Limiting Mac Address Learning Based On Vsis; Checking The Configuration - Huawei Quidway S9300 Configuration Manual

Quidway S9300 Terabit Routing Switch
Configuration Guide - Ethernet
By default, an alarm is generated when the packets received after the number of learned MAC
addresses reaches the limit.
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6.4.4 Limiting MAC Address Learning Based on VSIs

Context
Do as follows on the S9300 where you need to limit MAC address learning.
Procedure
Step 1 Run:
system-view
The system view is displayed.
Step 2 Run:
vsi vsi-name
The VSI view is displayed.
Step 3 Run:
mac-limit maximum max
The maximum number of MAC addresses learned on the VSI is set.
By default, the MAC address learning is not limited.
Step 4 Run:
mac-limit action { discard | forward }
The action to be taken on the packets when the number of learned MAC addresses reaches the
limit is set.
By default, the packets received after the number of learned MAC addresses reaches the limit
are directly discarded.
Step 5 Run:
mac-limit alarm { disable | enable }
The alarm generated when the number of learned MAC addresses reaches the limit is enabled
or disabled.
By default, an alarm is generated when the packets received after the number of learned MAC
addresses reaches the limit.
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6.4.5 Checking the Configuration

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