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Figure 4-2 Network diagram for HABP configuration 
 
 
Configuration procedure 
1)  Configure Switch A 
# Enable HABP. 
<SwitchA> system-view 
[SwitchA] habp enable 
# Configure HABP to work in server mode, allowing HABP packets to be transmitted in VLAN 2. 
[SwitchA] habp server vlan 2 
# Set the interval to send HABP request packets to 50 seconds. 
[SwitchA] habp timer 50 
2)  Configure Switch B and Switch C 
Configure Switch B and Switch C to work in HABP client mode. This configuration is usually 
unnecessary because HABP is enabled and works in client mode by default. 
3)  Verify your configuration 
# Display HABP configuration information. 
<SwitchA> display habp 
Global HABP information: 
    HABP Mode: Server 
    Sending HABP request packets every 50 seconds 
    Bypass VLAN: 2 
# Display HABP MAC address table entries. 
<SwitchA> display habp table 
MAC             Holdtime  Receive Port 
001f-3c00-0030  53        GigabitEthernet 1/0/2 
001f-3c00-0031  53        GigabitEthernet 1/0/1