Managing The Mac Address Table - Cisco ME 3400 Software Configuration Manual

Managing the MAC Address Table

Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to suppress alarms on the second power supply.
This procedure is optional.
Command
Step 1 configure terminal
Step 2
no power-supply dual
Step 3
end
Step 4 show env {all | power}
Step 5 copy running-config startup-config
Enter the power-supply dual global configuration command to return to the default setting where alarms
are sent if two power supplies are not supplying power. You can enter the show env power privileged
EXEC command to see if the alarm is disabled for the second power supply.
See the command reference for this release for more information on the commands.
Managing the MAC Address Table
The MAC address table contains address information that the switch uses to forward traffic between
ports. All MAC addresses in the address table are associated with one or more ports. The address table
includes these types of addresses:
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The address table lists the destination MAC address, the associated VLAN ID, and port number
associated with the address and the type (static or dynamic).
For complete syntax and usage information for the commands used in this section, see the command
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These sections contain this configuration information:
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Cisco ME 3400 Ethernet Access Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Dynamic address: a source MAC address that the switch learns and then ages when it is not in use.
Static address: a manually entered unicast address that does not age and that is not lost when the
switch resets.
Building the Address Table, page 5-21
MAC Addresses and VLANs, page 5-21
Default MAC Address Table Configuration, page 5-22
Changing the Address Aging Time, page 5-22
Removing Dynamic Address Entries, page 5-23
Configuring MAC Address Notification Traps, page 5-23
Adding and Removing Static Address Entries, page 5-25
Configuring Unicast MAC Address Filtering, page 5-26
Disabling MAC Address Learning on a VLAN, page 5-27
Displaying Address Table Entries, page 5-28
Purpose
Enter global configuration mode.
Suppress alarms if a second power supply is not providing power.
Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Verify your setting.
(Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.
Chapter 5 Administering the Switch
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