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Catalyst4500 Series SwitchCiscoIOS Command Reference—Release 12.2(18)EW
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Chapter2Cisco IOS Commands for the Catalyst 4500 Series Switches
system mtu
system mtu
To set the maximum Layer 2 or Layer 3 payload size, use the system mtu command. To revert to the
default MTU setting, use the no form of this command.
system mtu datagram-size
no system mtu
Syntax Description
Defaults The default MTU setting is 1500 bytes.
Command Modes Global configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines The datagram-size parameter specifies the Ethernet payload size, not the total Ethernet frame size, and
the Layer 3 MTU is changed as a result of changing the system mtu command.
For ports from 3 to18 on linecard model WS-X4418-GB and ports from 1 to 12 on model
WS-X4412-2GB-TX, only the standard IEEE Ethernet payload size of 1500 bytes is supported.
For other modules, an Ethernet payload size of up to 1552 bytes is supported, with a total Ethernet frame
size of up to 1600 bytes.
Examples This example shows how to set the MTU size to 1550 bytes:
Switch# configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
Switch(config)# system mtu 1550
Switch(config)# end
Switch#
This example shows how to revert to the default MTU setting:
Switch# configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
Switch(config)# no system mtu
Switch(config)# end
Switch#
Related Commands show interfaces
show system mtu
datagram-size Specifies the Layer 2 payload size; valid values from 1500 to 1552 bytes.
Release Modification
12.1(12c)EW Support for this command was introduced on the Catalyst 4500 series switch.