R0106-HP MSR Router Series Layer 2 - LAN Switching Configuration Guide(V7)

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Configuring the MAC address table ·························································································································· 6
Overview ············································································································································································ 6
How a MAC address entry is created ··················································································································· 6
Types of MAC address entries ································································································································ 7
Feature and hardware compatibility ······························································································································· 7
MAC address table configuration task list ····················································································································· 7
Configuring MAC address entries··································································································································· 7
Configuration guidelines ········································································································································· 7
Adding or modifying a static or dynamic MAC address entry globally ···························································· 8
Adding or modifying a static or dynamic MAC address entry on an interface ················································ 8
Adding or modifying a blackhole MAC address entry ························································································ 8
Disabling MAC address learning on an interface ········································································································· 9
Configuring the aging timer for dynamic MAC address entries ·················································································· 9
Displaying and maintaining the MAC address table ································································································· 10
MAC address table configuration example ················································································································ 10
Network requirements ··········································································································································· 10
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 10
Verifying the configuration ··································································································································· 11
Configuring Ethernet link aggregation ····················································································································· 12
Basic concepts ································································································································································ 12
Aggregation group, member port, and aggregate interface ··········································································· 12
Aggregation states of member ports in an aggregation group ······································································· 13
Operational key ···················································································································································· 13
Configuration types ··············································································································································· 13
Link aggregation modes ······································································································································· 14
Aggregating links in static mode ·································································································································· 14
Choosing a reference port ··································································································································· 14
Setting the aggregation state of each member port ·························································································· 14
Aggregating links in dynamic mode ···························································································································· 15
LACP ······································································································································································· 15
How dynamic link aggregation works ················································································································ 16
Load sharing criteria for link aggregation groups ······································································································ 18
Ethernet link aggregation configuration task list ········································································································· 18
Configuring an aggregation group ····························································································································· 18
Configuration guidelines ······································································································································ 18
Configuring a static aggregation group ············································································································· 19
Configuring a dynamic aggregation group ······································································································· 19
Configuring an aggregate interface ···························································································································· 20
Configuring the description of an aggregate interface ····················································································· 20
Configuring the MTU of a Layer 3 aggregate interface ··················································································· 21
Setting the minimum and maximum numbers of Selected ports for an aggregation group ·························· 21
Configuring the expected bandwidth of an aggregate interface ···································································· 22
Shutting down an aggregate interface ··············································································································· 22
Restoring the default settings for an aggregate interface ················································································· 23
Configuring load sharing for link aggregation groups ······························································································ 23
Configuring the global link-aggregation load sharing criteria ········································································· 23
Configuring group-specific load sharing criteria ······························································································· 24
Enabling link-aggregation traffic redirection ··············································································································· 24