Managing General System Settings 281Why Does System Information Need to Be Configured?Configuring system information is optional. However, it can be helpful inproviding administrative information about the switch. For example, if youmanage several standalone Dell Networking series switches and have Telnetsessions open with several different switches, the system name can help youquickly identify the switch because the host name replaces console as theCLI command prompt.The Banner can provide information about the switch status. For example, ifmultiple users connect to the switch, the message of the day (MOTD) bannermight alert everyone who connects to the switch about a scheduled switchimage upgrade.What Are SDM Templates?An SDM template is a description of the maximum resources a switch orrouter can use for various features. Different SDM templates allow differentcombinations of scaling factors, enabling different allocations of resourcesdepending on how the device is used. In other words, SDM templates enableyou to reallocate system resources to support a different mix of features basedon your network requirements.Dell Networking series switches support the following three templates:• Dual IPv4 and IPv6 (default)• IPv4 Routing• IPv4 Data CenterTable 12-3 describes the parameters that are scaled for each template and theper-template maximum value of the parameter.Table 12-3. SDM Template Parameters and ValuesParameter Dual IPv4/IPv6 Dual IPv4/IPv6Data CenterIPv4 Only IPv4 DataCenterARP entriesN2000N3000N4000102440964096040964096102461446144004096
