
7 is for inputting a password that is already encrypted using a Type 7 hash. Obtaining the encrypted password from the configuration of another Dell Force10 system.

Access the S-Series Remotely

The S-Series does not have a dedicated management port nor a separate management routing table. Configure any port on the S-Series to be the port through which you manage the system and configure an IP route to that gateway.
Note: The S4810 system uses management ports and should be configured similar to the C-Series and E-Series systems. Refer to Access the C-Series and E-Series and the S4810 Remotely
Configuring the system for Telnet access is a three-step process:
1. Configure an IP address for the port through which you will manage the system using the command
address
from INTERFACE mode, as shown in the example below.
ip
2. Configure a IP route with a default gateway using the command mode, as shown in the example below.
3. Configure a username and password using the command
username from CONFIGURATION mode, as
shown in the example below.
R5(conf)#int gig 0/48 R5(conf-if-gi-0/48)#ip address 10.11.131.240 R5(conf-if-gi-0/48)#show config ! interface GigabitEthernet 0/48 ip address 10.11.131.240/24 no shutdown R5(conf-if-gi-0/48)#exit R5(conf)#ip route 10.11.32.0/23 10.11.131.254 R5(conf)#username admin pass FTOS
ip route from CONFIGURATION
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Configure the Enable Password

Access the EXEC Privilege mode using the enable command. The EXEC Privilege mode is unrestricted by default. Configure a password as a basic security measure. There are two types of
enable password stores the password in the running/startup configuration using a DES encryption
• method.
enable secret is stored in the running/startup configuration in using a stronger, MD5 encryption method.
enable passwords:
Dell Force10 recommends using the
enable secret password.
To configure an enable password:
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Task Command Syntax Command Mode
Create a password to access EXEC Privilege mode.
enable [password | secret] [level level] [encryption-type] password
is the privilege level, is 15 by default, and is not required.
level encryption-type specifies how you are inputting the password, is 0 by
default, and is not required.
0 is for inputting the password in clear text.
7 is for inputting a password that is already encrypted using a DES hash. Obtain the encrypted password from the configuration file of another Dell Force10 system.
5 is for inputting a password that is already encrypted using an MD5 hash. Obtain the encrypted password from the configuration file of another Dell Force10 system.

Configuration File Management

CONFIGURATION
Files can be stored on and accessed from various storage media. Rename, delete, and copy files on the system from the EXEC Privilege mode.
The E-Series EtherScale platform architecture uses MMC cards for both the internal and external Flash memory. MMC cards support a maximum of 100 files. The E-Series TeraScale and ExaScale platforms architecture use Compact Flash for the internal and external Flash memory. It has a space limitation but does not limit the number of files it can contain.
Note: Using flash memory cards in the system that have not been approved by Dell Force10 can cause unexpected system behavior, including a reboot.
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Copy Files to and from the System

The command syntax for copying files is similar to UNIX. The copy command uses the format copy
source-file-url destination-file-url.
Note: See the FTOS Command Reference for a detailed description of the copy command.
To copy a local file to a remote system, combine the file-origin syntax for a local file location with the
file-destination syntax for a remote file location shown in Table 3-2, "Forming a copy Command," in
Getting Started.
To copy a remote file to Dell Force10 system, combine the with the
in Getting Started.
Table 3-2. Forming a copy Command
Local File Location
Internal flash:
file-destination syntax for a local file location shown in Table 3-2, "Forming a copy Command,"
source-file-url Syntax destination-file-url Syntax
file-origin syntax for a remote file location
primary RPM standby RPM copy rpm{0|1}flash://filename rpm{0|1}flash://filename
External flash:
primary RPM copy rpm{0|1}slot0://filename rpm{0|1}slot0://filename standby RPM copy rpm{0|1}slot0://filename rpm{0|1}slot0://filename
USB Drive (E-Series ExaScale)
USB drive on RPM0 copy rpm0usbflash://filepath rpm0usbflash://filename External USB drive copy usbflash://filepath
Remote File Location
FTP server copy ftp://username:password@{hostip |
TFTP server copy tftp://{hostip | hostname}/filepath/
SCP server copy scp://{hostip | hostname}/filepath/
copy flash://filename flash://filename
usbflash://filename
ftp://username:password
hostname
filename
filename
}/filepath/filename
filepath/filename
tftp://{hostip | hostname}/filepath/filename
scp://{hostip | hostname}/filepath/filename
Important Points to Remember
You may not copy a file from one remote system to another.
You may not copy a file from one location to the same location.
The internal flash memories on the RPMs are synchronized whenever there is a change, but only if both RPMs are running the same version of FTOS.
When copying to a server, a hostname can only be used if a DNS server is configured.
@{hostip | hostname}/
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The usbflash and rpm0usbflash commands are supported on E-Series ExaScale systems. Refer to your system’s Release Notes for a list of approved USB vendors.
The following text is an example of using the
FTOS#copy flash://FTOS-EF-8.2.1.0.bin ftp://myusername:mypassword@10.10.10.10//FTOS/ FTOS-EF-8.2.1.0 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
27952672 bytes successfully copied
The following text is an example of using the copy command to import a file to the Dell Force10 system from an FTP server.
core1#$//copy ftp://myusername:mypassword@10.10.10.10//FTOS/FTOS-EF-8.2.1.0.bin flash:// Destination file name [FTOS-EF-8.2.1.0.bin.bin]: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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26292881 bytes successfully copied

Save the Running-configuration

The running-configuration contains the current system configuration. Dell Force10 recommends that you copy your running-configuration to the startup-configuration. The system uses the startup-configuration during boot-up to configure the system. The startup-configuration is stored in the internal flash on the primary RPM by default, but it can be saved onto an external flash (on an RPM) or a remote server.
To save the running-configuration:
Note: The commands in this section follow the same format as those in Copy Files to and from the
System in the Getting Started chapter but use the filenames startup-configuration and
running-configuration. These commands assume that current directory is the internal flash, which is the
system default.
copy command to save a file to an FTP server.
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Task Command Syntax Command Mode
Save the running-configuration to:
the startup-configuration on the internal flash of the primary RPM
the internal flash on an RPM copy running-config rpm{0|1}flash://filename
Note: The internal flash memories on the RPMs are synchronized whenever there is a change, but only if the RPMs are running the same version of FTOS.
the external flash of an RPM copy running-config rpm{0|1}slot0://filename an FTP server
a TFTP server copy running-config tftp://{hostip | hostname}/
an SCP server copy running-config scp://{hostip | hostname}/
Note: When copying to a server, a hostname can only be used if a DNS server is configured.
Save the running-configuration to the startup-configuration on the internal flash of the primary RPM. Then copy the new startup-config file to the external flash of the primary RPM.
copy running-config startup-config
copy running-config ftp://
username:password filename
filepath/filename
filepath/filename
copy running-config startup-config duplicate
@{hostip | hostname}/filepath/
EXEC Privilege
EXEC Privilege
FTOS Behavior: If you create a startup-configuration on an RPM and then move the RPM to another chassis, the
startup-configuration is stored as a backup file (with the extension .bak), and a new, empty startup-configuration file
is created. To restore your original startup-configuration in this situation, overwrite the new startup-configuration
with the original one using the command copy startup-config.bak startup-config.

Configure the Overload bit for Startup Scenario

For information on setting the router overload bit for a specific period of time after a switch reload is implemented, see the FTOS Command Line Reference Guide, Chapter 18 - Intermediate System to Intermediate System (IS-IS).
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View Files

File information and content can only be viewed on local file systems. To view a list of files on the internal or external Flash:
Step Task Command Syntax Command Mode
1 View a list of files on:
the external flash of an RPM
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The output of the command modification for each file, as shown in the example below.
FTOS#dir Directory of flash:
1 drw- 32768 Jan 01 1980 00:00:00 . 2 drwx 512 Jul 23 2007 00:38:44 .. 3 drw- 8192 Mar 30 1919 10:31:04 TRACE_LOG_DIR 4 drw- 8192 Mar 30 1919 10:31:04 CRASH_LOG_DIR 5 drw- 8192 Mar 30 1919 10:31:04 NVTRACE_LOG_DIR 6 drw- 8192 Mar 30 1919 10:31:04 CORE_DUMP_DIR 7 d--- 8192 Mar 30 1919 10:31:04 ADMIN_DIR 8 -rw- 33059550 Jul 11 2007 17:49:46 FTOS-EF-7.4.2.0.bin 9 -rw- 27674906 Jul 06 2007 00:20:24 FTOS-EF-4.7.4.302.bin 10 -rw- 27674906 Jul 06 2007 19:54:52 boot-image-FILE 11 drw- 8192 Jan 01 1980 00:18:28 diag 12 -rw- 7276 Jul 20 2007 01:52:40 startup-config.bak 13 -rw- 7341 Jul 20 2007 15:34:46 startup-config 14 -rw- 27674906 Jul 06 2007 19:52:22 boot-image 15 -rw- 27674906 Jul 06 2007 02:23:22 boot-flash
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To view the contents of a file:
dir flash:
dir slot:
dir also shows the read/write privileges, size (in bytes), and date of
EXEC Privilegethe internal flash of an RPM
Step Task Command Syntax Command Mode
1 View the:
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contents of a file in the internal flash of an RPM
contents of a file in the external flash of an RPM
running-configuration startup-configuration
show file rpm{0|1}flash://filename
show file rpm{0|1}slot0://filename
show running-config
show startup-config
EXEC Privilege
View Configuration Files
Configuration files have three commented lines at the beginning of the file, as shown in the example below, to help you track the last time any user made a change to the file, which user made the changes, and when the file was last saved to the startup-configuration.
In the running-configuration file, if there is a difference between the timestamp on the “Last configuration change,” and “Startup-config last updated,” then you have made changes that have not been saved and will not be preserved upon a system reboot.
FTOS#show running-config Current Configuration ... ! Version 8.2.1.0 ! Last configuration change at Thu Apr 3 23:06:28 2008 by admin ! Startup-config last updated at Thu Apr 3 23:06:55 2008 by admin ! boot system rpm0 primary flash://FTOS-EF-8.2.1.0.bin boot system rpm0 secondary flash://FTOS-EF-7.8.1.0.bin boot system rpm0 default flash://FTOS-EF-7.7.1.1.bin boot system rpm1 primary flash://FTOS-EF-7.8.1.0.bin boot system gateway 10.10.10.100
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File System Management

