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Catalyst 4500 Series Switch, Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide - Cisco IOS XE 3.9.xE and IOS 15.2(5)Ex
 
Chapter 4      Administering the Switch
Managing the MAC Address Table
Step 3
snmp-server enable traps mac-notification change
Enables the switch to send MAC change traps to the 
NMS.
To disable the switch from sending MAC change 
notification traps, use the 
no snmp-server enable traps mac-notification 
change global configuration command. 
Step 4
mac address-table notification change
Enables the MAC address change notification 
feature.
Step 5
mac address-table notification change 
[interval value] | [history-size value]
Enters the trap interval time and the history table 
size.
• (Optional) For interval value, specify the 
notification trap interval in seconds between 
each set of traps that are generated to the NMS. 
The range is 0 to 2147483647 seconds; the 
default is 1 second.
• (Optional) For history-size value, specify the 
maximum number of entries in the MAC 
notification history table. The range is 0 to 500; 
the default is 1.
To disable the MAC change notification feature, use 
the no mac address-table notification change 
global configuration command.
Step 6
interface interface-id
Enters interface configuration mode, and specifies 
the interface on which to enable the SNMP MAC 
change notification trap.
Step 7
snmp trap mac-notification change {added | removed}
Enables the MAC change notification trap.
• Enable the MAC change notification trap 
whenever a MAC address is added on this 
interface.
• Enable the MAC change notification trap 
whenever a MAC address is removed from this 
interface.
To disable the MAC change notification traps on a 
specific interface, use the no snmp trap 
mac-notification change {added | removed} 
interface configuration command.
Step 8
end
Returns to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 9
show mac address-table notification change interface
show running-config
Verifies your entries.
Step 10
copy running-config startup-config
(Optional) Saves your entries in the configuration 
file.
Command Purpose