Enabling MAC Information on an Interface
Follow these steps to enable MAC Information on an interface:
To do...
Enter system view
Enter interface view
Enable MAC Information on
the interface
To enable MAC Information on an Ethernet interface, enable MAC Information globally first.
Configuring MAC Information Mode
Follow these steps to configure MAC Information mode:
To do...
Enter system view
Configure MAC
Information mode
Configuring the Interval for Sending Syslog or Trap Messages
To prevent Syslog or Trap messages being sent too frequently and thus affecting system performance,
you can set the interval for sending Syslog or Trap messages.
Follow these steps to set the interval for sending Syslog or Trap messages:
To do...
Enter system view
Set the interval for
sending Syslog or Trap
messages
Configuring the MAC Information Queue Length
To avoid losing user MAC address information, when the buffer storing user MAC address information
is used up, the user MAC address information in the buffer is sent to the monitor end in the network,
even if the timer set for sending MAC address monitoring Syslog or Trap messages has not expired
yet.
Follow these steps to configure the MAC Information queue length:
Use the command...
system-view
interface interface-type
interface-number
mac-address information enable
{ added | deleted }
Use the command...
system-view
mac-address information mode
{ syslog | trap }
Use the command...
system-view
mac-address information interval
interval-time
19-2
Remarks
—
—
Required
Disabled by default
Remarks
—
Optional
trap by default
Remarks
—
Optional
One second by default.