Dell PowerConnect B-FCXs Configuration Guide
Summary
The Dell PowerConnect B-Series FCX Configuration Guide documents switch configuration for FCX624 and FCX648 models in I, E, and S chassis variants. Published in March 2011, it covers device nomenclature, command syntax conventions, and Layer 2/Layer 3 feature configuration including VLANs, routing protocols, and ACLs. Network administrators deploying FCX series switches in enterprise environments can use this guide for command reference and feature configuration.
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Power Connect B-Series FCX Configuration Guide
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53-1002266-01 18 March 2011 Power Connect B-Series FCX Configuration Guide
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Information in this document is subject to change without notice. Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction of these materials in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc. is...
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Contents About This Document Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxxix Device nomenclature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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Chapter 2 Configuring Basic Software Features Configuring basic system parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Entering system administration information . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
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Loading and saving configuration files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 Replacing the startup configuration with the running configuration Replacing the running configuration with the s...
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Viewing information about software licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Viewing the License ID (LID) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Viewing the license database . . . ...
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Image mismatches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154 Advanced feature privileges (Power Connect B-Series FCX ) . .154 Configuration mismatch . . . . . . . . ...
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IPv6 management features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199 IPv6 management ACLs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199 IPv6 debug . . . . . . . ....
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Error disable recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .286 Enabling error disable recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .286 Setting the recover...
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Displaying and modifying system parameter default settings . . . .321 Configuration considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .321 Displaying system parameter default values . ....
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Chapter 11 Configuring Uni-Directional Link Detection (UDLD) and Protected Link Groups UDLD overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .383 UDLD for tagge...
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Dynamic link aggregation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .410 Iron Stack LACP trunk group configuration example . . . . . . . .411 Examples of valid LACP trunk groups ....
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Configuring IP subnet, IPX network, and protocol-based VLANs within port-based VLANs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .454 Configuring an IPv6 protocol VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . ....
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Displaying VLAN information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .500 Displaying VLANs in alphanumeric order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .500 Displaying system-wide VLAN infor...
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Configuration notes and feature limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .529 Configuration example. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .530 Configuring MAC-based VLANs. ...
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Preserving user input for ACL TCP/UDP port numbers. . . . . . . . . .566 Managing ACL comment text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .567 Adding a comment to an entry in a numb...
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Qo S for stackable devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .595 Qo S profile restrictions in an Iron Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .595 Qo S behavior for trusti...
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ACL statistics and rate limit counting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .619 Enabling ACL statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .619 Enabling ACL statistics...
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Rate limiting in hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .644 How Fixed rate limiting works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .644 Configuration notes ...
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General operating principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .687 Operating modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .687 LLDP packets . . ...
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PIM Dense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .733 Initiating PIM multicasts on a network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .734 Pruning a multica...
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Chapter 26 Configuring IP Basic configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .784 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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Chapter 27 Configuring Multicast Listening Discovery (MLD) Snooping on Power Connect B-Series FCX Switches Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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Configuring RIP parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .910 Enabling RIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .910 Configuring ...
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Configuring OSPF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .930 Configuration rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .931 OSPF parame...
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Displaying OSPF information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .966 Displaying general OSPF configuration information . . . . . . . .967 Displaying CPU utilization statistics . ...
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Optional configuration tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1004 Changing the Keep Alive Time and Hold Time . . . . . . . . . . . 1004 Changing the BGP4 next-hop update timer ...
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Configuring route flap dampening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1054 Globally configuring route flap dampening . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1055 Using a route map to configure route flap...
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Configuring basic VRRP parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1113 Configuring the Owner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1113 Configuring a Backup. . . . . ...
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Setting up local user accounts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1154 Enhancements to username and password . . . . . . . . . . . . 1154 Configuring a local user account . . . . . ....
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TCP Flags - edge port security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1201 Using TCP Flags in combination with other ACL features . . 1202 Chapter 33 Configuring SSH2 and SCP SSH versio...
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Configuring 802.1X port security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1227 Configuring an authentication method list for 802.1X . . . . 1227 Setting RADIUS parameters . . . . . . . . . . ...
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Configuring the MAC port security feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1264 Enabling the MAC port security feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1265 Setting the maximum number of secure MAC ad...
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Configuring multi-device port authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1278 Enabling multi-device port authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1278 Specifying the format of the MAC addresses se...
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Configuring web authentication options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1320 Enabling RADIUS accounting for web authentication . . . . . 1320 Changing the login mode (HTTPS or HTTP) . . . . . . ....
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DHCP snooping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1349 How DHCP snooping works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1350 System reboot and the ...
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Displaying SNMP Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1377 Displaying the Engine ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1377 Displaying SNMP groups ....
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s Flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1427 s Flow version 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1427 ...
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About This Document Introduction This guide describes the following product families from Dell: Power Connect B-Series FCX Stackable Switches. This guide includes procedures for configuring the softwa...
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Document conventions This section describes text formatting conventions and important notice formats used in this document. Text formatting The narrative-text formatting conventions that are used are ...
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do I log in using the Web Management Interface?
You can log on through the Web Management Interface, and it also supports logging via Brocade Network Advisor.
What time protocol services does this device support?
It supports Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) and allows you to set a system clock.
Can I secure command line access using SSH?
Yes, the device supports The Secure Shell (SSH) Connection and Transport Protocol. It also supports both SSH V1 and V2.
How can I manage port connectivity settings?
You can configure basic ports by assigning a name, modifying its speed/duplex mode, or enabling auto-negotiation.
What network protocols are supported for advanced management?
It supports SNMP V3, TACACS/TACACS+, IGMP Snooping (versions 1, 2, and 3), and DNS Client services.