The following table describes the Static FDB Configuration Menu options.

Table 114 Static FDB Configuration Menu options

Command

Description

 

 

 

add

<MAC address> <VLAN> <port>

Adds a static entry to the forwarding database.

 

 

 

del

<MAC address> <VLAN> <port>

Deletes a static entry from the forwarding database.

clear mac <MAC Address>VLAN <1-4095> Port <port number>All

Clears specified static FDB entries from the forwarding database,

as follows:

MAC address

VLAN

Port

All

cur

Displays current static FDB parameters.

 

 

Trunk configuration

Command: /cfg/l2/trunk <1-12>

[Trunk group 1 Menu]

add

- Add port to trunk group

rem

- Remove port from trunk group

ena

- Enable trunk group

dis

- Disable trunk group

del

- Delete trunk group

cur

- Display current Trunk Group configuration

Trunk groups can provide super-bandwidth connections between switches or other trunk capable devices. A trunk is a group of ports that act together, combining their bandwidth to create a single, larger port. Up to 12 trunk groups can be configured on the switch, with the following restrictions.

Any physical switch port can belong to no more than one trunk group.

Up to six ports/trunks can belong to the same trunk group.

All ports in a trunk must have the same configuration for speed, flow control, and auto negotiation.

Trunking from other devices must comply with Cisco® EtherChannel® technology.

By default, port 17 and port 18 are trunked to support an internal switch-to-switch crosslink trunk. By default, ports 17 and 18 are disabled.

NOTE: See the HP GbE2c Ethernet Blade Switch for c-Class BladeSystem Application Guide for information on how to use port trunks.

The following table describes the Trunk Group Configuration Menu options.

Table 115 Trunk Group Configuration Menu options

Command

Description

 

 

add <port number>

Adds a physical port to the current trunk group.

 

 

rem <port number>

Removes a physical port from the current trunk group.

 

 

ena

Enables the current trunk group.

 

 

dis

Turns the current trunk group off.

 

 

del

Removes the current trunk group configuration.

 

 

cur

Displays current trunk group parameters.

 

 

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