Forwarding Database Commands
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Forwarding Database Commands
The Layer 2 Forwarding Database commands in the CLI are listed (along with the appropriate
parameters) in the following table:
Each command is listed, in detail, in the following sections:
Example usage:
To create a unicast MAC FDB entry:
Command
Parameters
create fdb <vlan_name 32> <macaddr> port <port>
create multicast_fdb <vlan_name 32> <macaddr>
config multicast_fdb <vlan_name 32> <macaddr> [add | delete] <portlist>
config fdb aging_time <sec 10-1000000>
delete fdb <vlan_name 32> <macaddr>
clear fdb [vlan <vlan_name 32> | port <port> | all]
show multicast_fdb {vlan <vlan_name 32> | mac_address <macaddr>}
show fdb {port <port> | [vlan <vlan_name 32> | vlanid <vidlist>] | mac_address
<macaddr> | static | aging_time}
config multicast
port_filtering_mode
[<portlist> | all] [forward_unregistered_groups | filter_unregistered_groups]
show multicast
port_filtering_mode
create fdb
Purpose Used to create a static entry in the unicast MAC address forwarding table
(database).
Syntax create fdb <vlan_name 32> <macaddr> port <port>
Description This command is used to make an entry in the switch’s unicast MAC address
forwarding database.
Parameters <vlan_name 32> - The name of the VLAN on which the MAC address resides.
<macaddr> - The MAC address that will be added to the forwarding table.
port <port> - The port number corresponding to the MAC destination address.
The switch will always forward traffic to the specified device through this port.
Restrictions Only Administrator-level users can issue this command.
#create fdb default 00-00-00-00-01-02 port 5
Command: create fdb default 00-00-00-00-01-02 port 5
Success.
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