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Support for moving /128 IPv6 Prefixes and /32 IPv4 Prefixes ....................................................................309
Chapter 15: FIP Snooping...........................................................................................................310
Fibre Channel over Ethernet.........................................................................................................................................310
Ensure Robustness in a Converged Ethernet Network..........................................................................................310
FIP Snooping on Ethernet Bridges............................................................................................................................... 311
Using FIP Snooping......................................................................................................................................................... 313
FIP Snooping Prerequisites......................................................................................................................................313
Important Points to Remember..............................................................................................................................313
Enabling the FCoE Transit Feature....................................................................................................................... 315
Enable FIP Snooping on VLANs..............................................................................................................................315
Configure the FC-MAP Value................................................................................................................................. 315
Configure a Port for a Bridge-to-Bridge Link..................................................................................................... 315
Configure a Port for a Bridge-to-FCF Link......................................................................................................... 315
Impact on Other Software Features..................................................................................................................... 316
FIP Snooping Restrictions....................................................................................................................................... 316
Configuring FIP Snooping........................................................................................................................................ 316
Displaying FIP Snooping Information...........................................................................................................................317
FCoE Transit Configuration Example......................................................................................................................... 322
Chapter 16: Flex Hash and Optimized Boot-Up...........................................................................324
Flex Hash Capability Overview.................................................................................................................................... 324
Configuring the Flex Hash Mechanism...................................................................................................................... 324
RDMA Over Converged Ethernet (RoCE) Overview............................................................................................. 325
Preserving 802.1Q VLAN Tag Value for Lite Subinterfaces................................................................................. 325
Chapter 17: Force10 Resilient Ring Protocol (FRRP).................................................................. 327
Protocol Overview.......................................................................................................................................................... 327
Ring Status................................................................................................................................................................. 328
Multiple FRRP Rings.................................................................................................................................................328
Important FRRP Points............................................................................................................................................329
Important FRRP Concepts......................................................................................................................................330
Implementing FRRP........................................................................................................................................................330
FRRP Configuration........................................................................................................................................................ 331
Creating the FRRP Group........................................................................................................................................331
Configuring the Control VLAN................................................................................................................................331
Configuring and Adding the Member VLANs..................................................................................................... 332
Setting the FRRP Timers........................................................................................................................................ 333
Clearing the FRRP Counters.................................................................................................................................. 333
Viewing the FRRP Configuration...........................................................................................................................333
Viewing the FRRP Information.............................................................................................................................. 334
Troubleshooting FRRP...................................................................................................................................................334
Sample Configuration and Topology...........................................................................................................................334
FRRP Support on VLT................................................................................................................................................... 335
Chapter 18: GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP)............................................................. 338
Configure GVRP..............................................................................................................................................................339
Enabling GVRP Globally.................................................................................................................................................339
Enabling GVRP on a Layer 2 Interface...................................................................................................................... 340
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