Contents
iv OmniSwitch AOS Release 6 Network Configuration Guide September 2009
Multicast Flood Rate Limiting ........................................................................1-12
Configuring the Peak Flood Rate Value ..........................................................1-13
Configuring a Port Alias ........................................................................................1-14
Configuring Maximum Frame Sizes ......................................................................1-14
Configuring Digital Diagnostic Monitoring (DDM) ..............................................1-14
Setting Ethernet Parameters for Non-Combo Ports ......................................................1-16
Setting Interface Line Speed ..................................................................................1-16
Configuring Duplex Mode .....................................................................................1-17
Configuring Inter-frame Gap Values .....................................................................1-17
Configuring Autonegotiation and Crossover Settings ...........................................1-18
Enabling and Disabling Autonegotiation ........................................................1-18
Configuring Crossover Settings ......................................................................1-19
Configuring Flow Control on Non-Combo Ports ...................................................1-19
Setting Ethernet Combo Port Parameters ......................................................................1-21
Setting the Combo Port Type and Mode ................................................................1-21
Setting Combo Ports to Forced Fiber ..............................................................1-21
Setting Combo Ports to Preferred Copper .......................................................1-22
Setting Combo Ports to Forced Copper ...........................................................1-22
Setting Combo Ports to Preferred Fiber ..........................................................1-23
Setting Interface Line Speed for Combo Ports .......................................................1-23
Configuring Duplex Mode for Combo Ports ..........................................................1-24
Configuring Autonegotiation and Crossover for Combo Ports ..............................1-25
Enabling and Disabling Autonegotiation for Combo Ports .............................1-25
Configuring Crossover Settings for Combo Ports ...........................................1-26
Configuring Flow Control on Combo Ports ...........................................................1-27
Combo Port Application Example ................................................................................1-29
Verifying Ethernet Port Configuration ..........................................................................1-31
Chapter 2 Managing Source Learning ...................................................................................2-1
In This Chapter ................................................................................................................2-1
Source Learning Specifications .......................................................................................2-2
Source Learning Defaults ...............................................................................................2-2
Sample MAC Address Table Configuration ...................................................................2-3
MAC Address Table Overview .......................................................................................2-5
Using Static MAC Addresses ..........................................................................................2-5
Configuring Static MAC Addresses .........................................................................2-6
Static MAC Addresses on Link Aggregate Ports ..............................................2-6
Using Static Multicast MAC Addresses .........................................................................2-7
Configuring Static Multicast MAC Addresses .........................................................2-7
Static Multicast MAC Addresses on Link Aggregate Ports ..............................2-8
ASCII-File-Only Syntax ..........................................................................................2-8
Configuring MAC Address Table Aging Time ..............................................................2-9
Increasing the MAC Address Table Size ......................................................................2-10
Displaying Source Learning Information ......................................................................2-11