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Configuring IP Unicast Routing
This chapter describes how to configure IP unicast routing on your multilayer switch. To use this feature,
you must have the enhanced multilayer software image installed on your switch. All Catalyst 3550
Gigabit Ethernet switches ship with the enhanced multilayer software image (EMI) installed. Catalyst 3550
Fast Ethernet switches can be shipped with either the standard multilayer software image (SMI) or EMI
pre-installed. You can order the Enhanced Multilayer Software Image Upgrade kit to upgrade Catalyst 3550
Fast Ethernet switches from the SMI to the EMI.
Note For more detailed IP unicast configuration information, refer to the Cisco IOS IP and IP Routing
Configuration Guide for Release 12.1. For complete syntax and usage information for the commands
used in this chapter, refer to the Cisco IOS IP and IP Routing Co mmand Reference for Release 12.1.
This chapter consists of these sections:
Understanding Routing, page 22-2
Steps for Configuring Routing, page 22-3
Configuring IP Addressing, page 22-4
Enabling IP Routing, page 22-24
Configuring RIP, page 22-25
Configuring IGRP, page 22-30
Configuring OSPF, page 22-35
Configuring EIGRP, page 22-46
Configuring Protocol-Independent Features, page 22-53
Monitoring and Maintaining the IP Network, page 22-64
Note When configuring routing parameters on the switch, to allocate system resources to maximize the
number of unicast routes allowed, you can use the sdm prefer routing global configuration
command to set the Switch Database Management feature to the routing template. For more
information on the SDM templates, see the Optimizing System Resources for User-Selected
Features section on page 6-57.