Creating Bridge Groups; Configuring Optional Bridge Group Attributes - Juniper JUNOSE SOFTWARE FOR E SERIES 11.3.X - LINK LAYER CONFIGURATION GUIDE 2010-10-13 Configuration Manual

Creating Bridge Groups

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Configuring Optional Bridge Group Attributes

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The following sections describe how to perform each of these tasks. See "Configuration
Examples" on page 485 for detailed sample configurations.
NOTE: For information about the maximum values that the router supports
for transparent bridging, see JunosE Release Notes, Appendix A, System
Maximums.
To create a bridge group:
From Global Configuration mode, create a bridge group and give it an alphanumeric
1.
name.
host1(config)#bridge westford01
NOTE: Do not assign the bridge group the same name as an existing VR
configured on your router.
(Optional) Repeat Step 1 to create additional bridge groups, one at a time.
2.
host1(config)#bridge westford02
host1(config)#bridge westford03
(Optional) Use the appropriate show command to verify the bridge group creation.
3.
host1#show bridge groups
Use to create a bridge group for transparent bridging.
You must specify an alphanumeric name for the bridge group; the name can be a
maximum of 32 characters and can use any combination of alphanumeric characters.
Example
host1(config)#bridge westford04
Use the no version to remove the bridge group from the router.
See bridge.
After you create a bridge group, you can configure the following optional attributes for
the bridge group to manage the MAC address entries in the bridge group's forwarding
table:
Enable or disable the bridge group's ability to acquire dynamically learned MAC
addresses; acquiring dynamic MAC addresses is enabled by default.
host1(config)#bridge westford01 acquire
Chapter 15: Configuring Transparent Bridging
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