ProSafe XSM7224S Managed Stackable Switch CLI Manual, Software Version 9.0
Switching Commands 3-196
v1.0, November 2010
show mac-address-table multicastThis command displays the Multicast Forwarding Database (MFDB) information. If you enter the command with no parameter, the entire table is displayed. You can display the table entry for one MAC Address by specifying the MAC address as an optional parameter. show mac-address-table statsThis command displays the Multicast Forwarding Database (MFDB) statistics. Format show mac-address-table multicast <macaddr>
Mode Privileged EXEC
Term Definition
MAC Address A multicast MAC address for which the switch has forwarding and or filtering information.
The format is two-digit hexadecimal numbers separated by colons, for example
01:23:45:67:89:AB. In an IVL system the MAC address will be displayed as a MAC
address and VLAN ID combination of 8 bytes.
Type The type of the entry. Static entries are those that are configured by the end user.
Dynamic entries are added to the table as a result of a learning process or protocol.
Component The component that is responsible for this entry in the Multicast Forwarding Database.
Possible values are IGMP Snooping, GMRP, and Static Filtering.
Description The text description of this multicast table entry.
Interfaces The list of interfaces that are designated for forwarding (Fwd:) and filtering (Flt:).
Forwarding
Interfaces The resultant forwarding list is derived from combining all the component’s forwarding
interfaces and removing the interfaces that are listed as the static filtering interfaces.
Format show mac-address-table stats
Mode Privileged EXEC
Term Definition
Max MFDB
Table Entries The total number of entries that can possibly be in the Multicast Forwarding Database
table.
Most MFDB
Entries Since
Last Reset
The largest number of entries that have been present in the Multicast Forwarding
Database table. This value is also known as the MFDB high-water mark.
Current Entries The current number of entries in the MFDB.