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VLAN Commands

enable mac-vlan mac-group port

enable mac-vlan mac-group [any | <group_number>] port <portlist>

Enables a port to use the MAC-based VLAN algorithm.

Syntax Description

group_number

A group number that should be associated with a specific set of ports. Specified as an integer.

any indicates that these ports can be considered members of any MAC group.

A list of ports or slots and ports. May be in the form 1, 2, 3-5, 2:5, 2:6-2:8.

Usage Guidelines

At least one port must be enabled to use the MAC-based VLAN algorithm before any MAC addresses

can be added.

Enabling ports for MAC-based VLAN usage automatically adds them to the VLAN called

MacVlanDiscover as untagged ports.

In order to enable ports as part of a MAC group, they cannot be untagged members of any other

VLAN. Before you can enable them, you must ensure that they have been removed from the default

VLAN (named Default).

The group number is an integer in the range from 0 – 65535. A group number of 0 (zero) is equivalent

to specifying the

The following set of commands removes ports 16 and 17 from the default VLAN, and then enables

them for use with the MAC-based VLAN associated with any MAC group:

configure default delete port 16, 17

enable mac-vlan mac-group any port 16,17

The following commands enable ports 11 and 12 for use with a MAC-based VLAN associated with

MAC group 10:

configure default delete port 11, 12

enable mac-vlan mac-group 10 port 11,12

This command was first available in ExtremeWare 6.0.

This command was added to the Summit "e" series of switches in ExtremeWare 7.1e.

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