BigIron RX Series Configuration Guide 13153-1001986-01Displaying and modifying system parameter default settings 5NOTEThe following protocols require a system reset before the protocol will be active on the system: PIM,DVMRP, RIP, FSRP. To reset a system, enter the reload command at the privileged level of the CLI.To enable a protocol on a device, enter router at the global CONFIG level, followed by the protocol tobe enabled. The following example shows how to enable OSPF.BigIron RX(config)# router ospfBigIron RX(config)# endBigIron RX# write memoryBigIron RX# reloadSyntax: router bgp | dvmrp | ospf | pim | rip | vrrp | vrrpeDisplaying and modifying system parameter default settingsThe device has default table sizes for the following parameters. The table sizes determine themaximum number of entries the tables can hold. You can adjust individual table sizes toaccommodate your configuration needs.• MAC address entries• Layer 2 Port VLANs supported on a system• Layer 3 Protocol VLANs supported on a system• Layer 4 sessions supported• IP cache size• ARP entries• IP routes• IP route filters• IP subnets per port and per device• Static routesThe tables you can configure as well the defaults and valid ranges for each table differ dependingon the device you are configuring.NOTEIf you increase the number of subnet addresses you can configure on each port to a higher amount,you might also need to increase the total number of subnets that you can configure on the device.NOTEChanging the table size for a parameter reconfigures the device’s memory. Whenever youreconfigure the memory on a device, you must save the change to the startup configuration file, thenreload the software to place the change into effect.To display the configurable tables, their defaults and maximum values, enter the followingcommand at any level of the CLI.