The Dell Force10 system can use the internal Flash, external Flash, or remote devices to store files. It stores files on the internal Flash by default but can be configured to store files elsewhere.
To view file system information:
Task Command Syntax Command Mode
View information about each file system.
The output of the command
show file-systems in the example below shows the total capacity, amount of free
show file-systems
EXEC Privilege
memory, file structure, media type, read/write privileges for each storage device in use.
FTOS#show file-systems Size(b) Free(b) Feature Type Flags Prefixes 520962048 213778432 dosFs2.0 USERFLASH rw flash: 127772672 21936128 dosFs2.0 USERFLASH rw slot0:
- - - network rw ftp:
- - - network rw tftp:
- - - network rw scp:
You can change the default file system so that file management commands apply to a particular device or memory.
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To change the default storage location:
Task Command Syntax Command Mode
Change the default directory.
In the example below, the default storage location is changed to the external Flash of the primary RPM. File management commands then apply to the external Flash rather than the internal Flash.
FTOS#cd slot0: FTOS#copy running-config test FTOS#copy run test !
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7419 bytes successfully copied FTOS#dir Directory of slot0:
1 drw- 32768 Jan 01 1980 00:00:00 . 2 drwx 512 Jul 23 2007 00:38:44 .. 3 ---- 0 Jan 01 1970 00:00:00 DCIM 4 -rw- 7419 Jul 23 2007 20:44:40 test 5 ---- 0 Jan 01 1970 00:00:00 BT 6 ---- 0 Jan 01 1970 00:00:00 200702~1VSN 7 ---- 0 Jan 01 1970 00:00:00 G 8 ---- 0 Jan 01 1970 00:00:00 F 9 ---- 0 Jan 01 1970 00:00:00 F
slot0: 127772672 bytes total (21927936 bytes free)
cd directory
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View command history

The command-history trace feature captures all commands entered by all users of the system with a time stamp and writes these messages to a dedicated trace log buffer. The system generates a trace message for each executed command. No password information is saved to the file.
To view the command-history trace, use the below.
FTOS#show command-history [12/5 10:57:8]: CMD-(CLI):service password-encryption [12/5 10:57:12]: CMD-(CLI):hostname Force10 [12/5 10:57:12]: CMD-(CLI):ip telnet server enable [12/5 10:57:12]: CMD-(CLI):line console 0 [12/5 10:57:12]: CMD-(CLI):line vty 0 9 [12/5 10:57:13]: CMD-(CLI):boot system rpm0 primary flash://FTOS-CB-1.1.1.2E2.bin

Upgrading FTOS

Note: To upgrade FTOS, see the release notes for the version you want to load on the system.
show command-history command, as shown in the example
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Management

Management is supported on platforms: c e s
This chapter explains the different protocols or services used to manage the Dell Force10 system including:
Configure Privilege Levels on page 47
Configure Logging on page 51
File Transfer Services on page 58
Terminal Lines on page 60
Lock CONFIGURATION mode on page 64
Recovering from a Forgotten Password on the S55 on page 65
Recovering from a Failed Start on the S55 on page 67
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Configure Privilege Levels

Privilege levels restrict access to commands based on user or terminal line. There are 16 privilege levels, of which three are pre-defined. The default privilege level is 1.
Level 0Access to the system begins at EXEC mode, and EXEC mode commands are limited to
enable, disable, and exit.
Level 1—Access to the system begins at EXEC mode, and all commands are available.
Level 15—Access to the system begins at EXEC Privilege mode, and all commands are available.

Create a Custom Privilege Level

Custom privilege levels start with the default EXEC mode command set. You can then customize privilege levels 2-14 by:
restricting access to an EXEC mode command
moving commands from EXEC Privilege to EXEC mode
restricting access
A user can access all commands at his privilege level and below.
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Removing a command from EXEC mode
Remove a command from the list of available commands in EXEC mode for a specific privilege level using the command
privilege exec from CONFIGURATION mode. In the command, specify a level greater
than the level given to a user or terminal line, followed by the first keyword of each command to be restricted.
Move a command from EXEC privilege mode to EXEC mode
Move a command from EXEC Privilege to EXEC mode for a privilege level using the command privilege
exec
from CONFIGURATION mode. In the command, specify the privilege level of the user or terminal
line, and specify all keywords in the command to which you want to allow access.
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Allow Access to CONFIGURATION mode commands
Allow access to CONFIGURATION mode using the command privilege exec level level configure from CONFIGURATION mode. A user that enters CONFIGURATION mode remains at his privilege level, and has access to only two commands, mode command to which you want to allow access using the command command, specify the privilege level of the user or terminal line, and specify all keywords in the command to which you want to allow access.
end and exit. You must individually specify each CONFIGURATION
privilege configure level level. In the
Allow Access to INTERFACE, LINE, ROUTE-MAP, and ROUTER mode
1. Similar to allowing access to CONFIGURATION mode, to allow access to INTERFACE, LINE, ROUTE-MAP, and ROUTER modes, you must first allow access to the command that enters you into the mode. For example, allow a user to enter INTERFACE mode using the command
configure level level interface
gigabitethernet
2. Then, individually identify the INTERFACE, LINE, ROUTE-MAP or ROUTER commands to which you want to allow access using the command
privilege {interface | line | route-map | router} level level.
In the command, specify the privilege level of the user or terminal line, and specify all keywords in the command to which you want to allow access.
The following table lists the configuration tasks you can use to customize a privilege level:
Task Command Syntax Command Mode
Remove a command from the list of available commands in EXEC mode.
Move a command from EXEC Privilege to EXEC mode. privilege exec level level
Allow access to CONFIGURATION mode. privilege exec level level
privilege exec level level
{command ||...|| command}
{command ||...|| command}
configure
privilege
CONFIGURATION
CONFIGURATION
CONFIGURATION
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Task Command Syntax Command Mode
Allow access to INTERFACE, LINE, ROUTE-MAP, and/or ROUTER mode. Specify all keywords in the command.
Allow access to a CONFIGURATION, INTERFACE, LINE, ROUTE-MAP, and/or ROUTER mode command.
The configuration in Figure 4-1 creates privilege level 3. This level:
removes the
moves the command
resequence command from EXEC mode by requiring a minimum of privilege level 4,
capture bgp-pdu max-buffer-size from EXEC Privilege to EXEC mode by,
requiring a minimum privilege level 3, which is the configured level for VTY 0,
allows access to CONFIGURATION mode with the
allows access to INTERFACE and LINE modes are allowed with no commands.
privilege configure level level
{interface | line | route-map |
router} {command-keyword ||...|| command-keyword}
privilege {configure |interface | line | route-map | router} level
level
{command ||...|| command}
banner command, and
CONFIGURATION
CONFIGURATION
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Figure 4-1. Create a Custom Privilege Level
Force10(conf)#do show run priv ! privilege exec level 3 capture privilege exec level 3 configure privilege exec level 4 resequence privilege exec level 3 capture bgp-pdu privilege exec level 3 capture bgp-pdu max-buffer-size privilege configure level 3 line privilege configure level 3 interface Force10(conf)#do telnet 10.11.80.201 [telnet output omitted] Force10#show priv Current privilege level is 3. Force10#? capture Capture packet
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configure Configuring from terminal disable Turn off privileged commands enable Turn on privileged commands exit Exit from the EXEC ip Global IP subcommands monitor Monitoring feature mtrace Trace reverse multicast path from destination to source ping Send echo messages quit Exit from the EXEC show Show running system information [output omitted] Force10#config [output omitted] Force10(conf)#do show priv Current privilege level is 3. Force10(conf)#? end Exit from configuration mode exit Exit from configuration mode interface Select an interface to configure line Configure a terminal line linecard Set line card type Force10(conf)#interface ? fastethernet Fast Ethernet interface gigabitethernet Gigabit Ethernet interface loopback Loopback interface managementethernet Management Ethernet interface null Null interface port-channel Port-channel interface range Configure interface range sonet SONET interface tengigabitethernet TenGigabit Ethernet interface vlan VLAN interface Force10(conf)#interface gigabitethernet 1/1 Force10(conf-if-gi-1/1)#? end Exit from configuration mode exit Exit from interface configuration mode Force10(conf-if-gi-1/1)#exit Force10(conf)#line ? aux Auxiliary line console Primary terminal line vty Virtual terminal Force10(conf)#line vty 0 Force10(config-line-vty)#? exit Exit from line configuration mode Force10(config-line-vty)#
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Apply a Privilege Level to a Username

To set a privilege level for a user:
Task Command Syntax Command Mode
Configure a privilege level for a user.
username username privilege level
CONFIGURATION

Apply a Privilege Level to a Terminal Line

To set a privilege level for a terminal line:
Task Command Syntax Command Mode
Configure a privilege level for a terminal line.
Note: When you assign a privilege level between 2 and 15, access to the system begins at EXEC mode,
but the prompt is hostname#, rather than hostname>.
privilege level level
LINE

Configure Logging

FTOS tracks changes in the system using event and error messages. By default, FTOS logs these messages on:
the internal buffer
console and terminal lines, and
any configured syslog servers
Disable Logging
To disable logging:
Task Command Syntax Command Mode
Disable all logging except on the console.
Disable logging to the logging buffer.
Disable logging to terminal lines.
Disable console logging.
no logging on
no logging buffer
no logging monitor
no logging console
CONFIGURATION
CONFIGURATION
CONFIGURATION
CONFIGURATION
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Log Messages in the Internal Buffer

All error messages, except those beginning with %BOOTUP (Message), are log in the internal buffer.
Message 1 BootUp Events
%BOOTUP:RPM0:CP %PORTPIPE-INIT-SUCCESS: Portpipe 0 enabled

Configuration Task List for System Log Management

The following list includes the configuration tasks for system log management:
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Disable System Logging on page 52
Send System Messages to a Syslog Server on page 53

Disable System Logging

By default, logging is enabled and log messages are sent to the logging buffer, all terminal lines, console, and syslog servers.
Enable and disable system logging using the following commands:
Task Command Syntax Command Mode
Disable all logging except on the console.
Disable logging to the logging buffer.
Disable logging to terminal lines.
Disable console logging.
no logging on
no logging buffer
no logging monitor
no logging console
CONFIGURATION
CONFIGURATION
CONFIGURATION
CONFIGURATION
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Send System Messages to a Syslog Server

Send system messages to a syslog server by specifying the server with the following command:
Task Command Syntax Command Mode
Specify the server to which you want to send system messages. You can configure up to eight syslog servers.
logging {ip-address | hostname} CONFIGURATION

Configure a Unix System as a Syslog Server

Configure a UNIX system as a syslog server by adding the following lines to /etc/syslog.conf on the Unix system and assigning write permissions to the file.
on a 4.1 BSD UNIX system, add the line: local7.debugging /var/log/force10.log
on a 5.7 SunOS UNIX system, add the line: local7.debugging /var/adm/force10.log
In the lines above, local7 is the logging facility level and debugging is the severity level.

Change System Logging Settings

You can change the default settings of the system logging by changing the severity level and the storage location. The default is to log all messages up to debug level, that is, all system messages. By changing the severity level in the logging commands, you control the number of system messages logged.
Task Command Syntax Command Mode
Specify the minimum severity level for logging to the logging buffer.
Specify the minimum severity level for logging to the console.
Specify the minimum severity level for logging to terminal lines.
Specifying the minimum severity level for logging to a syslog server.
Specify the minimum severity level for logging to the syslog history table.
logging buffered level CONFIGURATION
logging console level
logging monitor level
logging trap level
logging history level
CONFIGURATION
CONFIGURATION
CONFIGURATION
CONFIGURATION
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Task Command Syntax Command Mode
Specify the size of the logging buffer. Note: When you decrease the buffer size, FTOS deletes all messages stored in the buffer. Increasing the buffer size does not affect messages in the buffer.
Specify the number of messages that FTOS saves to its logging history table.
logging buffered size CONFIGURATION
logging history size size
CONFIGURATION
To change one of the settings for logging system messages, use any or all of the following commands in the CONFIGURATION mode:
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To view the logging buffer and configuration, use the
show logging command (Figure 35) in the EXEC
privilege mode.
To change the severity level of messages logged to a syslog server, use the following command in the CONFIGURATION mode:
To view the logging configuration, use the
show running-config logging command (Figure 37) in the
EXEC privilege mode.

