Configuring Ip Services - Cisco MDS 9000 series Configuration Manual

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Configuring IP Services

Cisco MDS 9000 Family switches can route IP traffic between Ethernet and Fibre Channel interfaces.
The IP static routing feature is used to route traffic between VSANs. To do so, each VSAN must be in a
different IP subnetwork. Each Cisco MDS 9000 Family switch provides the following services for
network management systems (NMSs):
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Switches are compliant with RFC 2338 standards for Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)
features. VRRP is a restartable application that provides a redundant, alternate path to the gateway
switch.
For information about configuring IPv6, see
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IP forwarding on the out-of-band Ethernet interface (mgmt0) on the front panel of the supervisor
modules.
IP forwarding on in-band Fibre Channel interface using the IP over Fibre Channel (IPFC)
function-IPFC specifies how IP frames can be transported over Fibre Channel using encapsulation
techniques. IP frames are encapsulated into Fibre Channel frames so NMS information can cross the
Fibre Channel network without using an overlay Ethernet network.
IP routing (default routing and static routing)-If your configuration does not need an external
router, you can configure a default route using static routing.
Traffic Management Services, page 5-2
Management Interface Configuration, page 5-2
Default Gateway, page 5-3
IPv4 Default Network Configuration, page 5-4
IPFC, page 5-5
IPv4 Static Routes, page 5-10
Overlay VSANs, page 5-12
Configuring Multiple VSANs, page 5-14
Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol, page 5-16
DNS Server Configuration, page 5-27
Default Settings, page 5-29
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Chapter 8, "Configuring IPv6 for Gigabit Ethernet
Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS IP Services Configuration Guide
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