Users Guide

mac learning-limit
Limit the maximum number of MAC addresses (static + dynamic) learned on a selected interface.
Syntax
mac learning-limit address_limit [vlan vlan-id] [station-move-violation
[dynamic]] [dynamic [no-station-move| station-move]]
Parameters
address_limit Enter the maximum number of MAC addresses that can be learned on the
interface. The range is from 1 to 1000000.
vlan vlan-id Enter the keyword then the VLAN ID. The range is from 1 to 4094.
dynamic (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword dynamic to allow aging of MACs even though a
learning limit is congured.
station-move-
violation
(OPTIONAL) Enter the keywords station-move to allow a station move on
learned MAC addresses.
Defaults
• On S-Series, the default behavior is dynamic.
NOTE: “Static” means manually entered addresses, which do not age.
Command Modes INTERFACE
Command History
This guide is platform-specic. For command information about other platforms, refer to the relevant Dell
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.7(0.0) Introduced on the S6000-ON.
9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.12.0 Deprecated the no-station-move command (replaced by the mac-
learning-limit mac-address-sticky command).
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
8.3.1.0 Added the vlan option on the E-Series.
8.2.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
7.7.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series. Added the station-move option.
6.5.1.0 Added support for MAC Learning-Limit on the LAG.
Usage Information
This command and its options are supported on physical interfaces, static LAGs, LACP LAGs, and VLANs.
If you do not specify the vlan option, the MAC address counters are not VLAN-based. That is, the sum of
the addresses learned on all VLANs (not having any learning limit conguration) is counted against the MAC
learning limit.
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