Display the Logging Buffer and the Logging Configuration

Display the current contents of the logging buffer and the logging settings for the system, use the show
logging
command (Figure 35) in the EXEC privilege mode.
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Figure 4-2. show logging Command Example
Force10#show logging syslog logging: enabled Console logging: level Debugging Monitor logging: level Debugging Buffer logging: level Debugging, 40 Messages Logged, Size (40960 bytes) Trap logging: level Informational %IRC-6-IRC_COMMUP: Link to peer RPM is up %RAM-6-RAM_TASK: RPM1 is transitioning to Primary RPM. %RPM-2-MSG:CP1 %POLLMGR-2-MMC_STATE: External flash disk missing in 'slot0:' %CHMGR-5-CARDDETECTED: Line card 0 present %CHMGR-5-CARDDETECTED: Line card 2 present %CHMGR-5-CARDDETECTED: Line card 4 present %CHMGR-5-CARDDETECTED: Line card 5 present %CHMGR-5-CARDDETECTED: Line card 8 present %CHMGR-5-CARDDETECTED: Line card 10 present %CHMGR-5-CARDDETECTED: Line card 12 present %TSM-6-SFM_DISCOVERY: Found SFM 0 %TSM-6-SFM_DISCOVERY: Found SFM 1 %TSM-6-SFM_DISCOVERY: Found SFM 2 %TSM-6-SFM_DISCOVERY: Found SFM 3 %TSM-6-SFM_DISCOVERY: Found SFM 4 %TSM-6-SFM_DISCOVERY: Found SFM 5 %TSM-6-SFM_DISCOVERY: Found SFM 6 %TSM-6-SFM_DISCOVERY: Found SFM 7 %TSM-6-SFM_SWITCHFAB_STATE: Switch Fabric: UP %TSM-6-SFM_DISCOVERY: Found SFM 8 %TSM-6-SFM_DISCOVERY: Found 9 SFMs %CHMGR-5-CHECKIN: Checkin from line card 5 (type EX1YB, 1 ports) %TSM-6-PORT_CONFIG: Port link status for LC 5 => portpipe 0: OK portpipe 1: N/A %CHMGR-5-LINECARDUP: Line card 5 is up %CHMGR-5-CHECKIN: Checkin from line card 12 (type S12YC12, 12 ports) %TSM-6-PORT_CONFIG: Port link status for LC 12 => portpipe 0: OK portpipe 1: N/A %CHMGR-5-LINECARDUP: Line card 12 is up %IFMGR-5-CSTATE_UP: changed interface Physical state to up: So 12/8 %IFMGR-5-CSTATE_DN: changed interface Physical state to down: So 12/8
To view any changes made, use the show running-config logging command (Figure 37) in the EXEC privilege mode.
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Configure a UNIX logging facility level

You can save system log messages with a UNIX system logging facility.
To configure a UNIX logging facility level, use the following command in the CONFIGURATION mode:
Command Syntax Command Mode Purpose
logging facility [facility-type] CONFIGURATION Specify one of the following parameters.
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auth (for authorization messages)
cron (for system scheduler messages)
daemon (for system daemons)
kern (for kernel messages)
local0 (for local use)
local1 (for local use)
local2 (for local use)
local3 (for local use)
local4 (for local use)
local5 (for local use)
local6 (for local use)
local7 (for local use). This is the default.
lpr (for line printer system messages)
mail (for mail system messages)
news (for USENET news messages)
sys9 (system use)
sys10 (system use)
sys11 (system use)
sys12 (system use)
sys13 (system use)
sys14 (system use)
syslog (for syslog messages)
user (for user programs)
uucp (UNIX to UNIX copy protocol) The default is local7.
To view nondefault settings, use the mode.
Figure 4-3. show running-config logging Command Example
Force10#show running-config logging ! logging buffered 524288 debugging service timestamps log datetime msec service timestamps debug datetime msec ! logging trap debugging logging facility user logging source-interface Loopback 0 logging 10.10.10.4 Force10#
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show running-config logging command (Figure 37) in the EXEC

Synchronize log messages

You can configure FTOS to filter and consolidate the system messages for a specific line by synchronizing the message output. Only the messages with a severity at or below the set level appear. This feature works on the terminal and console connections available on the system.
To synchronize log messages, use these commands in the following sequence starting in the CONFIGURATION mode:
Step Command Syntax Command Mode Purpose
line {console 0 | vty number
1
[end-number] | aux 0}
2
logging synchronous [level
severity-level | all] [limit]
To view the logging synchronous configuration, use the
CONFIGURATION Enter the LINE mode. Configure the
following parameters for the virtual terminal lines:
end-number range: 1 to 8. You can configure multiple virtual terminals at one time by entering a number and an end-number.
LINE Configure a level and set the maximum
number of messages to be printed. Configure the following optional parameters:
level severity-level range: 0 to 7.
limit range: 20 to 300. Default is 20.
show config command in the LINE mode.

Enable timestamp on syslog messages

number range: zero (0) to 8.
Default is 2. Use the all keyword to include all messages.
syslog messages, by default, do not include a time/date stamp stating when the error or message was created.
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To have FTOS include a timestamp with the syslog message, use the following command syntax in the CONFIGURATION mode:
Command Syntax Command Mode Purpose
service timestamps [log | debug] [datetime
localtime] [msec] [show-timezone] |
[
uptime]
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To view the configuration, use the
To disable time stamping on syslog messages, enter

File Transfer Services

With FTOS, you can configure the system to transfer files over the network using File Transfer Protocol (FTP). One FTP application is copying the system image files over an interface on to the system; however, FTP is not supported on VLAN interfaces.
For more information on FTP, refer to RFC 959,
CONFIGURATION Add timestamp to syslog messages. Specify
the following optional parameters:
datetime: You can add the keyword
localtime to include the and show-timezone. If you do not add the keyword localtime, the time is UTC.
uptime. To view time since last boot. If neither parameter is specified, FTOS configures uptime.
show running-config logging command in the EXEC privilege mode.
no service timestamps [log | debug].
File Transfer Protocol.
localtime, msec,

Configuration Task List for File Transfer Services

The following list includes the configuration tasks for file transfer services:
Enable FTP server on page 59 (mandatory)
Configure FTP server parameters on page 59 (optional)
Configure FTP client parameters on page 60 (optional)
For a complete listing of FTP related commands, refer to .
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Enable FTP server
To enable the system as an FTP server, use the following command in the CONFIGURATION mode:
Command Syntax Command Mode Purpose
ftp-server enable
To view FTP configuration, use the
CONFIGURATION Enable FTP on the system.
show running-config ftp command (Figure 41) in the EXEC privilege
mode.
Figure 4-4. show running-config ftp Command Output
Force10#show running ftp ! ftp-server enable ftp-server username nairobi password 0 zanzibar Force10#
Configure FTP server parameters
After the FTP server is enabled on the system, you can configure different parameters.
To configure FTP server parameters, use any or all of the following commands in the CONFIGURATION mode:
Command Syntax Command Mode Purpose
ftp-server topdir dir CONFIGURATION Specify the directory for users using FTP to reach the
system. The default is the internal flash directory.
ftp-server username username password [encryption-type]
password
Note: You cannot use the change directory (cd) command until ftp-server topdir has been configured.
To view the FTP configuration, use the
CONFIGURATION Specify a user name for all FTP users and configure either
a plain text or encrypted password. Configure the following optional and required parameters:
username: Enter a text string
encryption-type: Enter 0 for plain text or 7 for encrypted text.
password: Enter a text string.
show running-config ftp command in EXEC privilege mode.
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Configure FTP client parameters
To configure FTP client parameters, use the following commands in the CONFIGURATION mode:
Command Syntax Command Mode Purpose
ip ftp source-interface interface CONFIGURATION Enter the following keywords and slot/port or number
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information:
For a Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword
GigabitEthernet followed by the slot/port
information.
For a loopback interface, enter the keyword followed by a number between 0 and 16383.
For a port channel interface, enter the keyword
port-channel followed by a number from 1 to 255 for
TeraScale and ExaScale.
For a SONET interface, enter the keyword followed by the slot/port information.
For a 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword
TenGigabitEthernet followed by the slot/port
information.
For a VLAN interface, enter the keyword vlan followed by a number from 1 to 4094.
E-Series ExaScale platforms support 4094 VLANs with FTOS version 8.2.1.0 and later. Earlier ExaScale supports 2094 VLANS.
loopback
sonet
ip ftp password password ip ftp username name CONFIGURATION Enter username to use on FTP client.
To view FTP configuration, use the
CONFIGURATION Configure a password.
show running-config ftp command (Figure 41) in the EXEC privilege
mode.

Terminal Lines

You can access the system remotely and restrict access to the system by creating user profiles. The terminal lines on the system provide different means of accessing the system. The console line (console) connects you through the Console port in the RPMs. The virtual terminal lines (VTY) connect you through Telnet to the system. The auxiliary line (aux) connects secondary devices such as modems.

Deny and Permit Access to a Terminal Line

Dell Force10 recommends applying only standard ACLs to deny and permit access to VTY lines.
Layer 3 ACL deny all traffic that is not explicitly permitted, but in the case of VTY lines, an ACL with no rules does not deny any traffic.
You cannot use show ip accounting access-list to display the contents of an ACL that is applied only to a VTY line.
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To apply an IP ACL to a line:
Task Command Syntax Command Mode
Apply an ACL to a VTY line.
To view the configuration, enter the
Figure 4-5. Applying an Access List to a VTY Line
Force10(config-std-nacl)#show config ! ip access-list standard myvtyacl seq 5 permit host 10.11.0.1 Force10(config-std-nacl)#line vty 0 Force10(config-line-vty)#show config line vty 0 access-class myvtyacl
FTOS Behavior: Prior to FTOS version 7.4.2.0, in order to deny access on a VTY line, you must apply
an ACL and AAA authentication to the line. Then users are denied access only after they enter a
username and password. Beginning in FTOS version 7.4.2.0, only an ACL is required, and users are
denied access before they are prompted for a username and password.

