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MAC Address Notification

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Chapter 6 Configuring the System Managing the MAC Address Tables MAC Address Notification MAC address notification enables you to track users coming to and going from your network. Whenever a new MAC address is learned or an old MAC address is removed from the switch, an SNMP notification (trap) is generated. If you have many users coming and going from the network, you can set a trap interval time so that traps can be bundled together and sent at regular intervals. The MAC notification history table stores the MAC address activity for each hardware port for which the trap is enabled. MAC address notifications are generated for dynamic and secure MAC addresses. Events are not generated for self addresses, multicast addresses, or other static addresses. Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to enable the MAC address notification feature: Command Purpose Step 1 configure terminal Enter global configuration mode. Step 2 SNMP-server enable traps mac-notification Enable SNMP notification of MAC address additions and deletions. Step 3 mac-address-table notification Enable the MAC address notification feature Step 4 mac-address-table notification interval seconds (Optional) For interval value, specify the notification trap interval in seconds between each set of traps that are generated to the network management station (NMS). The range is 0 to 2147483647 seconds. The default is 1 second. The switch sends the notification trap to the NMS after the interval setting has expired. Step 5 mac-address-table notification history-size value (Optional) For history-size value, specify the maximum number of entries in the MAC notification history table. The range is 0 to 500. The default is 1 entry. Note The interval seconds and history-size value keywords must be entered as separate commands. Step 6 interface interface-id Enter interface configuration mode for the port you want to configure. Step 7 SNMP trap mac-notification [added Enable or disable MAC address traps on the port. | removed] Step 8 end Return to PRIV EXEC mode. Step 9 show mac-address-table notification (Optional) Verify your settings. or show running-config Step 10 copy running-config startup-config (Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file. To disable the switch from sending MAC address notification traps, use the no snmp-server enable traps mac-notification global configuration command. To disable the MAC address notification traps on a specific interface, use the no snmp trap mac-notification interface configuration command. To disable the MAC address notification feature, use the no mac-address-table notification global configuration command. 78-6511-08 Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Software Configuration Guide 6-17

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Chapter 6
Configuring the System
Managing the MAC Address Tables
MAC Address Notification
MAC address notification enables you to track users coming to and going from your network. Whenever
a new MAC address is learned or an old MAC address is removed from the switch, an SNMP notification
(trap) is generated. If you have many users coming and going from the network, you can set a trap
interval time so that traps can be bundled together and sent at regular intervals.
The MAC notification history table stores the MAC address activity for each hardware port for which
the trap is enabled. MAC address notifications are generated for dynamic and secure MAC addresses.
Events are not generated for self addresses, multicast addresses, or other static addresses.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to enable the MAC address notification feature:
To disable the switch from sending MAC address notification traps, use the
no snmp-server enable
traps mac-notification
global configuration command. To disable the MAC address notification traps
on a specific interface, use the
no snmp trap mac-notification
interface configuration command. To
disable the MAC address notification feature, use the
no mac-address-table notification
global
configuration command.
Command
Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal
Enter global configuration mode.
Step 2
SNMP-server enable traps
mac-notification
Enable SNMP notification of MAC address additions and deletions.
Step 3
mac-address-table notification
Enable the MAC address notification feature
Step 4
mac-address-table notification
interval
seconds
(Optional) For
interval
value,
specify the notification trap interval in
seconds between each set of traps that are generated to the network
management station (NMS). The range is 0 to 2147483647 seconds. The
default is 1 second. The switch sends the notification trap to the NMS after
the interval setting has expired.
Step 5
mac-address-table notification
history-size
value
(Optional) For
history-size
value
, specify the maximum number of entries
in the MAC notification history table. The range is 0 to 500. The default is 1
entry.
Note
The
interval
seconds
and
history-size
value
keywords must be
entered as separate commands.
Step 6
interface
interface-id
Enter interface configuration mode for the port you want to configure.
Step 7
SNMP trap mac-notification
[
added
|
removed
]
Enable or disable MAC address traps on the port.
Step 8
end
Return to PRIV EXEC mode.
Step 9
show mac-address-table
notification
or
show running-config
(Optional) Verify your settings.
Step 10
copy running-config startup-config
(Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.