Configure Dynamic Nickname Assignment

About this task

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

Note

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

Procedure

Enter Global Configuration mode:

enable

configure terminal
Configure the Dynamic Nickname Assignment nickname allocation:

spbm nick-name server {range <a-f> | prefix x.xx.xx}
Enable Dynamic Nickname Assignment:

spbm nick-name server
Verify the configuration:

show spbm

Examples

Configure a nickname allocation range:

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

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 : disable
                  nick-name allocation : static
                nick-name server range : B.00.00-B.FF.FF

Configure a nickname allocation prefix:

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

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.FF.FF.
range <a-f>	Specifies the nickname server allocation range. The default range is a (A.00.00 to A.FF.FF).