Configure Login Authentication for Terminal Lines

You can use any combination of up to 6 authentication methods to authenticate a user on a terminal line. A combination of authentication methods is called a method list. If the user fails the first authentication method, FTOS prompts the next method until all methods are exhausted, at which point the connection is terminated. The available authentication methods are:
ip access-class access-list LINE
show config command in the LINE mode, as shown in Figure 4-5.
enable—Prompt for the enable password.
line—Prompt for the e password you assigned to the terminal line. You must configure a password for
the terminal line to which you assign a method list that contains the
line authentication method.
Configure a password using the command password from LINE mode.
local—Prompt for the the system username and password.
none—Do not authenticate the user.
radius—Prompt for a username and password and use a RADIUS server to authenticate.
tacacs+—Prompt for a username and password and use a TACACS+ server to authenticate.
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To configure authentication for a terminal line:
Step Task Command Syntax Command Mode
1 Create an authentication method list.
You may use a mnemonic name or use the keyword
default. The default
authentication method for terminal lines is local, and the default method list is empty.
2 Apply the method list from Step 1 to
a terminal line.
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3 If you used the line authentication
method in the method list you applied to the terminal line, configure a password for the terminal line.
In Figure 4-6 VTY lines 0-2 use a single authentication method,
Figure 4-6. Configuring Login Authentication on a Terminal Line
Force10(conf)#aaa authentication login myvtymethodlist line Force10(conf)#line vty 0 2 Force10(config-line-vty)#login authentication myvtymethodlist Force10(config-line-vty)#password myvtypassword Force10(config-line-vty)#show config line vty 0 password myvtypassword login authentication myvtymethodlist line vty 1 password myvtypassword login authentication myvtymethodlist line vty 2 password myvtypassword login authentication myvtymethodlist Force10(config-line-vty)#
aaa authentication login {method-list-name | default} [method-1] [method-2] [method-3]
[method-4] [method-5] [method-6]
login authentication {method-list-name | default}
password
line.
CONFIGURATION
CONFIGURATION
LINE

Time out of EXEC Privilege Mode

EXEC timeout is a basic security feature that returns FTOS to the EXEC mode after a period of inactivity on terminal lines.
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To change the timeout period or disable EXEC timeout.
Task Command Syntax Command Mode
Set the number of minutes and seconds.
exec-timeout minutes [seconds]
Default: 10 minutes on console, 30 minutes on VTY. Disable EXEC timeout by setting the timeout period to 0.
Return to the default timeout values.
View the configuration using the command
no exec-timeout
show config from LINE mode.
Figure 4-7. Configuring EXEC Timeout
Force10(conf)#line con 0 Force10(config-line-console)#exec-timeout 0 Force10(config-line-console)#show config line console 0 exec-timeout 0 0 Force10(config-line-console)#

Telnet to Another Network Device

To telnet to another device:
LINE
LINE
Task Command Syntax Command Mode
Telnet to the peer RPM. You do not need to configure the management
telnet-peer-rpm
EXEC Privilege
port on the peer RPM to be able to telnet to it. Telnet to a device with an IPv4 or IPv6 address. If you do not enter an IP
telnet [ip-address]
EXEC Privilege
address, FTOS enters a Telnet dialog that prompts you for one.
Enter an IPv4 address in dotted decimal format (A.B.C.D).
Enter an IPv6 address in the format 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000. Elision of zeros is supported.
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Figure 4-8. Telnet to Another Network Device
Force10# telnet 10.11.80.203 Trying 10.11.80.203... Connected to 10.11.80.203. Exit character is '^]'. Login: Login: admin Password: Force10>exit Force10#telnet 2200:2200:2200:2200:2200::2201 Trying 2200:2200:2200:2200:2200::2201... Connected to 2200:2200:2200:2200:2200::2201. Exit character is '^]'. FreeBSD/i386 (freebsd2.force10networks.com) (ttyp1) login: admin Force10#
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Lock CONFIGURATION mode

FTOS allows multiple users to make configurations at the same time. You can lock CONFIGURATION mode so that only one user can be in CONFIGURATION mode at any time (Message 2).
A two types of locks can be set: auto and manual.
Set an auto-lock using the command
configuration mode exclusive auto from CONFIGURATION
mode. When you set an auto-lock, every time a user is in CONFIGURATION mode all other users are denied access. This means that you can exit to EXEC Privilege mode, and re-enter CONFIGURATION mode without having to set the lock again.
Set a manual lock using the command configure terminal lock from CONFIGURATION mode. When you configure a manual lock, which is the default, you must enter this command time you want to enter CONFIGURATION mode and deny access to others.
Figure 4-9. Locking CONFIGURATION mode
Force10(conf)#configuration mode exclusive auto Force10(conf)#exit 3d23h35m: %RPM0-P:CP %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by console
Force10#config ! Locks configuration mode exclusively. Force10(conf)#
If another user attempts to enter CONFIGURATION mode while a lock is in place, Message 1 appears on their terminal.
Message 1 CONFIGURATION mode Locked Error
% Error: User "" on line console0 is in exclusive configuration mode
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If any user is already in CONFIGURATION mode when while a lock is in place, Message 2 appears on their terminal.
Message 2 Cannot Lock CONFIGURATION mode Error
% Error: Can't lock configuration mode exclusively since the following users are currently configuring the system: User "admin" on line vty1 ( 10.1.1.1 )
Note: The CONFIGURATION mode lock corresponds to a VTY session, not a user. Therefore, if you configure a lock and then exit CONFIGURATION mode, and another user enters CONFIGURATION
mode, when you attempt to re-enter CONFIGURATION mode, you are denied access even though you
are the one that configured the lock.
Note: If your session times out and you return to EXEC mode, the CONFIGURATION mode lock is unconfigured.

Viewing the Configuration Lock Status

If you attempt to enter CONFIGURATION mode when another user has locked it, you may view which user has control of CONFIGURATION mode using the command Privilege mode.
show configuration lock from EXEC
You can then send any user a message using the you can clear any line using the command
send command from EXEC Privilege mode. Alternatively
clear from EXEC Privilege mode. If you clear a console session,
the user is returned to EXEC mode.

Recovering from a Forgotten Password on the S55

If you configure authentication for the console and you exit out of EXEC mode or your console session times out, you are prompted for a password to re-enter.
If you forget your password:
Step Task Command Syntax Command Mode
1 Log onto the system via console. 2 Power-cycle the chassis by switching off all of the power modules and then switching them back on. 3 Press any key to abort the boot
process. You enter uBoot immediately, as indicated by the => prompt.
press any key (during bootup)
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Step Task Command Syntax Command Mode
4 Set the system parameters to ignore
the startup configuration file when the system reloads.
5 To save the changes, use the saveenv
command 6 Reload the system. 7 Copy startup-config.bak to the
running config. 8 Remove all authentication statements
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you might have for the console. 9 Save the running-config.
10 Set the system parameters to use the
startup configuration file when the
system reloads.
11 Save the running-config.

Recovering from a Forgotten Enable Password on the S55

setenv stconfigignore true
saveenv
reset
copy flash://startup-config.bak running-config
no authentication login no password
copy running-config startup-config
setenv stconfigignore false
copy running-config startup-config
uBoot
uBoot
uBoot EXEC Privilege
LINE
EXEC Privilege uBoot
EXEC Privilege
If you forget the enable password:
Step Task Command Syntax Command Mode
1 Log onto the system via console. 2 Power-cycle the chassis by switching off all of the power modules and then switching them back on. 3 Press any key to abort the boot
process. You enter uBoot
immediately, as indicated by the =>
prompt. 4 Set the system parameters to ignore
the enable password when the system
reloads. 5 Reload the system. 6 Configure a new enable password. 7 Save the running-config to the
startup-config.
press any key (during bootup)
setenv enablepwdignore true
reset
enable {secret | password}
copy running-config startup-config
uBoot
uBoot CONFIGURATION EXEC Privilege
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Recovering from a Failed Start on the S55

A system that does not start correctly might be attempting to boot from a corrupted FTOS image or from a mis-specified location. In that case, you can restart the system and interrupt the boot process to point the system to another boot location. Use the command, its supporting commands, and other commands that can help recover from a failed start, see the BuBoot chapter in the FTOS Command Line Reference for the S55.
Step Task Command Syntax Command Mode
1 Power-cycle the chassis (pull the power cord and reinsert it).
setenv command, as described below. For details on the setenv
2 Press any key to abort the boot process.
You enter uBoot immediately, as indicated by the => prompt.
3 Assign the new location to the FTOS
image to be used when the system reloads.
4 Assign an IP address to the
Management Ethernet interface. 5 6 Assign an IP address as the default
gateway for the system. 7 Reload the system.
press any key (during bootup)
setenv [primary_image f10boot location |
secondary_image f10boot location | default_image f10boot location
setenv ipaddr address
setenv gatewayip address uBoot
reset
]
uBoot
uBoot
uBoot
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802.1ag

802.1ag is available only on platform: s
Ethernet Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) is a set of tools used to install, monitor, troubleshoot and manage Ethernet infrastructure deployments. Ethernet OAM consists of three main areas:
1. Service Layer OAM: IEEE 802.1ag Connectivity Fault Management (CFM)
2. Link Layer OAM: IEEE 802.3ah OAM
3. Ethernet Local management Interface (MEF-16 E-LMI)

Ethernet CFM

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Ethernet CFM is an end-to-end per-service-instance Ethernet OAM scheme which enables: proactive connectivity monitoring, fault verification, and fault isolation.
The service-instance with regard to OAM for Metro/Carrier Ethernet is a VLAN. This service is sold to an end-customer by a network service provider. Typically the service provider contracts with multiple network operators to provide end-to-end service between customers. For end-to-end service between customer switches, connectivity must be present across the service provider through multiple network operators.
Layer 2 Ethernet networks usually cannot be managed with IP tools such as ICMP Ping and IP Traceroute. Traditional IP tools often fail because:
there are complex interactions between various Layer 2 and Layer 3 protocols such as STP, LAG, VRRP and ECMP configurations.
Ping and traceroute are not designed to verify data connectivity in the network and within each node in the network (such as in the switching fabric and hardware forwarding tables).
when networks are built from different operational domains, access controls impose restrictions that cannot be overcome at the IP level, resulting in poor fault visibility. There is a need for hierarchical domains that can be monitored and maintained independently by each provider or operator.
routing protocols choose a subset of the total network topology for forwarding, making it hard to detect faults in links and nodes that are not included in the active routing topology. This is made more complex when using some form of Traffic Engineering (TE) based routing.
network and element discovery and cataloging is not clearly defined using IP troubleshooting tools.
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There is a need for Layer 2 equivalents to manage and troubleshoot native Layer 2 Ethernet networks. With these tools, you can identify, isolate, and repair faults quickly and easily, which reduces operational cost of running the network. OAM also increases availability and reduces mean time to recovery, which allows for tighter service level agreements, resulting in increased revenue for the service provider.
In addition to providing end-to-end OAM in native Layer 2 Ethernet Service Provider/Metro networks, you can also use CFM to manage and troubleshoot any Layer 2 network including enterprise, datacenter, and cluster networks.

