Dell M8024 Network Card User Manual


 
Introduction 25
Routing Features
VLAN Routing
The PowerConnect M6220/M8024/M6348 software supports VLAN routing. You can also configure the
software to allow traffic on a VLAN to be treated as if the VLAN were a router port.
Routing Information Protocol (RIP)
The route configuration and route preference features have the following changes:
You can configure static reject routes (see Static Reject Routes).
The default values for route preferences have changed.
OSPF Type-1 and OSPF Type-2 routes are now classified as OSPF External routes.
OSPF Configuration
The Maximum Paths field allows OSPF to report a maximum of 4 paths for a given destination.
The following fields have been added for OSPF configuration options:
•Opaque LSA Status
•AS_OPAQUE LSA Count
•AS_OPAQUE LSA Checksum
•External LSDB Limit
AutoCost Reference Bandwidth
Default Passive Setting
•Stub Area Type of Service
•NSSA Information
The OSPF Link State Database
page has been updated to display external LSDB table information and
AS opaque LSDB table information (in addition to OSPF link state information).
IP Configuration
The switch IP configuration settings have been enhanced to allow you to enable or disable the generation
of the following types of ICMP messages:
•ICMP Echo Replies
•ICMP Redirects
ICMP Rate Limit Interval
ICMP Rate Limit Burst Size