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Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Software Configuration Guide—Release 8.7
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Chapter 20 Checking Status and Connectivity
Configuring MAC Address Move Counters
Exceeding the Maximum Limit for MAC Address Move Counters for a VLAN
The following syslog is generated when the maximum limit of 1000 MAC address move counter tuples
per VLAN is exceeded: “%EARL-4-MAC_MOVE_COUNTER_COUNT_EXCEEDED: Maximum
limit for MAC move counters exceeded for Vlan vlan.”
Executing MAC Address Move Counters
These sections describe how to execute MAC address move counters:
• Enabling or Disabling MAC Address Move Counters, page 20-71
• Displaying MAC Address Move Counter Statistics, page 20-72
• Clearing MAC Address Move Counter Statistics, page 20-73
Enabling or Disabling MAC Address Move Counters
To enable or disable MAC address move counters, perform this task in privileged mode:
This example shows how to enable MAC address move counters:
Console> (enable) set cam notification move counters enable
MAC move counters are enabled
Please change the logging level for the Earl facility, as the current logging
level is set to 2 and Mac Move Counters requires a logging level of at least 4.
Console> (enable)
This example shows that the logging level for the EARL facility needs to be set to 4 or higher as follows:
Console> (enable) set logging level earl 4
System logging facility <earl> for this session set to severity 4(warnings)
Console> (enable)
This example shows how to disable MAC address move counters:
Console> (enable) set cam notification move counters disable
MAC address move counter entries have been cleared for a specified
VLAN by entering the clear cam notification move counters vlan
command, and one or more MAC address moves occurred after
entries were cleared.
No
MAC address move counters have been disabled and MAC address
moves are occurring.
No
Table 20-4 MAC Address Move Counter Syslog Generation (continued)
Scenario
Are MAC Address Move Counter
Syslogs Generated?
Task Command
Enable or disable MAC address move counters. set cam notification move counters {disable |
enable}