Maintenance Domains

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Connectivity Fault Management (CFM) divides a network into hierarchical maintenance domains, as shown in Figure 5-1.
A CFM maintenance domain is a management space on a network that is owned and operated by a single management entity. The network administrator assigns a unique maintenance level (0 to 7) to each domain to define the hierarchical relationship between domains. Domains can touch or nest but cannot overlap or intersect as that would require management by multiple entities.
Figure 5-1. OAM Domains
Customer Network
Ethernet Access
Operator Domain (5)
Service Provider Network
MPLS Core MPLS Access
Customer Domain (7)
Provider Domain (6)
Operator Domain (5)
MPLS Domain (4)
Customer Network
Operator Domain (5)

Maintenance Points

Domains are comprised of logical entities called Maintenance Points. A maintenance point is an interface demarcation that confines CFM frames to a domain. There are two types of maintenance points:
Maintenance End Points (MEPs): a logical entity that marks the end-point of a domain
Maintenance Intermediate Points (MIPs): a logical entity configured at a port of a switch that is an intermediate point of a Maintenance Entity (ME). An ME is a point-to-point relationship between two MEPs within a single domain. MIPs are internal to a domain, not at the boundary, and respond to CFM only when triggered by linktrace and loopback messages. MIPs can be configured to snoop Continuity Check Messages (CCMs) to build a MIP CCM database.
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These roles define the relationships between all devices so that each device can monitor the layers under its responsibility. Maintenance points drop all lower-level frames and forward all higher-level frames.
Figure 5-2. Maintenance Points
Customer Network
Service Provider Network
Customer Network
Ethernet Access
Operator Domain (5)
MEP

Maintenance End Points

A Maintenance End Point (MEP) is a logical entity that marks the end-point of a domain. There are two types of MEPs defined in 802.1ag for an 802.1 bridge:
Up-MEP: monitors the forwarding path internal to an bridge on the customer or provider edge; on Dell Force10 systems the internal forwarding path is effectively the switch fabric and forwarding engine.
Down-MEP: monitors the forwarding path external another bridge.
Configure Up- MEPs on ingress ports, ports that send traffic towards the bridge relay. Configure Down-MEPs on egress ports, ports that send traffic away from the bridge relay.
MPLS Core MPLS Access
Customer Domain (7)
Provider Domain (6)
Operator Domain (5)
MPLS Domain (4)
MIP
Operator Domain (5)
Figure 5-3. Up-MEP versus Down-MEP
Customer Network
towards relay
Up-MEP
Down-MEP
away from relay
Service Provider Ethernet Access
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Implementation Information

Since the S-Series has a single MAC address for all physical/LAG interfaces, only one MEP is allowed per MA (per VLAN or per MD level).

Configure CFM

Configuring CFM is a five-step process:
1. Configure the ecfmacl CAM region using the
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2. Enable Ethernet CFM. See page 73.
3. Create a Maintenance Domain. See page 73.
4. Create a Maintenance Association. See page 74.
5. Create Maintenance Points. See page 74.
6. Use CFM tools: a Continuity Check Messages on page 77 b Loopback Message and Response on page 78 c Linktrace Message and Response on page 78

Related Configuration Tasks

Enable CFM SNMP Traps. on page 80
Display Ethernet CFM Statistics on page 81
cam-acl command.
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Enable Ethernet CFM

Task Command Syntax Command Mode
Spawn the CFM process. No CFM configuration is allowed until the CFM process is spawned.
Disable Ethernet CFM without stopping the CFM process.
ethernet cfm
disable
CONFIGURATION
ETHERNET CFM

Create a Maintenance Domain

Connectivity Fault Management (CFM) divides a network into hierarchical maintenance domains, as shown in Figure 5-1.
Step Task Command Syntax Command Mode
1 Create maintenance domain. domain name md-level number
Range: 0-7
2 Display maintenance domain information. show ethernet cfm domain [name |
brief]
Force10# show ethernet cfm domain
Domain Name: customer Level: 7 Total Service: 1 Services MA-Name VLAN CC-Int X-CHK Status
My_MA 200 10s enabled
Domain Name: praveen Level: 6 Total Service: 1 Services MA-Name VLAN CC-Int X-CHK Status
Your_MA 100 10s enabled
ETHERNET CFM
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Create a Maintenance Association

A Maintenance Association MA is a subdivision of an MD that contains all managed entities corresponding to a single end-to-end service, typically a VLAN. An MA is associated with a VLAN ID.
Task Command Syntax Command Mode
Create maintenance association. service name vlan vlan-id ECFM DOMAIN

Create Maintenance Points

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Domains are comprised of logical entities called Maintenance Points. A maintenance point is a interface demarcation that confines CFM frames to a domain. There are two types of maintenance points:
Maintenance End Points (MEPs): a logical entity that marks the end-point of a domain
Maintenance Intermediate Points (MIPs): a logical entity configured at a port of a switch that constitutes intermediate points of an Maintenance Entity (ME). An ME is a point-to-point relationship between two MEPs within a single domain.
These roles define the relationships between all devices so that each device can monitor the layers under its responsibility.

Create a Maintenance End Point

A Maintenance End Point (MEP) is a logical entity that marks the end-point of a domain. There are two types of MEPs defined in 802.1ag for an 802.1 bridge:
Up-MEP: monitors the forwarding path internal to an bridge on the customer or provider edge; on Dell Force10 systems the internal forwarding path is effectively the switch fabric and forwarding engine.
Down-MEP: monitors the forwarding path external another bridge.
Configure Up- MEPs on ingress ports, ports that send traffic towards the bridge relay. Configure Down-MEPs on egress ports, ports that send traffic away from the bridge relay.
Task Command Syntax Command Mode
Create an MEP. ethernet cfm mep {up-mep | down-mep} domain {name |
level
} ma-name name mepid mep-id
Range: 1-8191
Display configured MEPs and MIPs.
show ethernet cfm maintenance-points local [mep | mip] EXEC Privilege
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Task Command Syntax Command Mode
Force10#show ethernet cfm maintenance-points local mep
------------------------------------------------------------------------------­MPID Domain Name Level Type Port CCM-Status MA Name VLAN Dir MAC
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
100 cfm0 7 MEP Gi 4/10 Enabled test0 10 DOWN 00:01:e8:59:23:45
200 cfm1 6 MEP Gi 4/10 Enabled test1 20 DOWN 00:01:e8:59:23:45
300 cfm2 5 MEP Gi 4/10 Enabled test2 30 DOWN 00:01:e8:59:23:45

Create a Maintenance Intermediate Point

Maintenance Intermediate Point (MIP) is a logical entity configured at a port of a switch that constitutes intermediate points of an Maintenance Entity (ME). An ME is a point-to-point relationship between two MEPs within a single domain. An MIP is not associated with any MA or service instance, and it belongs to the entire MD.
Task Command Syntax Command Mode
Create an MIP. ethernet cfm mip domain {name | level } ma-name name INTERFACE Display configured MEPs and
MIPs.
Force10#show ethernet cfm maintenance-points local mip
------------------------------------------------------------------------------­MPID Domain Name Level Type Port CCM-Status MA Name VLAN Dir MAC
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0 service1 4 MIP Gi 0/5 Disabled My_MA 3333 DOWN 00:01:e8:0b:c6:36
0 service1 4 MIP Gi 0/5 Disabled Your_MA 3333 UP 00:01:e8:0b:c6:36
show ethernet cfm maintenance-points local [mep | mip] EXEC Privilege

MP Databases

CFM maintains two MP databases:
MEP Database (MEP-DB): Every MEP must maintain a database of all other MEPs in the MA that have announced their presence via CCM.
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MIP Database (MIP-DB): Every MIP must maintain a database of all other MEPs in the MA that have announced their presence via CCM
Task Command Syntax Command Mode
Display the MEP Database.
Force10#show ethernet cfm maintenance-points remote detail
MAC Address: 00:01:e8:58:68:78 Domain Name: cfm0 MA Name: test0 Level: 7
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VLAN: 10 MP ID: 900 Sender Chassis ID: Force10 MEP Interface status: Up MEP Port status: Forwarding Receive RDI: FALSE MP Status: Active
Display the MIP Database.
MP Database Persistence
Task Command Syntax Command Mode
Set the amount of time that data from a missing MEP is kept in the Continuity Check Database.
show ethernet cfm maintenance-points remote detail
[active | domain {level | name} | expired | waiting]
show ethernet cfm mipdb
database hold-time minutes
Default: 100 minutes Range: 100-65535 minutes
EXEC Privilege
EXEC Privilege
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Continuity Check Messages

Continuity Check Messages (CCM) are periodic hellos used to:
discover MEPs and MIPs within a maintenance domain
detect loss of connectivity between MEPs
detect mis-configuration, such as VLAN ID mismatch between MEPs
to detect unauthorized MEPs in a maintenance domain
Continuity Check Messages (CCM) are multicast Ethernet frames sent at regular intervals from each MEP. They have a destination address based on the MD level (01:80:C2:00:00:3X where X is the MD level of the transmitting MEP from 0 to 7). All MEPs must listen to these multicast MAC addresses and process these messages. MIPs may optionally processes the CCM messages originated by MEPs and construct a MIP CCM database.
MEPs and MIPs filter CCMs from higher and lower domain levels as described in Table 5-1.
Table 5-1. Continuity Check Message Processing
Frames at Frames from UP-MEP Action Down-MEP Action MIP Action
Less than my level Bridge-relay side or Wire side Drop Drop Drop My level Bridge-relay side Consume Drop Add to MIP-DB
Wire side Drop Consume
Greater than my level Bridge-relay side or Wire side Forward Forward Forward
and forward
All the remote MEPs in the maintenance domain are defined on each MEP. Each MEP then expects a periodic CCM from the configured list of MEPs. A connectivity failure is then defined as:
1. Loss of 3 consecutive CCMs from any of the remote MEP, which indicates a network failure
2. Reception of a CCM with an incorrect CCM transmission interval, which indicates a configuration error.
3. Reception of CCM with an incorrect MEP ID or MAID, which indicates a configuration or cross-connect error. This could happen when different VLANs are cross-connected due to a configuration error.
4. Reception of a CCM with an MD level lower than that of the receiving MEP, which indicates a configuration or cross-connect error.
5. Reception of a CCM containing a port status/interface status TLV, which indicates a failed bridge or aggregated port.
The Continuity Check protocol sends fault notifications (Syslogs, and SNMP traps if enabled) whenever any of the above errors are encountered.
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Enable CCM

Step Task Command Syntax Command Mode
1 Enable CCM.
2 Configure the transmit interval (mandatory).
The interval specified applies to all MEPs in the domain.

Enable Cross-checking

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Task Command Syntax Command Mode
Enable cross-checking.
Start the cross-check operation for an MEP. Configure the amount of time the system waits for a
remote MEP to come up before the cross-check operation is started.

