Enterasys Networks 9034313-07 manual Set nodealias, Show nodealias config Output Details

set nodealias

-----------	-----------	------------	------
ge.2.1	16	0	Enable
ge.2.2	47	0	Enable
ge.2.3	47	2	Enable
ge.2.4	47	0	Enable
ge.2.5	47	0	Enable
ge.2.6	47	2	Enable
ge.2.7	47	0	Enable
ge.2.8	47	0	Enable
ge.2.9	4000	1	Enable

Table 14‐8 provides an explanation of the command output.

Table 14-8 show nodealias config Output Details

Output Field	What It Displays...
Port Number	Port designation.
Max Entries	Maximum number of alias entries configured for this port.
Used Entries	Number of alias entries (out of the maximum amount configured) already used by
	this port.
Status	Whether or not a node alias agent is enabled (default) or disabled on this port.

set nodealias

Use this command to enable or disable a node alias agent on one or more ports, or set the maximum number of alias entries stored per port.

Syntax

set nodealias {enable disable maxentries maxentries} port-string

Parameters

enable disable	Enables or disables a node alias agent.
maxentries maxentries	Set the maximum number of alias entries stored per port. Valid range
	is 0 to 4096. The default value is 32.
port‐string	Specifies the port(s) on which to enable/disable node alias agent or set
	a maximum number of stored entries.

Defaults

None.

Mode

Switch command, read‐write.

Usage

Upon packet reception, node aliases are dynamically assigned to ports enabled with an alias agent, which is the default setting on SecureStack C3 devices. Node aliases cannot be statically created, but can be deleted using the command “clear nodealias config” (page 14‐42).

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