
34
Setting the MAC change notification interval
To prevent syslog messages or SNMP notifications from being sent too frequently, you can set the
MAC change notification interval to a larger value.
To set the MAC change notification interval:
Step Command
Remarks
1.
Enter system view.
system-view
N/A
2.
Set the MAC change
notification interval.
mac-address information
interval interval
The default setting is 1 second.
Setting the MAC Information queue length
Step Command
Remarks
1.
Enter system view.
system-view
N/A
2.
Set the MAC Information
queue length.
mac-address information
queue-length value
The default setting is 50.
MAC Information configuration example
Network requirements
Enable MAC Information on HundredGigE 1/0/1 on Device in
to send MAC address
changes in syslog messages to the log host, Host B, through interface HundredGigE 1/0/2.
Figure 8 Network diagram
Configuration restrictions and guidelines
When you edit the file
/etc/syslog.conf
, follow these restrictions and guidelines:
•
Comments must be on a separate line and must begin with a pound sign (#).
•
No redundant spaces are allowed after the file name.
•
The logging facility name and the severity level specified in the
/etc/syslog.conf
file must be
the same as those configured on the device. Otherwise, the log information might not be output