Command Reference Guide

Protected Ports Commands
CLI Command Reference
September 2014 Page 324
HP Moonshot Switch Module CLI Command Reference
Protected Ports Commands
This section describes commands you use to configure and view protected ports on a switch. Protected ports
do not forward traffic to each other, even if they are on the same VLAN. However, protected ports can forward
traffic to all unprotected ports in their group. Unprotected ports can forward traffic to both protected and
unprotected ports. Ports are unprotected by default.
If an interface is configured as a protected port, and you add that interface to a Port Channel or Link
Aggregation Group (LAG), the protected port status becomes operationally disabled on the interface, and the
interface follows the configuration of the LAG port. However, the protected port configuration for the interface
remains unchanged. Once the interface is no longer a member of a LAG, the current configuration for that
interface automatically becomes effective.
switchport protected (Global Config)
Use this command to create a protected port group. The groupid parameter (range 0–2) identifies the set of
protected ports. Use the
name name pair to assign a name to the protected port group. The name can be up to
32 alphanumeric characters long, including blanks. The default is blank.
no switchport protected (Global Config)
Use this command to remove a protected port group. The groupid parameter identifies the set of protected
ports. The
name keyword specifies the name to remove from the group.
Note: Port protection occurs within a single switch. Protected port configuration does not affect
traffic between ports on two different switches. No traffic forwarding is possible between two
protected ports.
Default unprotected
Format
switchport protected groupid name name
Mode Global Config
Format
no switchport protected groupid name
Mode Global Config