MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module Configuration …

1 dell force10 ConfigurationGuide for the MXL 10/40 GbESwitch IO ModulePublication Date: July 2012 Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or in this publication is subject to change without notice. 2012 dell force10 . All rights of these materials in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of dell Inc. is strictly used in this text: dell , the dell logo, dell Precision , OptiPlex , Latitude , PowerEdge , PowerVault , PowerConnect , OpenManage , EqualLogic , KACE , FlexAddress and Vostro are trademarks of dell Inc. Intel , Pentium , Xeon , Core and Celeron are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in the and other countries.

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3 dell Inc. disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its 2012 |11 About this guide .. 23 Objectives .. 23 Audience .. 23 Conventions ..24 Information Symbols .. 24 Related Documents .. 242 Configuration Fundamentals .. 25 Accessing the Command Line .. 25 CLI Modes ..26 Navigating CLI Modes .. 27 The do Command .. 29 Undoing Commands .. 30 Obtaining Help ..31 Entering and Editing Commands .. 32 Command History .. 33 Filtering show Command Outputs .. 33 Multiple Users in Configuration Mode .. 353 Getting Started .. 37 Console access .. 37 Serial Console .. 37 External Serial Port with a USB Connector .. 39 Boot Process ..39 Default Configuration .. 42 Configure a Host Name .. 42 Access the System Remotely .. 42 Access the MXL Switch Remotely .. 42 Configure the Management Port IP Address .. 43 Configure a Management Route .. 43 Configure a Username and Password.

4 44 Configure the Enable Password .. 44 Configuration File Management .. 45 Copy Files to and from the System .. 45 Important Points to Remember .. 45 Save the Running- Configuration .. 46 View Files .. 47 View Configuration Files .. 48 File System Management .. 49 View the Command History .. 50 Upgrading and Downgrading FTOS .. 502| | Management .. 51 Configure Privilege Levels .. 51 Create a Custom Privilege Level .. 51 Removing a Command from EXEC Mode .. 52 Move a Command from EXEC Privilege Mode to EXEC Mode.. 52 Allow Access to Configuration Mode Commands .. 52 Allow Access to INTERFACE, LINE, ROUTE-MAP, and ROUTER Mode .. 52 Apply a Privilege Level to a Terminal Line .. 55 Configure Logging .. 55 Log Messages in the Internal Buffer .. 55 Configuration Task List for System Log Management .. 55 Disable System Logging .. 56 Send System Messages to a Syslog Server .. 56 Configure a Unix System as a Syslog Server.

5 56 Change System Logging Settings .. 56 Display the Logging Buffer and the Logging Configuration .. 57 Configure a UNIX Logging Facility Level .. 59 Synchronize log messages .. 60 Enable timestamp on Syslog Messages .. 61 File Transfer Services .. 61 Configuration Task List for File Transfer Services .. 61 Enable the FTP Server .. 62 Configure the FTP Server Parameters .. 62 Configure FTP Client Parameters .. 63 Terminal Lines ..63 Configure Login Authentication for Terminal Lines .. 64 Time Out of EXEC Privilege Mode .. 65 Telnet to Another Network Device .. 66 Lock Configuration Mode .. 66 Viewing the Configuration Lock Status .. 67 Recovering from a Forgotten Password .. 68 Recovering from a Forgotten Enable Password .. 68 Recovering from a Failed Start .. 695 Access Control Lists (ACLs) .. 71 Overview .. 71IP Access Control Lists (ACLs) .. 72 Implementing ACLs on FTOS.

6 72 ACLs and VLANs.. 73 ACL Optimization.. 73 Determine the Order in Which ACLs are Used to Classify Traffic .. 73IP Fragment Handling .. 74IP Fragments ACL Examples .. 74|3 Layer 4 ACL Rules Examples .. 75 Configure a Standard IP ACL .. 76 Configure an Extended IP ACL .. 78 Configure Filters with a Sequence Number .. 79 Configure Filters Without a Sequence Number .. 79 Established Flag .. 80 Configuring Layer 2 and Layer 3 ACLs on an Interface .. 81 Assign an IP ACL to an Interface .. 81 Counting ACL Hits .. 82 Configuring Ingress ACLs .. 83 Configuring Egress ACLs .. 84 Egress Layer 3 ACL Lookup for Control-Plane IP Traffic .. 84IP Prefix Lists .. 85 Implementation Information .. 86 Configuration Task List for Prefix Lists .. 86 Configure a Prefix List .. 86 Use a Prefix List for Route Redistribution .. 89 ACL Resequencing .. 90 Resequencing an ACL or Prefix List .. 91 Route Maps.

