Software Overview - Foundry Networks Switch and Router Installation And Configuration Manual

This chapter provides an overview of the software features supported on Foundry devices.
• For configuration details for these features, see Chapters 10 – 26 in this guide.
• For detailed information about CLI commands shown in this chapter, see the Foundry Switch and Router
Command Line Interface Reference.
• For information about the protocols, RFCs, and standards supported by the software, see "Software
Specifications" on page E-1.
• For an overview of the Stackable and Chassis hardware, see "Hardware Overview" on page 9-1.
Software Feature Summary
This section lists the flash image files (system software) that Foundry devices can run and the features that are
supported in each type of flash image. Foundry products run one of three types of flash images:
• Router code
• Switch code
• ServerIron code
This section describes the features provided in each type of software and how to determine the type of software a
Foundry device is running. Where this guide refers to Foundry routers and switches and to the ServerIron, the
flash code your device is running determines whether "router", "switch", or "ServerIron" is applicable to your
device.
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Software Overview

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