Loopback Message and Response

no ccm disable
Default: Disabled
ccm transmit-interval seconds
Default: 10 seconds
mep cross-check enable
Default: Disabled
mep cross-check mep-id
mep cross-check start-delay
number
ECFM DOMAIN
ECFM DOMAIN
ETHERNET CFM
ETHERNET CFM ETHERNET CFM
Loopback Message and Response (LBM, LBR), also called Layer 2 Ping, is an administrative echo transmitted by MEPs to verify reachability to another MEP or MIP within the maintenance domain. LBM and LBR are unicast frames.
Task Command Syntax Command Mode
Send a Loopback message. ping ethernet domain name ma-name ma-name remote
{mep-id | mac-addr mac-address} source {mep-id | port
interface}
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Linktrace Message and Response

Linktrace Message and Response (LTM, LTR), also called Layer 2 Traceroute, is an administratively sent multicast frames transmitted by MEPs to track, hop-by-hop, the path to another MEP or MIP within the maintenance domain. All MEPs and MIPs in the same domain respond to an LTM with a unicast LTR. Intermediate MIPs forward the LTM toward the target MEP.
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Link trace messages carry a unicast target address (the MAC address of an MIP or MEP) inside a multicast frame. The destination group address is based on the MD level of the transmitting MEP (01:80:C2:00:00:3[8 to F]). The MPs on the path to the target MAC address reply to the LTM with an LTR, and relays the LTM towards the target MAC until the target MAC is reached or TTL equals 0.
Task Command Syntax Command Mode
Send a Linktrace message. Since the LTM is a Multicast message sent to the entire ME, there is no need to specify a destination.
traceroute ethernet domain
EXEC Privilege

Link Trace Cache

After a Link Trace command is executed, the trace information can be cached so that you can view it later without retracing.
Task Command Syntax Command Mode
Enable Link Trace caching. Set the amount of time a trace result is cached. traceroute cache hold-time minutes
Set the size of the Link Trace Cache. traceroute cache size entries
Display the Link Trace Cache.
traceroute cache
Default: 100 minutes Range: 10-65535 minutes
Default: 100 Range: 1 - 4095 entries
show ethernet cfm traceroute-cache
CONFIGURATION ETHERNET CFM
ETHERNET CFM
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Task Command Syntax Command Mode
Force10#show ethernet cfm traceroute-cache
Traceroute to 00:01:e8:52:4a:f8 on Domain Customer2, Level 7, MA name Test2 with VLAN 2
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------­ Hops Host IngressMAC Ingr Action Relay Action Next Host Egress MAC Egress Action FWD Status
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 00:00:00:01:e8:53:4a:f8 00:01:e8:52:4a:f8 IngOK RlyHit 00:00:00:01:e8:52:4a:f8 Terminal MEP
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Delete all Link Trace Cache entries.

Enable CFM SNMP Traps.

Task Command Syntax Command Mode
clear ethernet cfm traceroute-cache
EXEC Privilege
Enable SNMP trap messages for Ethernet CFM.
A Trap is sent only when one of the five highest priority defects occur, as shown in Table 5-2.
Table 5-2. ECFM SNMP Traps
%ECFM-5-ECFM_XCON_ALARM: Cross connect fault detected by MEP 1 in Domain customer1
Cross-connect defect Error-CCM defect MAC Status defect Remote CCM defect RDI defect
at Level 7 VLAN 1000
%ECFM-5-ECFM_ERROR_ALARM: Error CCM Defect detected by MEP 1 in Domain customer1 at Level 7 VLAN 1000
%ECFM-5-ECFM_MAC_STATUS_ALARM: MAC Status Defect detected by MEP 1 in Domain provider at Level 4 VLAN 3000
%ECFM-5-ECFM_REMOTE_ALARM: Remote CCM Defect detected by MEP 3 in Domain customer1 at Level 7 VLAN 1000
%ECFM-5-ECFM_RDI_ALARM: RDI Defect detected by MEP 3 in Domain customer1 at Level 7 VLAN 1000
snmp-server enable traps ecfm
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Three values are giving within the trap messages: MD Index, MA Index, and MPID. You can reference these values against the output of
local mep
.
Force10#show ethernet cfm maintenance-points local mep
------------------------------------------------------------------------------­MPID Domain Name Level Type Port CCM-Status MA Name VLAN Dir MAC
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
100 cfm0 7 MEP Gi 4/10 Enabled test0 10 DOWN 00:01:e8:59:23:45
Force10(conf-if-gi-0/6)#do show ethernet cfm domain
Domain Name: My_Name
MD Index: 1
Level: 0 Total Service: 1 Services
MA-Index MA-Name VLAN CC-Int X-CHK Status
1 test 0 1s enabled
Domain Name: Your_Name MD Index: 2 Level: 2 Total Service: 1 Services
MA-Index MA-Name VLAN CC-Int X-CHK Status
1 test 100 1s enabled
show ethernet cfm domain and show ethernet cfm maintenance-points

Display Ethernet CFM Statistics

Task Command Syntax Command Mode
Display MEP CCM statistics. show ethernet cfm statistics [domain {name | level}
vlan-id
vlan-id mpid mpid
Force10# show ethernet cfm statistics
Domain Name: Customer Domain Level: 7 MA Name: My_MA MPID: 300
CCMs: Transmitted: 1503 RcvdSeqErrors: 0 LTRs: Unexpected Rcvd: 0 LBRs: Received: 0 Rcvd Out Of Order: 0 Received Bad MSDU: 0 Transmitted: 0
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Task Command Syntax Command Mode
Display CFM statistics by port. show ethernet cfm port-statistics [interface] EXEC Privilege
Force10#show ethernet cfm port-statistics interface gigabitethernet 0/5 Port statistics for port: Gi 0/5 ==================================
RX Statistics ============= Total CFM Pkts 75394 CCM Pkts 75394 LBM Pkts 0 LTM Pkts 0 LBR Pkts 0 LTR Pkts 0 Bad CFM Pkts 0 CFM Pkts Discarded 0
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CFM Pkts forwarded 102417
TX Statistics ============= Total CFM Pkts 10303 CCM Pkts 0 LBM Pkts 0 LTM Pkts 3 LBR Pkts 0 LTR Pkts 0
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802.1X

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Protocol Overview

802.1X is a method of port security. A device connected to a port that is enabled with 802.1X is disallowed
from sending or receiving packets on the network until its identity can be verified (through a username and password, for example). This feature is named for its IEEE specification.
802.1X employs Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)* to transfer a device’s credentials to an
authentication server (typically RADIUS) via a mandatory intermediary network access device, in this case, a Dell Force10 switch. The network access device mediates all communication between the end-user device and the authentication server so that the network remains secure. The network access device uses EAP over Ethernet (EAPOL) to communicate with the end-user device and EAP over RADIUS to communicate with the server.
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EAP over LAN (EAPOL)
Figure 6-1 and Figure show how EAP frames are encapsulated in Ethernet and Radius frames.
Note: FTOS supports 802.1X with EAP-MD5, EAP-OTP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, PEAPv0, PEAPv1, and MS-CHAPv2 with PEAP.
Force10 switch
RADIUS Serv
EAP over RADIUS
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Figure 6-1. EAPOL Frame Format
Preamble
Start Frame Delimiter
Range: 0-4
Range: 0-4
Type: 0: EAP Packet
Type: 0: EAP Packet
1: EAPOL Start
1: EAPOL Start
2: EAPOL Logoff
2: EAPOL Logoff
3: EAPOL Key
3: EAPOL Key
4: EAPOL Encapsulated-ASF-Alert
4: EAPOL Encapsulated-ASF-Alert
Destination MAC (1:80:c2:00:00:03)
Source MAC (Auth Port MAC)
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The authentication process involves three devices:
The device attempting to access the network is the supplicant. The supplicant is not allowed to communicate on the network until the port is authorized by the authenticator. It can only communicate with the authenticator in response to 802.1X requests.
The device with which the supplicant communicates is the authenticator. The authenicator is the gate keeper of the network. It translates and forwards requests and responses between the authentication server and the supplicant. The authenticator also changes the status of the port based on the results of the authentication process. The Dell Force10 switch is the authenticator.
The authentication-server selects the authentication method, verifies the information provided by the supplicant, and grants it network access privileges.
Protocol Version (1)
Range: 1-4 Codes: 1: Request 2: Response 3: Success 4: Failure
Ethernet Type (0x888e)
Packet Type
Range: 1-255 Codes: 1: Identity 2: Notification 3: NAK 4: MD-5 Challenge 5: One-Time Challenge 6: Generic Token Card
Code (0-4)
Length
ID (Seq Number)
EAPOL Frame
Length
EAP-Method Code (0-255)
EAP Frame
Length
Padding
FCS
EAP-Method Frame
EAP-Method Data (Supplicant Requested Credentials)
Ports can be in one of two states:
Ports are in an unauthorized state by default. In this state, non-802.1X traffic cannot be forwarded in
The authenticator changes the port state to authorized if the server can authenticate the supplicant. In

The Port-authentication Process

The authentication process begins when the authenticator senses that a link status has changed from down to up:
1. When the authenticator senses a link state change, it requests that the supplicant identify itself using an
2. The supplicant responds with its identity in an EAP Response Identity frame.
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or out of the port.
this state, network traffic can be forwarded normally.
Note: The Dell Force10 switches place 802.1X-enabled ports in the unauthorized state by default.
EAP Identity Request Frame.
3. The authenticator decapsulates the EAP Response from the EAPOL frame, encapsulates it in a
on
EAP {Sucess | Failure}
RADIUS Access-Request frame, and forwards the frame to the authentication server.
4. The authentication server replies with an Access-Challenge. The Access-Challenge is request that the supplicant prove that it is who it claims to be, using a specified method (an EAP-Method). The challenge is translated and forwarded to the supplicant by the authenticator.
5. The supplicant can negotiate the authentication method, but if it is acceptable, the supplicant provides the requested challenge information in an EAP Response, which is translated and forwarded to the authentication server as another Access-Request.
6. If the identity information provided by the supplicant is valid, the authentication server sends an Access-Accept frame in which network privileges are specified. The authenticator changes the port state to authorized, and forwards an EAP Success frame. If the identity information is invalid, the server sends and Access-Reject frame. The port state remains unauthorized, and the authenticator forwards EAP Failure frame.
Figure 6-2. 802.1X Authentication Process
Supplicant
Authenticator
Authenticati Server
EAP over LAN (EAPOL)
Request Identity
Response Identity
EAP Request EAP Reponse

EAP over RADIUS

Access Request
Access Challenge
Access Request
Access {Accept | Reject}
EAP over RADIUS
802.1X uses RADIUS to shuttle EAP packets between the authenticator and the authentication server, as
defined in RFC 3579. EAP messages are encapsulated in RADIUS packets as a type of attribute in Type, Length, Value (TLV) format. The Type value for EAP messages is 79.
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Figure 6-3. RADIUS Frame Format
R C
p
Code
ange: 1-4
odes: 1: Access-Request 2: Access-Accept 3: Access-Reject 11: Access-Challenge
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RADIUS Attributes for 802.1 Support
Identifier
Length
Dell Force10 systems includes the following RADIUS attributes in all 802.1X-triggered Access-Request messages:
Attribute 5—NAS-Port: the physical port number by which the authenticator is connected to the
supplicant.
Attribute 31—Calling-station-id: relays the supplicant MAC address to the authentication server.
Attribute 41—NAS-Port-Type: NAS-port physical port type. 5 indicates Ethernet.
Attribute 81—Tunnel-Private-Group-ID: associate a tunneled session with a particular group of
users.
Message-Authenticator Attribute
Type (79)
Length
EAP-Message Attribute
EAP-Method Data (Supplicant Requested Credentials)
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Configuring 802.1X

Configuring 802.1X on a port is a two-step process:
1. Enable 802.1X globally. See page 87.
2. Enable 802.1X on an interface. See page 87.

