Support for /128 IPv6 and /32 IPv4 Prefixes in Layer 3 Host Table and LPM Table......................................308Support for ECMP in host table............................................................................................................................ 309Support for moving /128 IPv6 Prefixes and /32 IPv4 Prefixes ........................................................................ 309RTAG7.......................................................................................................................................................................309Flow-based Hashing for ECMP.............................................................................................................................. 31014 FIP Snooping.............................................................................................................................................314Fibre Channel over Ethernet......................................................................................................................................... 314Ensure Robustness in a Converged Ethernet Network............................................................................................. 314FIP Snooping on Ethernet Bridges...............................................................................................................................316Using FIP Snooping........................................................................................................................................................ 318FIP Snooping Prerequisites......................................................................................................................................318Important Points to Remember.............................................................................................................................. 318Enabling the FCoE Transit Feature.........................................................................................................................319Enable FIP Snooping on VLANs.............................................................................................................................320Configure the FC-MAP Value................................................................................................................................ 320Configure a Port for a Bridge-to-Bridge Link....................................................................................................... 320Configure a Port for a Bridge-to-FCF Link...........................................................................................................320Impact on Other Software Features...................................................................................................................... 321FIP Snooping Restrictions....................................................................................................................................... 321Configuring FIP Snooping........................................................................................................................................321Displaying FIP Snooping Information...........................................................................................................................322FCoE Transit Configuration Example...........................................................................................................................32715 Flex Hash and Optimized Boot-Up............................................................................................................329Flex Hash Capability Overview.....................................................................................................................................329Configuring the Flex Hash Mechanism....................................................................................................................... 329Configuring Fast Boot and LACP Fast Switchover...................................................................................................330Optimizing the Boot Time.............................................................................................................................................330Booting Process When Optimized Boot Time Mechanism is Enabled..............................................................330Guidelines for Configuring Optimized Booting Mechanism.................................................................................331Interoperation of Applications with Fast Boot and System States.......................................................................... 332LACP and IPv4 Routing.......................................................................................................................................... 332LACP and IPv6 Routing.......................................................................................................................................... 332BGP Graceful Restart............................................................................................................................................. 333Cold Boot Caused by Power Cycling the System................................................................................................333Unexpected Reload of the System........................................................................................................................333Software Upgrade................................................................................................................................................... 333LACP Fast Switchover............................................................................................................................................333Changes to BGP Multipath.....................................................................................................................................334Delayed Installation of ECMP Routes Into BGP...................................................................................................334RDMA Over Converged Ethernet (RoCE) Overview................................................................................................334Preserving 802.1Q VLAN Tag Value for Lite Subinterfaces...................................................................................... 33516 Force10 Resilient Ring Protocol (FRRP)................................................................................................... 336Protocol Overview......................................................................................................................................................... 336Contents 11
