Cisco Systems 3750E manual Configuring Smartports Macros, Understanding Smartports Macros, 12-1

C H A P T E R 12

Configuring Smartports Macros

This chapter describes how to configure and apply Smartports macros on the Catalyst 3750-E or 3560-E switch.

Note For complete syntax and usage information for the commands used in this chapter, see the command reference for this release.

This chapter consists of these sections:

•Understanding Smartports Macros, page 12-1

•Configuring Smartports Macros, page 12-2

•Displaying Smartports Macros, page 12-8

Understanding Smartports Macros

Smartports macros provide a convenient way to save and share common configurations. You can use Smartports macros to enable features and settings based on the location of a switch in the network and for mass configuration deployments across the network.

Each Smartports macro is a set of command-line interface (CLI) commands that you define. Smartports macros do not contain new CLI commands; they are simply a group of existing CLI commands.

When you apply a Smartports macro on an interface, the CLI commands within the macro are configured on the interface. When the macro is applied to an interface, the existing interface configurations are not lost. The new commands are added to the interface and are saved in the running configuration file.

There are Cisco-default Smartports macros embedded in the switch software (see Table 12-1). You can display these macros and the commands they contain by using the show parser macro user EXEC command.

Table 12-1	Cisco-Default Smartports Macros
Macro Name1		Description
cisco-global		Use this global configuration macro to enable rapid PVST+, loop guard, and dynamic
		port error recovery for link state failures.
cisco-desktop		Use this interface configuration macro for increased network security and reliability
		when connecting a desktop device, such as a PC, to a switch port.

Catalyst 3750-E and 3560-E Switch Software Configuration Guide

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