Related Configuration Tasks

Configuring Request Identity Re-transmissions on page 90
Configuring Port-control on page 92
Re-authenticating a Port on page 93
Configuring Timeouts on page 94
Configuring a Guest VLAN on page 97
Configuring an Authentication-fail VLAN on page 97

Important Points to Remember

FTOS supports 802.1X with EAP-MD5, EAP-OTP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, PEAPv0, PEAPv1, and MS-CHAPv2 with PEAP.
E-Series and C-Series support only RADIUS as the authentication server.
802.1X is not supported on port-channels or port-channel members.

Enabling 802.1X

802.1X must be enabled globally and at interface level.
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Figure 6-4. Enabling 802.1X
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F F F F ! i
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Supplicant
Authenticator
Authenticati Server
orce10(conf)#dot1x authentication orce10(conf)#interface range gigabitethernet 2/1 - 2 orce10(conf-if-range-gi-2/1-2)#dot1x authentication orce10(conf-if-range-gi-2/1-2)#show config
nterface GigabitEthernet 2/1 ip address 2.2.2.2/24 dot1x authentication
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no shutdown nterface GigabitEthernet 2/2
ip address 1.0.0.1/24 dot1x authentication no shutdown
2/1
2/2
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To enable 802.1X:
Step Task Command Syntax Command Mode
1 Enable 802.1X globally. 2 Enter INTERFACE mode on an interface or a range of
dot1x authentication
interface [range] INTERFACE
interfaces.
3 Enable 802.1X on an interface or a range of interfaces.
dot1x authentication
Verify that 802.1X is enabled globally and at interface level using the command
dot1x
from EXEC Privilege mode, as shown in Figure 6-5.
Figure 6-5. Verifying 802.1X Global Configuration
Force10#show running-config | find dot1x dot1x authentication ! [output omitted] ! interface GigabitEthernet 2/1 ip address 2.2.2.2/24 dot1x authentication no shutdown ! interface GigabitEthernet 2/2 ip address 1.0.0.1/24 dot1x authentication no shutdown
--More--
802.1X Enabled
802.1X Enabled on
CONFIGURATION
INTERFACE
show running-config | find
View 802.1X configuration information for an interface using the command show dot1x interface, as
shown in Figure 6-6.
Figure 6-6. Verifying 802.1X Interface Configuration
Force10#show dot1x interface gigabitethernet 2/1
802.1x information on Gi 2/1:
----------------------------­Dot1x Status: Enable Port Control: AUTO Port Auth Status: UNAUTHORIZED Re-Authentication: Disable Untagged VLAN id: None Tx Period: 30 seconds Quiet Period: 60 seconds ReAuth Max: 2 Supplicant Timeout: 30 seconds Server Timeout: 30 seconds Re-Auth Interval: 3600 seconds Max-EAP-Req: 2 Auth Type: SINGLE_HOST
Auth PAE State: Initialize Backend State: Initialize
802.1X Enabled on
All ports unauthorized by default
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Configuring Request Identity Re-transmissions

If the authenticator sends a Request Identity frame, but the supplicant does not respond, the authenticator
waits 30 seconds and then re-transmits the frame. The amount of time that the authenticator waits before
re-transmitting and the maximum number of times that the authenticator re-transmits are configurable.
Note: There are several reasons why the supplicant might fail to respond; the supplicant might have been booting when the request arrived, or there might be a physical layer problem.
To configure the amount of time that the authenticator waits before re-transmitting an EAP Request
Identity frame:
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Step Task Command Syntax Command Mode
1 Configure the amount of time that the authenticator
waits before re-transmitting an EAP Request Identity frame.
dot1x tx-period number
Range: 1-31536000 (1 year) Default: 30
INTERFACE
To configure a maximum number of Request Identity re-transmissions:
Step Task Command Syntax Command Mode
1 Configure a maximum number of times that a Request
Identity frame can be re-transmitted by the authenticator.
dot1x max-eap-req number
Range: 1-10 Default: 2
INTERFACE
Figure 6-7 shows configuration information for a port for which the authenticator re-transmits an EAP
Request Identity frame after 90 seconds and re-transmits a maximum of 10 times.

Configuring a Quiet Period after a Failed Authentication

If the supplicant fails the authentication process, the authenticator sends another Request Identity frame
after 30 seconds by default, but this period can be configured.
Note: The quiet period (dot1x quiet-period) is an transmit interval for after a failed authentication where as the Request Identity Re-transmit interval (dot1x tx-period) is for an unresponsive supplicant.
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To configure the quiet period after a failed authentication:
Step Task Command Syntax Command Mode
1 Configure the amount of time that the authenticator
waits to re-transmit a Request Identity frame after a failed authentication.
dot1x quiet-period seconds
Range: 1-65535 Default: 60
INTERFACE
Figure 6-7 shows configuration information for a port for which the authenticator re-transmits an EAP
Request Identity frame:
after 90 seconds and a maximum of 10 times for an unresponsive supplicant
Re-transmits an EAP Request Identity frame
Figure 6-7. Configuring a Request Identity Re-transmissions
Force10(conf-if-range-gi-2/1)#dot1x tx-period 90 Force10(conf-if-range-gi-2/1)#dot1x max-eap-req 10 Force10(conf-if-range-gi-2/1)#dot1x quiet-period 120 Force10#show dot1x interface gigabitethernet 2/1
802.1x information on Gi 2/1:
----------------------------­Dot1x Status: Enable Port Control: AUTO Port Auth Status: UNAUTHORIZED Re-Authentication: Disable Untagged VLAN id: None Tx Period: 90 seconds Quiet Period: 120 seconds ReAuth Max: 2 Supplicant Timeout: 30 seconds Server Timeout: 30 seconds Re-Auth Interval: 3600 seconds Max-EAP-Req: 10 Auth Type: SINGLE_HOST
New Re-transmit Interval
New Quiet Period
New Maximum Re-transmissions
Auth PAE State: Initialize Backend State: Initialize

Forcibly Authorizing or Unauthorizing a Port

IEEE 802.1X requires that a port can be manually placed into any of three states:
ForceAuthorized is an authorized state. A device connected to this port in this state is never subjected
to the authentication process, but is allowed to communicate on the network. Placing the port in this state is same as disabling 802.1X on the port.
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ForceUnauthorized an unauthorized state. A device connected to a port in this state is never subjected
to the authentication process and is not allowed to communicate on the network. Placing the port in this state is the same as shutting down the port. Any attempt by the supplicant to initiate authentication is ignored.
Auto is an unauthorized state by default. A device connected to this port is this state is subjected to the
authentication process. If the process is successful, the port is authorized and the connected device can communicate on the network. All ports are placed in the auto state by default.
To place a port in one of these three states:
Step Task Command Syntax Command Mode
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ForceUnauthorized, or Auto state.
Figure 6-8 shows configuration information for a port that has been force-authorized.
Figure 6-8. Configuring Port-control
Force10(conf-if-gi-2/1)#dot1x port-control force-authorized Force10(conf-if-gi-2/1)#do show dot1x interface gigabitethernet 2/1
802.1x information on Gi 2/1:
----------------------------­Dot1x Status: Enable Port Control: FORCE_AUTHORIZED Port Auth Status: UNAUTHORIZED Re-Authentication: Disable Untagged VLAN id: None Tx Period: 90 seconds Quiet Period: 120 seconds ReAuth Max: 2 Supplicant Timeout: 30 seconds Server Timeout: 30 seconds Re-Auth Interval: 3600 seconds Max-EAP-Req: 10 Auth Type: SINGLE_HOST
Auth PAE State: Initialize Backend State: Initialize Auth PAE State: Initialize Backend State: Initialize
1 Place a port in the ForceAuthorized,
dot1x port-control {force-authorized | force-unauthorized | auto}
Default: auto
New Port-control State
INTERFACE
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Re-authenticating a Port

Periodic Re-authentication

After the supplicant has been authenticated, and the port has been authorized, the authenticator can be
configured to re-authenticates the supplicant periodically. If re-authentication is enabled, the supplicant is
required to re-authenticate every 3600 seconds, but this interval can be configured. A maximum number of
re-authentications can be configured as well.
To configure a re-authentication or a re-authentication period:
Step Task Command Syntax Command Mode
1 Configure the authenticator to
periodically re-authenticate the supplicant.
dot1x reauthentication [interval] seconds
Range: 1-65535 Default: 60
INTERFACE
To configure a maximum number of re-authentications:
Step Task Command Syntax Command Mode
1 Configure the maximum number of
times that the supplicant can be reauthenticated.
dot1x reauth-max number
Range: 1-10 Default: 2
INTERFACE
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Figure 6-9. Configuring a Reauthentiction Period
Force10(conf-if-gi-2/1)#dot1x reauthentication interval 7200 Force10(conf-if-gi-2/1)#dot1x reauth-max 10 Force10(conf-if-gi-2/1)#do show dot1x interface gigabitethernet 2/1
802.1x information on Gi 2/1:
----------------------------­Dot1x Status: Enable Port Control: FORCE_AUTHORIZED Port Auth Status: UNAUTHORIZED Re-Authentication: Enable Untagged VLAN id: None Tx Period: 90 seconds Quiet Period: 120 seconds ReAuth Max: 10 Supplicant Timeout: 30 seconds
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Server Timeout: 30 seconds Re-Auth Interval: 7200 seconds Max-EAP-Req: 10 Auth Type: SINGLE_HOST
Auth PAE State: Initialize Backend State: Initialize Auth PAE State: Initialize
Re-authentication Enabled
New Maximum
New Re-authentication Period

Configuring Timeouts

If the supplicant or the authentication server is unresponsive, the authenticator terminates the
authentication process after 30 seconds by default. This amount of time that the authenticator waits for a
response can be configured.
To terminate the authentication process due to an unresponsive supplicant:
Step Task Command Syntax Command Mode
1 Terminate the authentication process due to an
unresponsive supplicant.
To terminate the authentication process due to an unresponsive authentication server:
Step Task Command Syntax Command Mode
1 Terminate the authentication process due to an
unresponsive authentication server.
dot1x supplicant-timeout seconds
Range: 1-300 Default: 30
dot1x server-timeout seconds
Range: 1-300 Default: 30
INTERFACE
INTERFACE
Figure 6-10 shows configuration information for a port for which the authenticator terminates the
authentication process for an unresponsive supplicant or server after 15 seconds.
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Figure 6-10. Configuring a Timeout
Force10(conf-if-gi-2/1)#dot1x port-control force-authorized Force10(conf-if-gi-2/1)#do show dot1x interface gigabitethernet 2/1
802.1x information on Gi 2/1:
----------------------------­Dot1x Status: Enable Port Control: FORCE_AUTHORIZED Port Auth Status: UNAUTHORIZED Re-Authentication: Disable Untagged VLAN id: None Guest VLAN: Disable Guest VLAN id: NONE Auth-Fail VLAN: Disable Auth-Fail VLAN id: NONE Auth-Fail Max-Attempts: NONE Tx Period: 90 seconds Quiet Period: 120 seconds ReAuth Max: 10 Supplicant Timeout: 15 seconds Server Timeout: 15 seconds Re-Auth Interval: 7200 seconds Max-EAP-Req: 10 Auth Type: SINGLE_HOST
Auth PAE State: Initialize Backend State: Initialize
New Supplicant and Server Timeouts

