Layer 2
This chapter describes the Layer 2 features supported on the device.
Manage the MAC Address Table
You can perform the following management tasks in the MAC address table.
•
Clearing the MAC Address Table
•
Setting the Aging Time for Dynamic Entries
•
Configuring a Static MAC Address
•
Displaying the MAC Address Table
Clearing the MAC Address Table
You may clear the MAC address table of dynamic entries.
To clear a MAC address table, use the following command.
• Clear a MAC address table of dynamic entries.
EXEC Privilege mode
clear mac-address-table {dynamic | sticky} {
address
| all | interface | vlan}
•
address
: deletes the specified entry.
•
all
: deletes all dynamic entries.
•
interface
: deletes all entries for the specified interface.
•
vlan
: deletes all entries for the specified VLAN.
Setting the Aging Time for Dynamic Entries
Learned MAC addresses are entered in the table as dynamic entries, which means that they are subject to
aging.
For any dynamic entry, if no packet arrives on the switch with the MAC address as the source or destination
address within the timer period, the address is removed from the table. The default aging time is
1800
seconds
.
To disable a MAC address and specify an aging time, use the following commands.
• Disable MAC address aging for all dynamic entries.
CONFIGURATION mode
mac-address-table aging-time 0
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Summary of Contents for S4048T
Page 1: ...Dell Configuration Guide for the S4048T ON System 9 10 0 1 ...
Page 98: ... saveenv 7 Reload the system uBoot mode reset Management 98 ...
Page 113: ...Total CFM Pkts 10303 CCM Pkts 0 LBM Pkts 0 LTM Pkts 3 LBR Pkts 0 LTR Pkts 0 802 1ag 113 ...
Page 411: ...mode transit no disable Force10 Resilient Ring Protocol FRRP 411 ...
Page 590: ...Figure 67 Inspecting the LAG Configuration Link Aggregation Control Protocol LACP 590 ...
Page 646: ...Figure 87 Configuring Interfaces for MSDP Multicast Source Discovery Protocol MSDP 646 ...
Page 647: ...Figure 88 Configuring OSPF and BGP for MSDP Multicast Source Discovery Protocol MSDP 647 ...
Page 653: ...Figure 91 MSDP Default Peer Scenario 2 Multicast Source Discovery Protocol MSDP 653 ...
Page 654: ...Figure 92 MSDP Default Peer Scenario 3 Multicast Source Discovery Protocol MSDP 654 ...
Page 955: ...Figure 119 Single and Double Tag First byte TPID Match Service Provider Bridging 955 ...