Fundamentals Configuration Guide

Covers information about using the command line interface, logging in to and setting up the device, and using the basic management features.

This guide includes:

·     CLI (command line interface overview and how to use the CLI).

·     RBAC.

·     Logging in to the device (login methods such as telnet, and user interface configuration and access control).

·     FTP and TFTP.

·     File system management.

·     Configuration file management.

·     Software upgrade.

·     ISSU.

·     Device management.

·     Tcl.

·     Python.

·     Preprovisioning.

·     Automatic configuration.

IRF Configuration Guide

Covers Intelligent Resilient Framework (IRF) technology, which provides data center class availability and scalability.

IRF creates a large virtual device from multiple devices. The IRF member devices work in 1:N redundancy and appear as one unit in the network. IRF improves management efficiency and streamlines network topology. It is suitable for highly reliable enterprise networks and data centers.

Layer 2—LAN Switching Configuration Guide

Covers Layer 2 technologies and features used on a LAN switched network, such as VLAN technology and port isolation. You can use these features to divide broadcast domains, remove Layer 2 loops, isolate users within a VLAN, or re-mark VLAN tags.

This guide includes:

·     Ethernet interface.

·     Loopback, null, and inloopback interfaces.

·     Bulk interface configuration.

·     MAC address table and MAC Information.

·     Ethernet link aggregation.

·     Port isolation.

·     Spanning tree.

·     Loop detection.

·     VLAN (including VLAN, super VLAN, private VLAN, and voice VLAN).

·     MVRP.

·     QinQ.

·     VLAN mapping.

·     LLDP.

·     L2PT.

·     Service loopback group.

·     Cut-through forwarding.

Layer 3—IP Services Configuration Guide

Covers IP addressing (including static and dynamic IPv4 and IPv6 address assignment), network performance optimization, ARP, and interoperation between IPv4 and IPv6.

This guide includes:

·     ARP (including gratuitous ARP, proxy ARP, ARP snooping, and ARP fast reply).

·     IP addressing.

·     DHCP (including DHCP overview, DHCP server, DHCP relay agent, DHCP client, DHCP snooping, and BOOTP client).

·     DNS and DDNS.

·     IP forwarding basics and load sharing.

·     Fast forwarding.

·     Adjacency table.

·     IRDP.

·     IP performance optimization.

·     UDP helper.

·     Basic IPv6 settings.

·     DHCPv6 (including DHCPv6 overview, DHCPv6 server, DHCPv6 relay agent, DHCPv6 client, and DHCPv6 snooping).

·     IPv6 fast forwarding.

·     Tunneling.

·     GRE.

Layer 3—IP Routing Configuration Guide

Covers the routing technologies for IPv4 and IPv6 networks of different sizes, route filtering, route control, and policy based routing.

This guide includes:

·     Basic IP routing.

·     Static routing.

·     RIP.

·     OSPF.

·     IS-IS.

·     BGP.

·     Policy-based routing.

·     IPv6 static routing.

·     RIPng.

·     OSPFv3.

·     IPv6 IS-IS.

·     IPv6 policy-based routing.

·     Routing policy.

IP Multicast Configuration Guide

Covers Layer 2 IPv4 multicast protocols (including IGMP snooping, PIM snooping, and multicast VLAN), Layer 3 IPv4 multicast protocols (including IGMP, PIM, and MSDP), Layer 2 IPv6 multicast protocols (including MLD snooping, IPv6 PIM snooping, and IPv6 multicast VLAN), and Layer 3 IPv6 multicast protocols (including MLD and IPv6 PIM).

This guide includes:

·     Multicast overview.

·     IGMP snooping.

·     PIM snooping.

·     Multicast VLAN.

·     Multicast routing and forwarding.

·     IGMP.

·     PIM.

·     MSDP.

·     MLD snooping.

·     IPv6 PIM snooping.

·     IPv6 multicast VLAN.

·     IPv6 multicast routing and forwarding.

·     MLD.

·     IPv6 PIM.

MCE Configuration Guide

Covers MCE fundamentals and configurations.

ACL and QoS Configuration Guide

Covers information about classifying traffic with ACLs, and allocating network resources and managing congestions with QoS technologies to improve network performance and network use efficiency. You can use ACLs to help feature modules (such as QoS and IP routing) classify or filter traffic.

This configuration guide includes:

·     ACL.

·     QoS (including QoS overview, QoS policy, priority mapping, traffic policing, GTS, and rate limit, congestion management, congestion avoidance, traffic filtering, priority marking, nesting, traffic redirecting, global CAR, class-based accounting, and appendixes).

·     Time range.

·     Data buffer.

·     QCN.

Security Configuration Guide

Covers security features. The major security features available on the switch include: identity authentication (AAA and PKI), access security (802.1X, MAC authentication, portal, and port security), secure management (SSH), SSL, and attack protection (IP source guard, ARP attack protection, and uRPF). This guide includes:

·     AAA.

·     802.1X.

·     MAC authentication.

·     Portal.

·     Port security.

·     User profile.

·     Password control.

·     Keychain.

·     Public key management.

·     PKI.

·     IPsec, IKE, and IKEv2.

·     SSH.

·     SSL.

·     Attack detection and prevention.

·     TCP attack prevention.

·     IP source guard.

·     ARP attack protection.

·     ND attack defense.

·     uRPF.

·     Crypto engine.

·     FIPS.

High Availability Configuration Guide

Covers high availability technologies and features available on the switch for failure detection and failover. Failure detection technologies focus on fault detection and isolation. Failover technologies focus on network recovery.

This guide includes:

·     Ethernet OAM.

·     CFD.

·     DLDP.

·     RRPP.

·     Smart Link.

·     Monitor Link.

·     VRRP.

·     BFD.

·     Track.

·     Process placement.

Network Management and Monitoring Configuration Guide

Covers features that help you manage and monitor your network, for example, manage system events, collect traffic statistics, sample packets, assess network performance, and test network connectivity.

This guide includes:

·     System maintenance and debugging (ping, tracert, and system debugging).

·     NQA.

·     NTP and SNTP.

·     SNMP.

·     RMON.

·     Event MIB.

·     NETCONF.

·     CWMP.

·     EAA.

·     Process monitoring and maintenance.

·     Mirroring (including both port and traffic mirroring).

·     sFlow.

·     Information center.

·     Packet capture.

·     Puppet.

·     Chef.

·     VCF fabric.

OpenFlow Configuration Guide

Covers OpenFlow fundamentals and configuration.

VXLAN Configuration Guide

Covers VXLAN fundamentals and configuration.

EVPN Configuration Guide

Covers EVPN fundamentals and configuration.

Service Chain Configuration Guide

Covers service chain fundamentals.

Acronyms

Lists the significant acronyms in the configuration guides.