Chapter 9

Switching Database Commands

This section contains instructions for managing the Switching Database with the Administrative Interface.Type <switch-db>to view related commands.

The Switching Database consists of 8192 entries. Each active entry contains the information relevant to a workstation, characterized by its Ethernet MAC Address. Each entry contains the following information:

Entry

Signifies the index in the Switching Database Table.

LOCK

If on (denoted as a +), the entry will not be deleted by the switch aging process (static entry). If off (denoted as a -), this is a dynamic entry that may be automatically deleted by the switch aging process if a packet with this source MAC address is not received during an aging time period.

MGMT (not user configurable)

If on (denoted as a +), the entry is a system address. Such addresses are the switch’s individual and group addresses, as well as other addresses added by the management system. If off (denoted as a -), the entry contains the MAC address of a station on the connected network.

DPORT

The destination port to which frames with the stated address will be forwarded.

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Allied Telesis at-8116 manual Switching Database Commands, Lock