Enabling VPLS MAC address withdrawal

VPLS MAC address withdrawal removes dynamically-learned MAC addresses.

About this task

Convergence is faster when VPLS MAC address withdrawal is enabled.

Perform the following task to enable VPLS MAC address withdrawal.

Procedure

  1. From privileged EXEC mode, enter global configuration mode.
    device# configure terminal
    
  2. Enter bridge domain configuration mode. The following example shows how to enter configuration mode for bridge domain 1.
    device(config)# bridge domain 1
    
  3. Enable VPLS MAC address withdrawal.
    device(config-bridge-domain-1)# mac-address withdrawal
    
    After it is enabled, use the no form of the command to disable MAC address withdrawal.
  4. Return to privileged EXEC mode.
    device(config-bridge-domain-1)# end
    
  5. Verify the configuration.
    device# show bridge-domain 
    Bridge-domain 1
    -------------------------------
    Bridge-domain Type: MP , VC-ID: 0
    Number of configured end-points:  0 , Number of Active end-points: 0
    VE if-indx: 0, Local switching: TRUE, bpdu-drop-enable: TRUE
    MAC Withdrawal: Enabled
    PW-profile: default, mac-limit: 0
    Total VPLS peers: 0 (0 Operational):
    device#
    

Example

The following example shows how to enable VPLS MAC address withdrawal and then verify the configuration for bridge domain 1.

device# configure terminal
device(config)# bridge domain 1
device(config-bridge-domain-1)# mac-address withdrawal
device(config-bridge-domain-1)# end
!
device# show bridge-domain 
Bridge-domain 1
-------------------------------
Bridge-domain Type: MP , VC-ID: 0
Number of configured end-points:  0 , Number of Active end-points: 0
VE if-indx: 0, Local switching: TRUE, bpdu-drop-enable: TRUE
MAC Withdrawal: Enabled
PW-profile: default, mac-limit: 0
Total VPLS peers: 0 (0 Operational):
device#

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