System Commands - Intel IXM5414E - Blade Server Ethernet Switch Module SBCEGBESW User Manual

System commands

These commands display and configure system information and statistics.
Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) cache
show arp switch
Use this command to display the connectivity between the switch and other devices. The Address
Resolution Protocol (ARP) cache identifies the MAC addresses of the IP stations communicating
with the switch.
Format show arp switch
MAC Address
A unicast MAC address of a device on a subnet attached to one of the switch's
routing interfaces for which the switch has forwarding and/or filtering information.
The format is six two-digit hexadecimal numbers separated by hyphens, for
example 01-23-45-67-89-AB.
IP Address The IP address associated with the MAC address.
Port The identification of the port being used for the connection.
Forwarding DB
config forwardingdb agetime
Use this command to configure the forwarding database address aging timeout.
Default 300
Format config forwardingdb agetime <seconds>
Seconds The <seconds> parameter must be within the range of 10 to 1,000,000 seconds.
show forwardingdb agetime
Use this command to display the address aging timeout for the forwarding database.
Format show forwardingdb agetime
Agetime The address aging timeout for the forwarding database in seconds.
show forwardingdb learned
Use this command to display forwarding database entries for learned addresses.
Format show forwardingdb learned
show forwardingdb table
Use this command to display the forwarding database entries. If the command is entered with no
parameter, the entire table is displayed. This is the same as entering the optional <all> parameter.
Alternatively, you can enter a MAC address to display the table entry for that address and all entries
following it.
Format show forwardingdb table
MAC Address
A unicast MAC address for which the switch has forwarding and/or filtering
information. The format is a two byte hexadecimal VLAN ID number followed by a
six byte MAC address with each byte separated by hyphens, for example 00-01-00-
23-45-67-89-AB.
Port The physical interface on which the MAC address was learned.
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