DES-1228/ME Layer 2 Metro Ethernet Switch CLI Reference Manual
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ORWARDING
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ATABASE
C
OMMANDS
The layer 2 forwarding database commands in the Command Line Interface (CLI) are listed (along with the appropriate
parameters) in the following table.
Command
Parameters
create fdb
<vlan_name 32> <macaddr> port <port>
create multicast_fdb
<vlan_name 32> <macaddr>
config multicast_fdb
<vlan_name 32> <macaddr> [add | delete] <portlist>
config fdb aging_time
<sec 10-1000000>
delete fdb
<vlan_name 32> <macaddr>
clear fdb
[vlan <vlan_name 32> | port <port> | all]
show multicast_fdb
{vlan <vlan_name 32> | mac_address <macaddr>}
show fdb
{port <port> | vlan <vlan_name 32> | vlanid <vidlist>| mac_address <macaddr> | static |
aging_time}
config multicast
port_filtering_mode
[<portlist> | all] [forward_unregistered_groups | filter_unregistered_groups]
show multicast
port_filtering_mode
enable flood_fdb
config flood_fdb
{log [enable|disable]| trap [enable|disable]}(1)
show flood_fdb
disable flood_fdb
clear flood_fdb
create auto_fdb
<ipaddr>
show auto_fdb
{<ipaddr>}
delete auto_fdb
<ipaddr>
Each command is listed, in detail, in the following sections.
create fdb
Purpose
Used to create a static entry to the unicast MAC address forwarding table (database).
Syntax
create fdb <vlan_name 32> <macaddr> port <port>
Description
This command will make an entry into the Switch’s unicast MAC address forwarding
database.
Parameters
<vlan_name 32>
−
The name of the VLAN on which the MAC address resides.
<macaddr>
−
The MAC address that will be added to the forwarding table.
port <port>
−
The port number corresponding to the MAC destination address. The Switch
will always forward traffic to the specified device through this port.
Restrictions
Only Administrator-level users can issue this command.
Example usage:
To create a unicast MAC FDB entry
:
