Site Tools


cisco:certification_topics:ccie-ei:1.1.ai

This is an old revision of the document!


Managing MAC table

  • The MAC address type can either be static or dynamic.
  • Show the VLAN, MAC address, Type, and Port.
    • sh mac address-table
                Mac Address Table
      -------------------------------------------
      
      Vlan    Mac Address       Type        Ports
      ----    -----------       --------    -----
       All    0100.0ccc.cccc    STATIC      CPU
         1    0011.321b.6374    DYNAMIC     Po1
         1    0060.2e01.b9ab    DYNAMIC     Gi1/0/22
         6    e063.da86.8322    DYNAMIC     Gi1/0/48
         6    f099.bf03.2158    DYNAMIC     Gi1/0/43
        99    0040.9d43.3597    DYNAMIC     Gi1/0/38
         3    e063.da86.8322    DYNAMIC     Gi1/0/48
         4    e063.da86.8322    DYNAMIC     Gi1/0/48
         5    e063.da86.8322    DYNAMIC     Gi1/0/48
        97    e063.da86.8322    DYNAMIC     Gi1/0/48
        98    e063.da86.8322    DYNAMIC     Gi1/0/48
       971    e063.da86.8322    DYNAMIC     Gi1/0/48
       202    e063.da86.8322    DYNAMIC     Gi1/0/48
    • STATIC means the MAC address was manually set either from the factory or user.
    • DYNAMIC means the MAC address was learned dynamically.
  • Determine the port a MAC address belongs to.
    • switch#show mac address-table address 588a.5af5.69da
                Mac Address Table
      -------------------------------------------
      
      Vlan    Mac Address       Type        Ports
      ----    -----------       --------    -----
      1611    588a.5af5.69da    DYNAMIC     Gi1/0/15
  • Determine the MAC address for a port.
    • switch#show mac address-table interface gigabitEthernet 1/0/15 
                Mac Address Table
      -------------------------------------------
      
      Vlan    Mac Address       Type        Ports
      ----    -----------       --------    -----
      1611    588a.5af5.69da    DYNAMIC     Gi1/0/15
  • A port may contain more than one MAC address.
    • switch#show mac address-table interface gigabitEthernet 1/0/48
                Mac Address Table
      -------------------------------------------
      
      Vlan    Mac Address       Type        Ports
      ----    -----------       --------    -----
         1    e063.da86.8318    DYNAMIC     Gi1/0/48
         1    e063.da86.8322    DYNAMIC     Gi1/0/48
         6    e063.da86.8322    DYNAMIC     Gi1/0/48
        99    e063.da86.8322    DYNAMIC     Gi1/0/48
         3    e063.da86.8322    DYNAMIC     Gi1/0/48
         4    e063.da86.8322    DYNAMIC     Gi1/0/48
         5    e063.da86.8322    DYNAMIC     Gi1/0/48
        97    e063.da86.8322    DYNAMIC     Gi1/0/48
        98    e063.da86.8322    DYNAMIC     Gi1/0/48
       971    e063.da86.8322    DYNAMIC     Gi1/0/48
       202    e063.da86.8322    DYNAMIC     Gi1/0/48
       131    e063.da86.8322    DYNAMIC     Gi1/0/48
         7    e063.da86.8322    DYNAMIC     Gi1/0/48
      3939    e063.da86.8322    DYNAMIC     Gi1/0/48
       200    e063.da86.8322    DYNAMIC     Gi1/0/48
       201    e063.da86.8322    DYNAMIC     Gi1/0/48
      1612    e063.da86.8322    DYNAMIC     Gi1/0/48
      1613    e063.da86.8322    DYNAMIC     Gi1/0/48
      1614    e063.da86.8322    DYNAMIC     Gi1/0/48
      1615    e063.da86.8322    DYNAMIC     Gi1/0/48
      1611    e063.da86.8322    DYNAMIC     Gi1/0/48
      1610    e063.da86.8322    DYNAMIC     Gi1/0/48
        32    e063.da86.8322    DYNAMIC     Gi1/0/48
      Total Mac Addresses for this criterion: 23
  • Filter results for only VLAN 202.
    • switch#show mac address-table interface gigabitEthernet 1/0/48 vlan 202
                Mac Address Table
      -------------------------------------------
      
