Disable Fdb-Scan - Extreme Networks ExtremeWare Command Reference Manual

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FDB Commands

disable fdb-scan

disable fdb-scan [all | slot {{backplane} | <slot number> | msm-a | msm-b}]

Disables FDB scanning on a stand-alone switch or on a per slot or backplane basis on a modular switch.

Syntax Description

Specifies all of the slots in the chassis.

NOTE: This is available on modular switches only.

Specifies the backplane of the chassis.

NOTE: This is available on Alpine switches only.

Specifies the slot number of the module to scan.

NOTE: This is available on BlackDiamond switches only.

Specifies the MSM in slot A.

NOTE: This is available on BlackDiamond switches only

Specifies the MSM in slot B

NOTE: This is available on BlackDiamond switches only.

Usage Guidelines

This setting is independent of and does not affect the system health check configurations. (Health check

is only available on "i" series of switches.)

To determine if you have FDB scanning enabled and the failure action the switch takes, use the

command. The following is sample FDB scanning output:

Fdb-Scan Diag:

For ExtremeWare 6.2.2b108:

The default for the FDB scan is enabled.

For ExtremeWare 6.2.2b134 and ExtremeWare 7.1.0: The default for the FDB scan is disabled. If you

load your saved ExtremeWare 6.2.2b108 configurations onto a switch with ExtremeWare 6.2.2b134 or

ExtremeWare 7.1.0 or later, FDB scanning is enabled. You must manually disable FDB scanning if you

want the feature disabled.

The following command disables FDB scanning on a stand-alone switch:

disable fdb-scan

Failure action:

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