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Configuring FlexLinks and the MAC Address-Table Move Update
How to Configure the FlexLinks and MAC Address-Table Move Update
Configuring the MAC Address-Table Move Update Feature
Configuring the MAC Address-Table Move Update Messages
Command Purpose
1. configure terminal Enters global configuration mode.
2. interface interface-id Specifies the interface, and enters interface configuration
mode. The interface can be a physical Layer 2 interface
or a port channel (logical interface). The port-channel
range is 1 to 10.
3. switchport backup interface interface-id
or
switchport backup interface interface-id mmu primary
vlan vlan-id
Configures a physical Layer 2 interface (or port channel),
as part of a FlexLinks pair with the interface. The MAC
address-table move update VLAN is the lowest VLAN ID
on the interface.
Configures a physical Layer 2 interface (or port channel)
and specifies the VLAN ID on the interface, which is used
for sending the MAC address-table move update.
When one link is forwarding traffic, the other interface is
in standby mode.
4. end Returns to global configuration mode.
5. mac address-table move update transmit Enables the access switch to send MAC address-table
move updates to other switches in the network if the
primary link goes down and the switch starts forwarding
traffic through the standby link.
6. end Returns to privileged EXEC mode.
Command Purpose
1. configure terminal Enters global configuration mode.
2. mac address-table move update receive Enables the switch to get and process the MAC
address-table move updates.
3. end Returns to privileged EXEC mode.
4. show mac address-table move update Verifies the configuration.
5. copy running-config startup config (Optional) Saves your entries in the switch startup
configuration file.