DELL N3000 User Manual

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Managing General System Settings
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Why Does System Information Need to Be Configured?
Configuring system information is optional. However, it can be helpful in 
providing administrative information about the switch. For example, if you 
manage several standalone Dell Networking series switches and have Telnet 
sessions open with several different switches, the system name can help you 
quickly identify the switch because the host name replaces console as the 
CLI command prompt. 
The Banner can provide information about the switch status. For example, if 
multiple users connect to the switch, the message of the day (MOTD) banner 
might alert everyone who connects to the switch about a scheduled switch 
image upgrade.
What Are SDM Templates?
An SDM template is a description of the maximum resources a switch or 
router can use for various features. Different SDM templates allow different 
combinations of scaling factors, enabling different allocations of resources 
depending on how the device is used. In other words, SDM templates enable 
you to reallocate system resources to support a different mix of features based 
on your network requirements. 
Dell Networking series switches support the following three templates:
• Dual IPv4 and IPv6 (default)
• IPv4  Routing
• IPv4  Data  Center
Table 12-3 describes the parameters that are scaled for each template and the 
per-template maximum value of the parameter.
Table 12-3. SDM Template Parameters and Values
Parameter
Dual IPv4/IPv6 Dual IPv4/IPv6 
Data Center
IPv4 Only
IPv4 Data 
Center
ARP entries
N2000
N3000
N4000
1024
4096
4096
0
4096
4096
1024
6144
6144
0
0
4096