FastIron GS Compact Layer 2 Switch Hardware Installation Guide
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Related Publications
The following Foundry Networks documents supplement the information in this guide.
•Foundry FastIron Configuration Guide – for FastIron Edge Switch X Series (FESX), FastIron SuperX Switch
(FSX), FastIron SX 800, FastIron SX 1600, FastIron Workgroup Switch X Series (FWSX), and FastIron GS
(FGS), provides configuration procedures for system-level features, Layer 2 features, and configuration
information for Layer 3 enterprise routing protocols including IP, RIP, IP multicast, OSPF, BGP4, VRRP and
VRRPE. This guide also provides procedures for securing management access to Foundry devices and for
protecting against Denial of Service (DoS) attacks.
•Foundry Management Information Base Reference – contains the Simple Network Management Protocol
(SNMP) Management Information Base (MIB) objects supported on Foundry devices.
• Release Notes for the FastIron GS Switch (FGS) – describes features introduced in each software release,
lists features that are supported on the FGS, and describes how configuration procedures or defaults differ
from those on other Foundry devices, due to the FGS’s hardware architecture.
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