User`s guide

Configuring FDB Entries
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Configuring FDB Entries
To configure entries in the FDB, use the commands listed in
Table 5-1.
Table 5-1
FDB Configuration Commands
Command Description
create fdbentry <mac_address> vlan
<name> [blackhole | <portlist> |
dynamic] {qosprofile <qosname>}
Creates an FDB entry. Specify the following:
❑
mac_address
— Device MAC address, using
colon separated bytes.
❑
name
—
VLAN associated with MAC address.
❑
blackhole
—
Configures the MAC address as a
blackhole entry.
❑
portlist
—
Port numbers associated with
MAC address.
❑
dynamic
— S
pecifies that the entry will be
learned dynamically. Used to associated a QoS
profile with a dynamically learned entry.
❑
qosname
—
QoS profile associated with MAC
address.
If more than one port number is associated with a
permanent MAC entry, packets are multicast to the
multiple destinations.
config fdb agingtime <number> Configures the FDB aging time. The range is 15
through 1,000,000 seconds. The default value is 300
seconds. A value of 0 indicates that the entry should
never be aged out.
enable learning port <portlist> Enables MAC address learning on one or more
ports.
disable learning port <portlist> Disables MAC address learning on one or more
ports for security purposes. If MAC address learning
is disabled, only broadcast traffic, EDP traffic, and
packets destined to a permanent MAC address
matching that port number, are forwarded. The
default setting is enabled.