User`s guide

Matrix DFE Series and N-SA User’s Guide 1-1

Features Overview

ThischapterprovidesanoverviewoftheMatrixDFESeriesandN‐SAdevices’uniquefeatures

andfunctionality,anoverviewofthetasksthatmaybeaccomplishedusingtheCLIinterface,an

overviewofwaystomanagethedevice,andinformationonhowtocontactEnterasysNetworks

fortechnicalsupport.

Matrix Series Features

AllMatrixSerieschassis‐basedandstandalonemodulessupportsecure,business‐driven

networkingwith:

• AdvancedQoSandpolicy‐basedframeclassification,andbandwidthmanagementfeaturing

ratelimiting,CoSpriorityqueueing,andlinkaggregation

•Customized,single‐sourcemanagementandcontrolwithSNMP,port/VLANmirroring,

Syslog,RMON,multi‐imagesupport,andconfigurationupload/download

In

addition,allMatrixDFEmodulessupport:

•NewEnterasysadvancedDistributedForwardingEngine(DFE)architectureallowingfor

singleIPaddressmanagementofanentirechassis

•Highavailabilitydesignfeaturingfullyredundant,hot‐swappablemodules,powersupplies,

andfans

Factory Default Settings

ThefollowingtableslistfactorydefaultdevicesettingsavailableonMatrixDFESeriesandN‐SA

devices.Table 1‐1listsdefaultsettingsforbasicswitchoperation.Table 1‐2listsdefaultsettings

forroutermodeoperation.

Important Notice

Depending on your Matrix product version (DFE Platinum, DFE Gold, or N Standalone device), and the

firmware version used in the device, some features described in this document may not be supported. Refer

to the Release Notes shipped with your Matrix device to determine which features are supported.

Table 1-1 Default Device Settings for Basic Switch Operation

Device Feature Default Setting

CDP discovery protocol Auto enabled on all ports.

CDP authentication code Set to 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00

CDP hold time Set to 180 seconds.