Configure Dynamic Nickname Assignment

About this task

Use this procedure to specify the nickname allocation prefix and enable Dynamic Nickname Assignment.

Note

You must disable Dynamic Nickname Assignment before you can change the nickname prefix.

Procedure

Enter Global Configuration mode:

enable

configure terminal
Configure the Dynamic Nickname Assignment nickname allocation:

spbm nick-name server prefix x.xx.xx
Enable Dynamic Nickname Assignment:

spbm nick-name server
Verify the configuration:

show spbm

Examples

Configure a nickname allocation prefix and enable Dynamic Nickname Assignment:

Switch:1>enable
Switch:1#configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CNTL/Z.
Switch:1(config)#spbm nick-name server prefix C.30.00
Switch:1(config)#spbm nick-name server

Dynamic Nickname Assignment configuration values and their associated behavior are shown in the following output from the show spbm command:

Switch:1>show spbm
                                  spbm : enable
                             ethertype : 0x8100
                      nick-name server : enable
                  nick-name allocation : static
                nick-name server range : C.30.00-C.3F.FF

Variable Definitions

The following table defines parameters for the spbm nick-name server command.


Variable	Value
prefix x.xx.xx	Specifies the nickname server allocation prefix. x.xx.xx uses the form X.X0.00 from 0.00.00 to F.F0.00. A group, X.X0.00 to X.XF.FF, can provide up to 4,096 nicknames. The default nickname allocation range is A.00.00-A.0F.FF.