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14 FastIron Ethernet Switch Administration Guide

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Basic system parameter configuration

This chapter contains the following sections:

•Basic system parameter configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

•Network Time Protocol Version 4 (NTPv4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

•Basic port parameter configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Basic system parameter configuration

Brocade devices are configured at the factory with default parameters that allow you to begin using

the basic features of the system immediately. However, many of the advanced features such as

VLANs or routing protocols for the device must first be enabled at the system (global) level before

they can be configured. If you use the Command Line Interface (CLI) to configure system

parameters, you can find these system level parameters at the Global CONFIG level of the CLI.

NOTE

Before assigning or modifying any router parameters, you must assign the IP subnet (interface)

addresses for each port.

NOTE

For information about configuring IP addresses, DNS resolver, DHCP assist, and other IP-related

parameters, refer to “IP Configuration” chapter in the FastIron Ethernet Switch Layer 3 Routing

Configuration Guide

Port status (enable or disable) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Flow control:

• Responds to flow control packets,

but does not generate them

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Symmetric flow control

• Can transmit and receive 802.3x

PAUSE frames

No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Auto-negotiation and advertisement of

flow control

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

PHY FIFO Rx and TX Depth No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Interpacket Gap (IPG) adjustment Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

CLI support for 100BaseTX and

100BaseFX

Yes Yes Yes No No

Gbps fiber negotiate mode Yes Yes Yes No No

QoS priority Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

VOIP autoconfiguration and CDP Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Port flap dampening Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Port loop detection Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

1. Second and third generation modules.

TABLE 5 Supported basic software features

Feature FSX 800

FSX 1600

FCX ICX 6610 ICX 6430 ICX 6450