Huawei Quidway S6500 Series Operation Manual page 124

Operation Manual - Network Protocol
Quidway S6500 Series Ethernet Switches
By default, IPX SAP sends updates every 60 seconds.
Ensure that all servers and switches on the network have the same SAP update
interval to avoid the situation where the switches mistake an operating server for a
failed one.
III. Configure the aging period of IPX SAP
The aging period of IPX SAP is a multiple of the IPX SAP update interval. With the
following command, you can set the multiplier.
Perform the following configuration in system view.
Table 7-13 Configure the aging period of IPX SAP
Configure the aging period of IPX SAP
Restore the default aging period
By default, an IPX SAP service entry is deleted if it is not updated after three update
intervals.
IV. Configure the size of IPX SAP update packets
Perform the following configuration in VLAN interface view.
Table 7-14 Configure the size of IPX SAP update packets
Configure the size of IPX SAP update
packets
Restore the default setting
By default, the maximum size of an IPX SAP update packet is 480 bytes. Considering
the 32 bytes for the headers, each SAP update packet can carry up to seven sets of
64-byte server information.
V. Configure GNS reply of IPX SAP
Get Nearest Server (GNS) is a type of SAP message broadcasted by SAP-enabled
NetWare clients. To the GNS requests, NetWare servers respond with Give Nearest
Server messages.
If a NetWare server is available on the network segment to which the client is
connected, the server responds to its request. If no NetWare server is available on the
segment, the switch responds.
You can have the switch handle a SAP GNS request in one of the following ways:
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Chapter 7 IPX Configuration
Command
ipx sap multiplier multiplier
undo ipx sap multiplier
Command
ipx sap mtu bytes
undo ipx sap mtu