Forwarding Manipulation options

Command: /maint/fdb

[FDB Manipulation Menu]

 

find

- Show a single FDB entry by MAC address

port

- Show FDB

entries for a single port

vlan

- Show FDB

entries for a single VLAN

dump

- Show all

FDB entries

add

- Add a FDB entry

del

- Delete a

FDB entry

clear

- Clear entire FDB, then re-add static entries

 

 

 

The Forwarding Database (FDB) Manipulation Menu can be used to view information and to delete a MAC address from the Forwarding Database or clear the entire Forwarding Database. This is helpful in identifying problems associated with MAC address learning and packet forwarding decisions.

The following table describes the FDB Manipulation Menu options.

Table 87 FDB Manipulation Menu options

Command

Usage

find <MAC address> [<1-4095>]

Displays a single database entry by its MAC address. You are prompted

 

to enter the MAC address of the device. Enter the MAC address using

 

one of the following:

 

xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx format (for example: 08:00:20:12:34:56)

 

xxxxxxxxxxxx format (for example: 080020123456).

port <port number>

Displays all FDB entries for a particular port.

vlan <1-4095>

Displays all FDB entries on a single VLAN.

dump

Displays all entries in the Forwarding Database.

add

Adds a FDB entry.

rem

Removes a FDB entry.

clear

Clears the entire Forwarding Database from switch memory, then adds

 

the static entries to the Forwarding Database.

Debugging options

Command: /maint/debug

[Miscellaneous Debug

Menu]

tbuf

- Show

MP trace buffer

snap

-

Show

MP snap (or post-mortem) trace buffer

clrcfg

-

Clear all flash configs

 

 

 

 

The Miscellaneous Debug Menu displays trace buffer information about events that can be helpful in understanding switch operation. You can view the following information using the Debug Menu:

Events traced by the management processor (MP)

Events traced to a buffer area when a reset occurs

If the switch resets for any reason, the management processor (MP) trace buffer is saved into the snap trace buffer area. The output from these commands can be interpreted by NEC technical support.

The following table describes the Miscellaneous Debug Menu options:

Table 88 Miscellaneous Debug Menu options

Command

Usage

tbuf

Displays the management processor trace buffer. Header information similar to the following is

 

shown:

 

MP trace buffer at 13:28:15 Fri May 25, 2002; mask: 0x2ffdf748

 

The buffer information is displayed after the header.

snap

Displays the management processor snap (or post-mortem) trace buffer. This buffer contains

 

information traced at the time that a reset occurred.

clrcfg

Deletes all flash configuration blocks. The next time the switch is rebooted, it returns to the factory

 

default settings.

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