Section 4

Network and Fabric Configuration

The switch network configuration consists of the following:

„Network discovery method

„IP address

„Subnet mask

„IP gateway address

The network discovery method determines how the switch acquires its IP address. The IP address can come from the IP address that resides on the switch or from a server. The switch supports network discovery from the following server types:

„Bootstrap Protocol (BootP)

„Reverse Address Resolution Protocol (RARP)

„Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)

This section describes the following network configuration tasks:

„Displaying Name Server Information

„Displaying the Ethernet Network Configuration

„Configuring the Ethernet Port

„Verifying a Switch in the Network

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