Specifications

DES-3000 Series Layer 2 Switch CLI Reference Manual
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FORWARDING DATABASE COMMANDS
The layer 2 forwarding database commands in the Command Line Interface (CLI) are listed (along with the appropriate
parameters) in the following table.
Command Parameters
create fdb <vlan_name 32> <macaddr> port <port>
create multicast_fdb <vlan_name 32> <macaddr>
config multicast_fdb <vlan_name 32><macaddr> [add | delete] <portlist>
config fdb aging_time <sec 10-1000000>
clear fdb [vlan <vlan_name 32> | port <port> | all]
show multicast_fdb {vlan <vlan_name 32> | mac_address <macaddr>}
show fdb {port <port> | vlan <vlan_name 32> | mac_address <macaddr> |
static | aging_time}
delete fdb <vlan_name 32> <macaddr>
config multicast filtering_mode [forward_unregistered_groups | filter_unregistered_groups]
show multicast filtering_mode
Each command is listed, in detail, in the following sections.
create fdb
Purpose Used to create a static entry to the unicast MAC address forwarding
table (database)
Syntax
create fdb <vlan_name 32> <macaddr> port <port>
Description This command will make an entry into the Switch’s unicast MAC
address forwarding database.
Parameters
<vlan_name 32> − The name of the VLAN on which the MAC
address resides.
<macaddr> − The MAC address that will be added to the forwarding
table.
port <port> − The port number corresponding to the MAC destination
address. The Switch will always forward traffic to the specified
device through this port.
Restrictions Only administrator-level users can issue this command.
Example usage:
To create a unicast MAC FDB entry:
DES-3026:4#create fdb default 00-00-00-00-01-02 port 2
Command: create fdb default 00-00-00-00-01-02 port 2
Success.
DES-3026:4#
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