FTOS Command Reference for the S-Series - Force10 Networks

High Availability
Layer 2
For S-Series running FTOS, the Port-Pipe concept is being applied to the Forwarding
Processor (FP), which routes traffic between ports. The S25P model has one FP, and
therefore, one Port-Pipe.
The S50N and S50V models have two FPs, reflected in FTOS commands as two Port-Pipes.
Port-Pipe 1 controls ports 1–24; Port-Pipe 2 controls ports 25–48, plus each Port-Pipe
controls two of the potential 10Gig XFPs in the back of the switch. This information can help
you both to understand show command output that contains Port-Pipe information, and to
help you to allocate ports so that traffic is more balanced across the FPs.
For details on FTOS features available for the S-Series, see the feature introductions in each
chapter, and the individual command statements. For more, see the FTOS on S-Series Release
Notes and the FTOS Configuration Guide.
S-Series
• show processes cpu and show processes memory commands
• Display command history and clear command history log: See show command-history on
page 82.
S-Series
• ACLs (Layer 2): See Chapter 14, Access Control Lists, on page 307.
• GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP): Chapter 12, GARP VLAN Registration
(GVRP), on page 289
• Layer 2 interfaces (port, LAG, VLAN): See Chapter 9, Interface Commands, on page
225.
• LACP: See Chapter 10, LACP, on page 269.
• Layer 2 MAC addressing: See Chapter 11, Layer 2, on page 277.
• ACLs (Layer 2): See Chapter 14, Access Control Lists, on page 307.
• STP: Basic Spanning Tree is not supported, but the following advanced protocols are:
PVST+: See Chapter 18, PVST+, on page 453.
RSTP: See Chapter 19, RSTP, on page 465.
MSTP: See Chapter 20, MSTP, on page 475.
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