Basic Configuration; Overview; Full Layer 3 Support - Dell PowerConnect B-FCXs Configuration Manual

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Basic configuration

NOTE
The terms Layer 3 Switch and router are used interchangeably in this chapter and mean the same.
Basic configuration
IP is enabled by default. Basic configuration consists of adding IP addresses for Layer 3 Switches,
enabling a route exchange protocol, such as the Routing Information Protocol (RIP).
If you are configuring a Layer 3 Switch, refer to
addresses, then enable and configure the route exchange protocols, as described in other chapters
of this guide.
If you are configuring a Layer 2 Switch, refer to
specifying the default gateway"
the network and to specify the default gateway.
The rest of this chapter describes IP and how to configure it in more detail. Use the information in
this chapter if you need to change some of the IP parameters from their default values or you want
to view configuration information or statistics.

Overview

Layer 2 Switches and Layer 3 Switches support Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) and IPv6. IP
support on Layer 2 Switches consists of basic services to support management access and access
to a default gateway.

Full Layer 3 support

NOTE
Full Layer 3 images are supported on PowerConnect B-Series FCX devices only.
IP support on full Layer 3 Switches includes all of the following, in addition to a highly configurable
implementation of basic IP services including Address Resolution Protocol (ARP), ICMP Router
Discovery Protocol (IRDP), and Reverse ARP (RARP):
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Route exchange protocols:
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Routing Information Protocol (RIP)
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Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
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Border Gateway Protocol version 4 (BGP4)
Multicast protocols:
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Internet Group Membership Protocol (IGMP)
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Protocol Independent Multicast Dense (PIM-DM)
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Protocol Independent Multicast Sparse (PIM-SM)
Router redundancy protocols:
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Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol Extended (VRRPE)
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Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)
"Configuring IP addresses"
"Configuring the management IP address and
on page 863 to add an IP address for management access through
PowerConnect B-Series FCX Configuration Guide
on page 799 to add IP
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