Enabling Or Disabling Layer 2 Switching; Configuration Notes And Feature Limitations; Command Syntax - Dell PowerConnect B-FCXs Configuration Manual

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Enabling or disabling layer 2 switching

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IP routing is enabled by default on devices running Layer 3 code. All other protocols are disabled,
so you must enable them to configure and use them.
To enable a protocol on a device running full Layer 3 code, enter router at the global CONFIG level,
followed by the protocol to be enabled. The following example shows how to enable OSPF.
PowerConnect(config)#router ospf
Syntax: router bgp | dvmrp | ospf | pim | rip | vrrp | vrrpe | vsrp
Enabling or disabling layer 2 switching
By default, Layer 3 Switches support Layer 2 switching. These devices switch the routing protocols
that are not supported on the devices. If you want to disable Layer 2 switching, you can do so
globally or on individual ports, depending on the version of software your device is running.
NOTE
Make sure you really want to disable all Layer 2 switching operations before you use this option.
Consult Dell for information.

Configuration Notes and Feature Limitations

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Command syntax

To globally disable Layer 2 switching on a Layer 3 Switch, enter commands such as the following.
PowerConnect(config)#route-only
PowerConnect(config)#exit
PowerConnect#write memory
PowerConnect#reload
To re-enable Layer 2 switching on a Layer 3 Switch, enter the following.
PowerConnect(config)#no route-only
PowerConnect(config)#exit
PowerConnect#write memory
PowerConnect#reload
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IGMP
IP
IP multicast (DVMRP, PIM-SM, PIM-DM)
OSPF
RIPV1 and V2
VRRP
VRRPE
VSRP
This feature is supported in the edge Layer 3 and full Layer software images only.
PowerConnect B-Series FCX devices support disabling Layer 2 Switching at the CLI Interface
level as well as the Global CONFIG level.
This feature is not supported on virtual interfaces.
PowerConnect B-Series FCX Configuration Guide
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