Configure Dynamic Nickname Assignment
About this task
Use this procedure to enable Dynamic Nickname Assignment and specify a nickname allocation range.
Note
You must disable Dynamic Nickname Assignment before you can change the nickname allocation range.
Procedure
- In the navigation pane, expand .
- Select SPBM.
- Select the Globals tab.
- To enable the Nick-name server, select enable in the NicknameServerEnable field.
- In the NicknameServerRange field, select the nickname server allocation range or in NicknameServerPrefix, type a prefix.
Globals Field Descriptions
Use the data in the following table to use the Globals tab.
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Name |
Description |
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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. |
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GlobalEtherType |
Specifies the global ethertype value as 0x8100 or 0x88a8. The default value is 0x8100. |
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NicknameServerEnable Note:
Exception: not supported on VSP 8600 Series or XA1400 Series. |
Enables or disables the nickname server. The default is disabled. |
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NicknameDynamicAllocationStatus Note:
Exception: not supported on VSP 8600 Series or XA1400 Series. |
Displays the Dynamic Nickname Allocation service operational status. This value is read-only. |
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NicknameServerRange Note:
Exception: not supported on VSP 8600 Series or XA1400 Series. |
Specifies the nickname allocation range for Dynamic Nickname Assignment. Select none to use the range 0.00.00-0.0F.FF. The default is rangeA (A.00.00 to A.FF.FF). |
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NicknameServerPrefix Note:
Exception: not supported on VSP 8600 Series or XA1400 Series. |
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. |