Mac Address-Table Move Update - Cisco ME 3400 Command Reference Manual

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mac address-table move update

Use the mac address-table move update global configuration command to enable the MAC

address-table move update feature. Use the no form of this command to return to the default setting.

This command is supported only when the switch is running the metro IP access or metro access image.

Syntax Description

Command Modes

Global configuration.

By default, the MAC address-table move update feature is disabled.

Command History

Usage Guidelines

The MAC address-table move update feature allows the switch to provide rapid bidirectional

convergence if a primary (forwarding) link goes down and the standby link begins forwarding traffic.

You can configure the access switch to send the MAC address-table move update messages if the primary

link goes down and the standby link comes up. You can configure the uplink switches to receive and

process the MAC address-table move update messages.

This example shows how to configure an access switch to send MAC address-table move update

Switch# configure terminal

Switch(conf)# mac address-table move update transmit

Switch(conf)# end

This example shows how to configure an uplink switch to get and process MAC address-table move

update messages:

Switch# configure terminal

Switch(conf)# mac address-table move update receive

Switch(conf)# end

You can verify your settings by entering the show mac address-table move update privileged EXEC

mac address-table move update {receive | transmit}

no mac address-table move update {receive | transmit}

Specify that the switch processes MAC address-table move update messages.

Specify that the switch sends MAC address-table move update messages to

other switches in the network if the primary link goes down and the standby

link comes up.

Modification

This command was introduced.

Cisco ME 3400 Ethernet Access Switch Command Reference

mac address-table move update