      Vlan    Mac Address       Type        Ports
      ----    -----------       --------    -----
       202    e063.da86.8322    DYNAMIC     Gi1/0/48
      Total Mac Addresses for this criterion: 1
  • Static interface configuration.
    • sw-27(config)#mac address-table static 2000.2000.2027 vlan 6 interface tenGigabitEthernet 1/0/1
    • 
      =====Aging Time=====
        * Aging time for all VLANs.
          * <code>sw-27#show mac address-table aging-time
      Global Aging Time:  300
      Vlan    Aging Time
      ----    ----------
        97     123
       131    8340
         5      35
       201     125
       200      30
        99      30
        98     240
  • Aging time for one VLAN.
    • sw-27#show mac address-table aging-time vlan 97
      Global Aging Time:  300
      Vlan    Aging Time
      ----    ----------
        97     123

MAC Address Count

  • Number of MAC addresses present in all VLANs
    • sw-27#show mac address-table count
      Mac Entries for Vlan 1:
      ---------------------------
      Dynamic Address Count  : 2
      Static  Address Count  : 1
      Total Mac Addresses    : 3
      
      Mac Entries for Vlan 6:
      ---------------------------
      Dynamic Address Count  : 1
      Static  Address Count  : 0
      Total Mac Addresses    : 1
      
      Mac Entries for Vlan 97:
      ---------------------------
      Dynamic Address Count  : 1
      Static  Address Count  : 0
      Total Mac Addresses    : 1
      
      Mac Entries for Vlan 131:
      ---------------------------
      Dynamic Address Count  : 1
      Static  Address Count  : 0
      Total Mac Addresses    : 1
                
      Mac Entries for Vlan 5:
      ---------------------------
      Dynamic Address Count  : 1
      Static  Address Count  : 0
      Total Mac Addresses    : 1
      
      Mac Entries for Vlan 201:
      ---------------------------
      Dynamic Address Count  : 1
      Static  Address Count  : 0
      Total Mac Addresses    : 1
      
      Mac Entries for Vlan 200:
      ---------------------------
      Dynamic Address Count  : 1
      Static  Address Count  : 0
      Total Mac Addresses    : 1
      
      Mac Entries for Vlan 99:
      ---------------------------
      Dynamic Address Count  : 1
      Static  Address Count  : 0
      Total Mac Addresses    : 1
      
      Mac Entries for Vlan 3939:
      ---------------------------
      Dynamic Address Count  : 1
      Static  Address Count  : 0
      Total Mac Addresses    : 1
      
      Total Dynamic Address Count  : 10
      Total Static  Address Count  : 1
      Total Mac Address In Use     : 11
      Total Mac Address Space Available: 32757

Dynamic MAC Addresses

  • Display only dynamic MAC addresses.
    • sw-27#show mac address-table dynamic 
                Mac Address Table
      -------------------------------------------
      
      Vlan    Mac Address       Type        Ports
      ----    -----------       --------    -----
         1    c4b3.6a02.a097    DYNAMIC     Te1/0/23
         1    c4b3.6a02.a098    DYNAMIC     Te1/0/24
         6    c4b3.6a02.a08f    DYNAMIC     Te1/0/15
        97    c4b3.6a02.a090    DYNAMIC     Te1/0/16
       131    c4b3.6a02.a091    DYNAMIC     Te1/0/17
         5    c4b3.6a02.a092    DYNAMIC     Te1/0/18
       201    c4b3.6a02.a093    DYNAMIC     Te1/0/19
       200    c4b3.6a02.a094    DYNAMIC     Te1/0/20
        99    c4b3.6a02.a095    DYNAMIC     Te1/0/21
      3939    c4b3.6a02.a096    DYNAMIC     Te1/0/22
      Total Mac Addresses for this criterion: 10

Learning Status

  • This feature is deprecated.

Static MAC Addresses

  • Display static MAC addresses.

MAC Address Count

MAC Address Count

MAC Address Count

All MAC Address-Table Combinations

  • Other combinations include.
    • switch#show mac address-table ?                                        
        address       Address to lookup in the table
        aging-time    MAC address table aging parameters
        count         Number of MAC addresses in the table
        dynamic       List dynamic MAC addresses
        interface     List MAC adresses on a specific interface
        learning      Display learning on VLAN or interface
        move          MAC Move information
        multicast     List multicast MAC addresses
        notification  MAC notification parameters and history table
        secure        List secure MAC addresses
        static        List static MAC addresses
        vlan          List MAC addresses on a specific vlan
        |             Output modifiers
        <cr>
cisco/certification_topics/ccie-ei/1.1.ai.1763942322.txt.gz · Last modified: by Name