H3C S7500 Series Operation Manual
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Operation Manual - MAC Address Table
H3C S7500 Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 1 MAC Address Table Management.............................................................................. 1-1
1.1 Overview ............................................................................................................................ 1-1
1.1.1 Introduction to MAC Address Learning ................................................................... 1-1
1.1.2 Entries in a MAC Address Table ............................................................................. 1-3
1.2 Configuring MAC Address Table Management ................................................................. 1-3
1.2.1 MAC Address Table Configuration Task List .......................................................... 1-3
1.2.2 Configuring a MAC Address Entry .......................................................................... 1-4
1.2.3 Setting the Aging Time for MAC Address Entries ................................................... 1-4
1.2.4 Setting the Maximum Number of MAC Addresses a Port can Learn...................... 1-5
1.2.5 Disabling MAC Address Learning ........................................................................... 1-5
1.2.7 Setting the Processing Method for Specific Packets .............................................. 1-7
1.3 Displaying MAC Address Configuration ............................................................................ 1-7
1.4 Configuration Example ...................................................................................................... 1-7
1.4.1 Network Requirements............................................................................................ 1-7
1.4.2 Configuration Procedure ......................................................................................... 1-7
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
Operation Manual – MAC Address Table H3C S7500 Series Ethernet Switches Table of Contents Table of Contents Chapter 1 MAC Address Table Management................1-1 1.1 Overview ..........................1-1 1.1.1 Introduction to MAC Address Learning ..............1-1 1.1.2 Entries in a MAC Address Table ................1-3 1.2 Configuring MAC Address Table Management .............. -
Page 2: Chapter 1 Mac Address Table Management
This chapter describes the management of static and dynamic MAC address entries. For information on the management of multicast MAC address entries, refer to the section related to multicast protocol in H3C S7500 Series Ethernet Switches Operation Manual. 1.1 Overview 1.1.1 Introduction to MAC Address Learning... - Page 3 Operation Manual – MAC Address Table H3C S7500 Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 1 MAC Address Table Management If the MAC address table already contains MAC-SOURCE, the switch updates the corresponding MAC address entry. If MAC-SOURCE does not exist in the MAC address table, the switch adds MAC-SOURCE and Port 1 as a new MAC address entry to the MAC address table.
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Page 4: Entries In A Mac Address Table
Operation Manual – MAC Address Table H3C S7500 Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 1 MAC Address Table Management You can manually configure (add or modify) a static or dynamic MAC address entry based on the actual network environment. Note: The switch learns only unicast addresses by using the MAC address learning mechanism but directly drops any packet with a broadcast source MAC address. -
Page 5: Configuring A Mac Address Entry
Operation Manual – MAC Address Table H3C S7500 Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 1 MAC Address Table Management Task Remarks Configuring a MAC Address Entry Required Setting the Aging Time for MAC Address Entries Optional Setting the Maximum Number of MAC Addresses a Port can Learn... -
Page 6: Setting The Maximum Number Of Mac Addresses A Port Can Learn
Operation Manual – MAC Address Table H3C S7500 Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 1 MAC Address Table Management If the aging time is too short, the switch may remove valid MAC address entries. This decreases the forwarding performance of the switch. -
Page 7: Configuring Mac Address Learning Synchronization Between Board Chips
Operation Manual – MAC Address Table H3C S7500 Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 1 MAC Address Table Management Follow these steps to disable the current port from learning MAC addresses: To do… Use the command… Remarks Enter system view system-view —... -
Page 8: Setting The Processing Method For Specific Packets
Operation Manual – MAC Address Table H3C S7500 Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 1 MAC Address Table Management 1.2.7 Setting the Processing Method for Specific Packets Follow these steps to set the packet processing method of a switch when it receives a packet whose destination MAC address is the bridge MAC address of the switch: To do…... - Page 9 Chapter 1 MAC Address Table Management [H3C] # Add a MAC address, with the VLAN, ports, and states specified. [H3C] mac-address static 000f-e235-dc71 interface Ethernet 2/0/2 vlan 1 # Set the aging time of dynamic MAC addresses to 500 seconds. [H3C] mac-address timer aging 500 # Display the information about the MAC address entries in system view.
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