Service Advertising Protocol; Configuring Ipx; Ipx Configuration Task List; Configuring Basic Ipx - H3C S7500 Series Operation Manual

Operation Manual – IP Address-IP Performance-IPX
H3C S7500 Series Ethernet Switches
This chapter describes RIP in IPX. For the RIP configurations on an IP network, refer to
the Routing Protocol module of this manual.

3.1.2 Service Advertising Protocol

IPX uses service advertising protocol (SAP) to maintain and advertise dynamic service
information. SAP advertises the services provided by servers and their addresses as
well. With SAP, a server broadcasts its services when it starts up and the termination of
the services when it is shut down.
With IPX enabled, the switch creates and maintains an inter-network service
information database (or the service information table) through SAP. It helps you learn
what services are available on the networks and where they are provided. The servers
periodically broadcast their services and addresses to the networks directly connected
to them. However, you cannot use such information directly. Instead, the information is
collected by the SAP agents of the switches on the networks and saved in their server
information tables.

3.2 Configuring IPX

3.2.1 IPX Configuration Task List

Complete the following tasks to configure IPX:

Configuring Basic IPX

Configuring IPX Routing
Configuring IPX RIP
Configuring IPX SAP
Configuring IPX Forwarding
3.2.2 Configuring Basic IPX
Follow these steps to configure basic IPX:
To do...
Enter system view
Enable IPX
Enter VLAN
interface view
Task
Use the command...
system-view
ipx enable
interface
Vlan-interface vlan-id
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