Table Of Contents - HP A6600 Configuration Manual

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MAC address table configuration ······························································································································ 1
How a MAC address table entry is created ·········································································································· 1
Types of MAC address table entries ······················································································································ 2
MAC address table-based frame forwarding ······································································································· 2
Configuring the MAC address table ······························································································································· 2
Configuring static, dynamic, and blackhole MAC address table entries ·························································· 2
Disabling MAC address learning ··························································································································· 3
Configuring the aging timer for dynamic MAC address entries ········································································· 4
Configuring the MAC learning limit on ports ········································································································ 5
Displaying and maintaining MAC address tables ········································································································ 5
MAC address table configuration example ··················································································································· 6
MAC information configuration ·································································································································· 8
How MAC information works ································································································································· 8
Configuring MAC information ········································································································································· 8
Enabling MAC information globally ······················································································································ 8
Enabling MAC information on an interface ·········································································································· 8
Configuring MAC information mode ····················································································································· 9
Configuring the interval for sending Syslog or trap messages ············································································ 9
Configuring the MAC information queue length ·································································································· 9
MAC information configuration example ······················································································································· 9
Ethernet link aggregation configuration ··················································································································· 11
Basic concepts ······················································································································································· 11
Aggregating links in static mode ························································································································· 14
Aggregating links in dynamic mode ··················································································································· 15
Load sharing criteria for link aggregation groups ····························································································· 17
Ethernet link aggregation configuration task list ········································································································· 17
Configuring an aggregation group ····························································································································· 17
Configuration guidelines ······································································································································ 17
Configuring a static aggregation group ············································································································· 18
Configuring a dynamic aggregation group ······································································································· 19
Configuring an aggregate interface ···························································································································· 21
Configuring the description of an aggregate interface or subinterface ·························································· 21
Configuring the MTU of a Layer 3 aggregate interface or subinterface ························································· 22
Specifying a card to process or forward traffic for a Layer 3 aggregate interface ······································· 22
Enabling link state traps for an aggregate interface ························································································· 23
Shutting down an aggregate interface ··············································································································· 23
Configuring load sharing for link aggregation groups ······························································································ 24
Configuring the global link-aggregation load sharing criteria ········································································· 24
Configuring group-specific load sharing criteria ······························································································· 25
Displaying and maintaining Ethernet link aggregation ····························································································· 25
Ethernet link aggregation configuration examples ····································································································· 26
Layer 2 static aggregation configuration example ···························································································· 26
Layer 2 dynamic aggregation configuration example ······················································································ 28
Layer 2 aggregation load sharing configuration example ··············································································· 30
Layer 3 static aggregation configuration example ···························································································· 33
Layer 3 dynamic aggregation configuration example ······················································································ 34
Layer 3 aggregation load sharing configuration example ··············································································· 36
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