Dynamic VLAN Assignment with Port Authentication

FTOS supports dynamic VLAN assignment when using 802.1X. The basis for VLAN assignment is
RADIUS attribute 81, Tunnel-Private-Group-ID. Dynamic VLAN assignment uses the standard dot1x
procedure: 1) the host sends a dot1x packet to the Dell Force10 system, 2) the system forwards a RADIUS
REQEST packet containing the host MAC address and ingress port number, and 3) the RADIUS server
authenticates the request and returns a RADIUS ACCEPT message with the VLAN assignment using
Tunnel-Private-Group-ID.
Step Task
1 Configure 8021.x globally and at interface level (see Enabling 802.1X on page 87) along with relevant RADIUS
server configurations (Figure 6-11) 2 Make the interface a switchport so that it can be assigned to a VLAN. 3 Create the VLAN to which the interface will be assigned. 4 Connect the supplicant to the port configured for 802.1X. 5 Verify that the port has been authorized and placed in the desired VLAN (Figure 6-11, red text).
In Figure 6-11 shows the configuration on the Dell Force10 system before connecting the end-user device in black and blue text, and after connecting the device in red text. The blue text corresponds to the preceding numbered steps on dynamic VLAN assignment with 802.1X.
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Figure 6-11. Dynamic VLAN Assignment with 802.1X
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1
Force10(conf-if-gi-1/10)#show config interface GigabitEthernet 1/10 no ip address
switchport dot1x authentication
no shutdow
2
1
radius-server host 10.11.197.169 auth-port 1645 key 7 387a7f2df5969da4
End-user Device
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orce10#show dot1x interface gigabitethernet 1/10
02.1x information on Gi 1/10:
---------------------------­ot1x Status: Enable
ort Control: AUTO ort Auth Status: AUTHORIZED e-Authentication: Disable
ntagged VLAN id: 400
x Period: 30 seconds
uiet Period: 60 seconds
eAuth Max: 2
upplicant Timeout: 30 seconds
erver Timeout: 30 seconds e-Auth Interval: 3600 seconds
ax-EAP-Req: 2 uth Type: SINGLE_HOST uth PAE State: Authenticated
ackend State: Idle
Force10 switch
1/10
4
Force10(conf-if-vl-400)# show config interface Vlan 400 no ip address shutdown
Force10#show vlan Codes: * - Default VLAN, G - GVRP VLANs
Q: U - Untagged, T - Tagged x - Dot1x untagged, X - Dot1x tagged G - GVRP tagged
NUM Status Description Q Ports * 1 Inactive U Gi 1/10 400 Inactive
Force10#show vlan Codes: * - Default VLAN, G - GVRP VLANs
Q: U - Untagged, T - Tagged x - Dot1x untagged, X - Dot1x tagged G - GVRP tagged
3
RADIUS Server
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NUM Status Description Q Ports * 1 Inactive 400 Active U Gi 1/10

Guest and Authentication-fail VLANs

Typically, the authenticator (Dell Force10 system) denies the supplicant access to the network until the supplicant is authenticated. If the supplicant is authenticated, the authenticator enables the port and places it in either the VLAN for which the port is configured, or the VLAN that the authentication server indicates in the authentication data.
Note: Ports cannot be dynamically assigned to the default VLAN.
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If the supplicant fails authentication, the authenticator typically does not enable the port. In some cases this behavior is not appropriate. External users of an enterprise network, for example, might not be able to be authenticated, but still need access to the network. Also, some dumb-terminals such as network printers do not have 802.1X capability and therefore cannot authenticate themselves. To be able to connect such devices, they must be allowed access the network without compromising network security.
The Guest VLAN 802.1X extension addresses this limitation with regard to non-802.1X capable devices, and the Authentication-fail VLAN 802.1X extension addresses this limitation with regard to external users.
If the supplicant fails authentication a specified number of times, the authenticator places the port in the Authentication-fail VLAN.
If a port is already forwarding on the Guest VLAN when 802.1X is enabled, then the port is moved out of the Guest VLAN, and the authentication process begins.

Configuring a Guest VLAN

If the supplicant does not respond within a determined amount of time ([reauth-max + 1] * tx-period, see
Configuring Timeouts on page 94) the system assumes that the host does not have 802.1X capability, and
and the port is placed in the Guest VLAN.
Configure a port to be placed in the Guest VLAN after failing to respond within the timeout period using the command
dot1x guest-vlan from INTERFACE mode, as shown in Figure 6-12.
Figure 6-12. Configuring a Guest VLAN
Force10(conf-if-gi-1/2)#dot1x guest-vlan 200
Force10(conf-if-gi-1/2)#show config ! interface GigabitEthernet 1/2 switchport
dot1x guest-vlan 200
no shutdown Force10(conf-if-gi-1/2)#
View your configuration using the command show config from INTERFACE mode, as shown in
Figure 6-12, or using the command
show dot1x interface command from EXEC Privilege mode as shown
in Figure 6-14.

Configuring an Authentication-fail VLAN

If the supplicant fails authentication, the authenticator re-attempts to authenticate after a specified amount of time (30 seconds by default, see Configuring a Quiet Period after a Failed Authentication on page 90). You can configure the maximum number of times the authenticator re-attempts authentication after a failure (3 by default), after which the port is placed in the Authentication-fail VLAN.
Configure a port to be placed in the VLAN after failing the authentication process as specified number of times using the command Configure the maximum number of authentication attempts by the authenticator using the keyword
max-attempts with this command.
dot1x auth-fail-vlan from INTERFACE mode, as shown in Figure 6-13.
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Figure 6-13. Configuring an Authentication-fail VLAN
Force10(conf-if-gi-1/2)#dot1x auth-fail-vlan 100 max-attempts 5
Force10(conf-if-gi-1/2)#show config ! interface GigabitEthernet 1/2 switchport dot1x guest-vlan 200
dot1x auth-fail-vlan 100 max-attempts 5
no shutdown Force10(conf-if-gi-1/2)#
View your configuration using the command show config from INTERFACE mode, as shown in
Figure 6-12, or using the command
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in Figure 6-14.
Figure 6-14. Viewing Guest and Authentication-fail VLAN Configurations
Force10(conf-if-gi-2/1)#dot1x port-control force-authorized Force10(conf-if-gi-2/1)#do show dot1x interface gigabitethernet 2/1
802.1x information on Gi 2/1:
----------------------------­Dot1x Status: Enable Port Control: FORCE_AUTHORIZED Port Auth Status: UNAUTHORIZED Re-Authentication: Disable Untagged VLAN id: None
Guest VLAN: Enable Guest VLAN id: 200 Auth-Fail VLAN: Enable Auth-Fail VLAN id: 100 Auth-Fail Max-Attempts: 5
Tx Period: 90 seconds Quiet Period: 120 seconds ReAuth Max: 10 Supplicant Timeout: 15 seconds Server Timeout: 15 seconds Re-Auth Interval: 7200 seconds Max-EAP-Req: 10 Auth Type: SINGLE_HOST
show dot1x interface command from EXEC Privilege mode as shown
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Access Control Lists (ACL), Prefix Lists, and Route-maps

Access Control Lists, Prefix Lists, and Route-maps are supported on platforms: c e s
Ingress IP and MAC ACLs are supported on platforms: c e s
Egress IP and MAC ACLs are supported on platforms:

Overview

At their simplest, Access Control Lists (ACLs), Prefix lists, and Route-maps permit or deny traffic based on MAC and/or IP addresses. This chapter discusses implementing IP ACLs, IP Prefix lists and Route-maps. For MAC ACLS, refer to Chapter 10, Layer 2, on page 47.
An ACL is essentially a filter containing some criteria to match (examine IP, TCP, or UDP packets) and an action to take (permit or deny). ACLs are processed in sequence so that if a packet does not match the criterion in the first filter, the second filter (if configured) is applied. When a packet matches a filter, the switch drops or forwards the packet based on the filter’s specified action. If the packet does not match any of the filters in the ACL, the packet is dropped (implicit deny).
The number of ACLs supported on a system depends on your CAM size. See CAM Profiling, CAM
Allocation, and CAM Optimization in this chapter for more information. Refer to Chapter 10, Content Addressable Memory, on page 219 for complete CAM profiling information.
This chapter covers the following topics:
IP Access Control Lists (ACLs) on page 100
CAM Profiling, CAM Allocation, and CAM Optimization on page 100
Implementing ACLs on FTOS on page 103
IP Fragment Handling on page 104
Configure a standard IP ACL on page 106
Configure an extended IP ACL on page 109
Configuring Layer 2 and Layer 3 ACLs on an Interface on page 112
Assign an IP ACL to an Interface on page 112
Configuring Ingress ACLs on page 114
Configuring Egress ACLs on page 115
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Configuring ACLs to Loopback on page 116
Applying an ACL on Loopback Interfaces on page 117
IP Prefix Lists on page 118
ACL Resequencing on page 123
Route Maps on page 125

IP Access Control Lists (ACLs)

In the Dell Force10 switch/routers, you can create two different types of IP ACLs: standard or extended. A standard ACL filters packets based on the source IP packet. An extended ACL filters traffic based on the
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following criteria (for more information on ACL supported options see the FTOS Command Reference):
IP protocol number
Source IP address
Destination IP address
Source TCP port number
Destination TCP port number
Source UDP port number
Destination UDP port number
For extended ACL TCP and UDP filters, you can match criteria on specific or ranges of TCP or UDP ports. For extended ACL TCP filters, you can also match criteria on established TCP sessions.
When creating an access list, the sequence of the filters is important. You have a choice of assigning sequence numbers to the filters as you enter them, or FTOS will assign numbers in the order the filters are created. The sequence numbers, whether configured or assigned by FTOS, are listed in the
show ip accounting access-list command display output.
and
Ingress and egress Hot Lock ACLs allow you to append or delete new rules into an existing ACL (already written into CAM) without disrupting traffic flow. Existing entries in CAM are shuffled to accommodate the new entries. Hot Lock ACLs are enabled by default and support both standard and extended ACLs and on all platforms.
Note: Hot Lock ACLs are supported for Ingress ACLs only.
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CAM Profiling, CAM Allocation, and CAM Optimization

CAM Profiling is supported on platform e User Configurable CAM Allocations are supported on platform c and
CAM optimization is supported on platforms
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