Dell PowerConnect 6224P Release Notes - Page 6
Faster Initialization for Stacking Failover - save configuration
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¾ Serviceability Tracing Commands Debug commands provided to enable tracing of various protocols. ¾ Faster Initialization for Stacking Failover Fast Reinitialization involves improvement in: • Detection of Management Unit Failure • Building Card Manager Database • Application of saved configuration Performance Improvements (based on Configuration File size) are: • Default ~ 35% • Medium ~ 50% • Large ~80% The impact is higher on large configuration files versus the smaller ones. ¾ Auto Config Auto Config is a software feature which provides for the configuration of a switch automatically when the device is initialized and no configuration file is found on the switch. Auto Config is accomplished in three phases: 1. Configuration or assignment of an IP address for the device 2. Assignment of a TFTP server 3. Obtaining a configuration file for the device from the TFTP server ¾ DHCP Snooping DHCP Snooping is a security feature that monitors DHCP messages between a DHCP client and DHCP server. It filters harmful DHCP messages and builds a bindings database of (MAC address, IP address, VLAN ID, port) tuples that are specified as authorized. DHCP snooping can be enabled globally and on specific VLANs. Ports within the VLAN can be configured to be trusted or untrusted. DHCP servers must be reached through trusted ports. ¾ DHCP L2 Relay Permits L3 Relay agent functionality in L2 switched networks. ¾ sFlow sFlow is the standard for monitoring high-speed switched and routed networks. sFlow technology is built into network equipment and gives complete visibility into network activity, enabling effective management and control of network resources. 4 System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6