Users Guide

6 FIP Snooping........................................................................................................79
Supported Modes................................................................................................................................79
Fibre Channel over Ethernet...............................................................................................................79
Ensuring Robustness in a Converged Ethernet Network.................................................................. 79
FIP Snooping on Ethernet Bridges......................................................................................................81
How FIP Snooping is Implemented....................................................................................................84
FIP Snooping on VLANs................................................................................................................ 84
FC-MAP Value............................................................................................................................... 84
Bridge-to-FCF Links......................................................................................................................84
Impact on other Software Features..............................................................................................84
FIP Snooping Prerequisites........................................................................................................... 85
FIP Snooping Restrictions............................................................................................................. 85
Configuring FIP Snooping...................................................................................................................85
Displaying FIP Snooping Information.................................................................................................86
FIP Snooping Example........................................................................................................................ 93
Debugging FIP Snooping ...................................................................................................................94
7 Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP)............................................. 95
IGMP Overview....................................................................................................................................95
IGMP Version 2....................................................................................................................................95
Joining a Multicast Group.............................................................................................................96
Leaving a Multicast Group............................................................................................................ 96
IGMP Version 3....................................................................................................................................97
Joining and Filtering Groups and Sources.........................................................................................98
Leaving and Staying in Groups...........................................................................................................98
IGMP Snooping................................................................................................................................... 99
How IGMP Snooping is Implemented on an Aggregator..................................................................99
Disabling Multicast Flooding............................................................................................................ 100
Displaying IGMP Information........................................................................................................... 100
8 Interfaces........................................................................................................... 102
Basic Interface Configuration...........................................................................................................102
Advanced Interface Configuration................................................................................................... 102
Interface Auto-Configuration...........................................................................................................102
Interface Types..................................................................................................................................103
Viewing Interface Information..........................................................................................................103
Disabling and Re-enabling a Physical Interface...............................................................................105
Layer 2 Mode.....................................................................................................................................105
Management Interfaces....................................................................................................................106
Accessing an Aggregator............................................................................................................ 106
Configuring a Management Interface........................................................................................106
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