7 92 Implementation Information .. 92 Important Points to Remember .. 92 Configuration Task List for Route Maps .. 93 Create a Route Map .. 93 Configure Route Map Filters .. 95 Configure a Route Map for Route Redistribution.. 97 Configure a Route Map for Route Tagging .. 97 Continue Clause .. 986 Bare Metal Provisioning (BMP) .. 101 Overview .. 101 Auto- Configuration .. 103 BMP Mode .. 103 MAC-Based IP Assignment .. 103 DHCP Configuration .. 104IP Server .. 105 Domain Name Server .. 105 Boot Commands .. 106 System Boot and Set-Up Behavior .. 1067 Content Addressable Memory (CAM) .. 109 CAM Allocation .. 109 Test CAM Usage .. 1104| | CAM-ACL Settings .. 111 CAM Optimization .. 1128 Data Center Bridging (DCB) .. 113 Ethernet Enhancements in Data Center Bridging .. 113 Priority-Based Flow Control .. 114 Enhanced Transmission Selection .. 115 Data Center Bridging Exchange Protocol (DCBX).

8 117 Data Center Bridging in a Traffic Flow .. 117 Enabling Data Center Bridging .. 118 QoS dot1p Traffic Classification and Queue Assignment .. 119 Configuring Priority-Based Flow Control .. 120 Configuring Lossless Queues .. 122 Configuring the PFC Buffer in a Switch Stack .. 123 Configuring Enhanced Transmission Selection .. 124 ETS Prerequisites and Restrictions .. 124 Creating a QoS ETS Output Policy .. 125 Creating an ETS Priority Group .. 127 Applying an ETS Output Policy for a Priority Group to an Interface .. 128 ETS Operation with DCBX .. 129 Configuring Bandwidth Allocation for DCBX CIN .. 129 Applying DCB Policies in a Switch Stack .. 131 Configuring DCBX Operation .. 132 DCBX Operation .. 132 DCBX Port Roles .. 133 DCB Configuration Exchange .. 134 Configuration Source Election .. 135 Propagation of DCB Information .. 135 Auto-Detection and Manual Configuration of the DCBX Version.

9 136 DCBX Example .. 136 DCBX Prerequisites and Restrictions .. 137 DCBX Configuration Procedure .. 138 Configuring DCBX on an Interface .. 138 Configuring DCBX Globally on the Switch .. 140 DCBX Error Messages .. 141 Debugging DCBX on an Interface .. 142 Verifying DCB Configuration .. 143 PFC and ETS Configuration Examples .. 153 Using PFC and ETS to Manage Data Center Traffic .. 153 Using PFC and ETS to Manage Converged Ethernet Traffic in a Switch Stack ..156 Hierarchical Scheduling in ETS Output Policies .. 157|59 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) .. 159 Overview .. 159 DHCP Packet Format and Options .. 160 Assigning an IP Address Using DHCP .. 161 Implementation Information .. 162 Configuration Tasks .. 162 Configure the System to be a DHCP Server .. 162 Configuration Tasks .. 163 Related Configuration Tasks .. 163 Configure the Server for Automatic Address Allocation.

10 163 Create an IP Address Pool .. 163 Exclude Addresses from the Address Pool .. 164 Specify an Address Lease Time .. 164 Specify a Default Gateway .. 164 Enable DHCP Server .. 165 Configure a Method of Hostname Resolution .. 165 Address Resolution using DNS .. 165 Address Resolution using NetBIOS WINS .. 166 Create Manual Binding Entries .. 166 Debug DHCP Server .. 167 DHCP Clear Commands .. 167 Configure the System to be a Relay Agent .. 167 Configure the System to be a DHCP Client .. 169 DHCP Client on a Management Interface .. 175 DHCP Client Operation with other Features .. 176 Stacking .. 176 VLT .. 176 VLAN and Port Channels.. 176 DHCP Snooping .. 176 DHCP Server .. 176 VRRP.. 177 Configure Secure DHCP .. 178 Option 82 .. 178 DHCP Snooping .. 179 Enable DCHP Snooping .. 179 Add a Static Entry in the Binding Table .. 180 Clear the Binding Table .. 180 Display the Contents of the Binding Table.