Configure Dynamic Nickname Assignment

About this task

Use this procedure to enable Dynamic Nickname Assignment and specify a nickname allocation range.

Note

Note

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

Procedure

  1. In the navigation pane, expand Configuration > Fabric.
  2. Select SPBM.
  3. Select the Globals tab.
  4. To enable the nickname server, select enable for NicknameServerEnable.
  5. In NicknameServerPrefix, type a prefix.
  6. Select Apply.

Globals Field Descriptions

Use the data in the following table to use the Globals tab.

Name

Description

GlobalEnable

Enables or disables SPBM globally. The default is disabled.

To ensure proper cleanup of MAC tables after you disable SPBM, save the configuration, and then reboot the switch.

GlobalEtherType

Specifies the global ethertype value as 0x8100 or 0x88a8. The default value is 0x8100.

NicknameServerEnable

Enables or disables the nickname server. The default is disabled.

NicknameDynamicAllocationStatus

Displays the Dynamic Nickname Allocation service operational status.

NicknameServerPrefix

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 is A.00.00.
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