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1 IP Configuration Guide This document describes the system features supported in Supermicro Layer 2 / Layer 3 switch products. This document covers the system configurations for the below listed Supermicro switch products. Top of Rack Switches Blade Switches • SSE-G24-TG4 •...
The following features of IP implementation in Supermicro switches are covered in this document. Layer3 Interface •...
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Step 3 no switchport Configures the router port ip address [<ip-address> | <ip-address>/prefix- Step 4 Configures the IP address. length] [<subnet-mask>] [secondary] ip-address – A valid IPv4 address. ip-address/prefix-length - A valid IPv4 Supermicro L2/L3 Switches Configuration Guide...
1.2.7 IP Routing is enabled by default in Supermicro switches. The “switchport” command deletes the Physical Layer 3 interface and the interface is reset as a Layer2 interface. The example below shows the commands used to configure a Physical Layer3 Interface.
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The example below shows the commands used to configure a Logical Layer3 interface. SMIS# configure terminal SMIS(config)# vlan 10 SMIS(config-vlan)# ports Gi 0/22 untagged SMIS(config-vlan)# exit SMIS(config)# interface vlan 10 SMIS(config-if)#ip address 10.10.10.1 255.255.255.0 SMIS(config-if)# end Supermicro L2/L3 Switches Configuration Guide...
Broadcast address is 10.10.10.255 1.2.9 Loopback Interface Supermicro switches support a loopback interface, which is a virtual interface and is not connected to any other device. Loopback interfaces are very useful since they will never go down unless the entire router goes down.
VLAN, the traffic must be routed between them. This is known as Inter-VLAN Routing. Supermicro switches use application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), which are hardware chips that can route traffic at very high speeds. These ASICs are installed on the switching engine of a Layer 3 switch, which traditionally switches frames at Layer 2.
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The routing table has an entry for each VLAN interface subnet, therefore, devices in VLAN 10 can communicate with devices in VLAN 20 and vice versa. The example below shows the commands used to configure Inter-VLAN routing. SMIS# configure terminal Supermicro L2/L3 Switches Configuration Guide...
CPU cycles are used to calculate and analyze routing updates. Routers forward packets using either route information from manually configured route table entries or by using the route information calculated with dynamic routing algorithms. Use of Static Routes: Supermicro L2/L3 Switches Configuration Guide...
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When the next hop for the address is unreachable, the static route is removed from the IP routing table. The “no ip route <prefix><mask> { <next-hop> | Vlan<vlan-id(1-4069)> | <interface -type><interface-id> | null0 } [private]” command deletes the static route. Supermicro L2/L3 Switches Configuration Guide...
ARP cache. ARP is part of all Supermicro switches systems that run IP. Though Supermicro switches are Layer 3 switches that forward packets based on IP address, ARP is required for certain cases like default gateways or for pinging within the same subnet.
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Exits the configuration mode. Step 6 show iparp Displays the ARP table entries. show iparp summary Displays a summary of the ARP table, including dynamic and static entries. show iparp information Displays the ARP configuration details. Supermicro L2/L3 Switches Configuration Guide...
DHCP server. A relay agent forwards the packets between the DHCP client and the server. A DHCP server offers configuration parameters (such as an IP address, MAC address, domain name, and a lease for the IP address) to the client in a DHCPOFFER unicast message. Supermicro L2/L3 Switches Configuration Guide...
1.6.1 DHCP Server The DHCP server implementation in Supermicro switches maintains a database of available IP addresses and configuration information. When the DHCP server receives a request from a DHCP client, the DHCP server determines the network to which the DHCP client is connected. The DHCP server then allocates an IP address or prefix that is appropriate for the client.
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If the ping is unanswered, the DHCP server assumes that the address is not in use and assigns the address to the requesting client. 1.6.1.9 DHCP Server Configuration Defaults Parameter Default Value DHCP server status Disabled DHCP server IP address None Supermicro L2/L3 Switches Configuration Guide...
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None Next-server None DHCP ping None Offer reuse 1.6.1.9.1 Enabling a DHCP Server The DHCP server is disabled by default in Supermicro switches. Follow the steps below to enable a DHCP server. Step Command Description Step 1 configure terminal Enters the configuration mode.
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– Mixed node p-node – Peer to peer node Step 9 option <code (1-2147483647)> { ascii<string> | (Optional) Configures the DHCP server hex <Hex String> | ip<address> } options. 1.6.3 Configurable DHCP options with their Supermicro L2/L3 Switches Configuration Guide...
---- DHCPOFFER DHCPACK DHCPNAK 1.6.7 DHCP Client Supermicro switches can function as a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) client to obtain configuration parameters such as an IP address from the DHCP server. DHCP Discover DHCP Offer DHCP Request DHCP Ack...
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The VLAN should be created before configuring the VLAN client on that particular VLAN. The “no ip address dhcp” command deletes the DHCP client configuration. The example below shows the commands used to configure a DHCP Client. SMIS(config)# interface Gi 0/22 SMIS(config-if)# no switchport SMIS(config-if)# ip address dhcp Supermicro L2/L3 Switches Configuration Guide...
GIADDR to determine the subnet on which the relay agent received the broadcast and allocates an IP address on that subnet. When the DHCP server replies to the client, it unicasts the reply to the GIADDR address. The relay agent then retransmits the response on the local network. Supermicro L2/L3 Switches Configuration Guide...
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Exits the configuration mode. Step 8 show ipdhcp relay information Displays the DHCP relay configuration The DHCP Server must be disabled before enabling the DHCP relay. These commands delete values or reset default values, as applicable: noservice dhcp-relay Supermicro L2/L3 Switches Configuration Guide...
Protocol (IRDP) client. The drawback to dynamic discovery protocols is that they incur some configuration and processing overhead on the LAN client. Also, in the event of a router failure, the process of switching to another router can be slow. Supermicro L2/L3 Switches Configuration Guide...
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The VRRP priority determines the role of each VRRP router. If a VRRP router owns the virtual IP address and the IP address of the physical interface, this router functions as the master. The priority of the Supermicro L2/L3 Switches Configuration Guide...
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Supermicro switches encapsulate the VRRP advertisements in IP packets and send them to the IP multicast address assigned to the VRRP group. Supermicro switches send the advertisements once every second by default, but you can configure a different advertisement interval.
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Step 10 show vrrp Displays the VRRP configuration. show vrrp detail Displays the VRRP configuration with additional details like advertisement timer, authentication details, etc. These commands delete values or reset todefault values, as applicable: no router vrrp Supermicro L2/L3 Switches Configuration Guide...
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Interface vrID Priority P State Master AddrVRouterAddr --------- ---- -------- - ----- ----------- ------------ vlan10 100 254 P Init 0.0.0.0 100.100.100.1 vlan10 200 100 P Init 0.0.0.0 10.10.10.1 SMIS# show vrrp detail vlan10 -vrID 100 --------------- Supermicro L2/L3 Switches Configuration Guide...
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Virtual MAC address is 00:00:5e:00:01:c8 Master router is 0.0.0.0 Associated IP addresses: ---------------------- 10.10.10.1 Advertise time is 255 secs Current priority is 100 Configured priority is 100, may preempt Configured Authentication Authentication key is pwd1 -END- Supermicro L2/L3 Switches Configuration Guide...