Creates a local VM database entry to be used for VM MAC local authentication, with optional parameters.
| mac | Specifies the MAC address for the VM. This must match the MAC address configured on the VM and be unique among the locally configure VM addresses. |
| name | Specifies a name to represent this VM in show vm-tracking command display. |
| ipaddress | Specifies the IP address for the VM. This must match the IP address configured on the VM. |
| vpp_name | Specifies the virtual port profile to apply for the local VM. |
| tag | VLAN tag between 1 and 4094. |
| vr_name | Virtual router name. |
N/A.
A VM name can include up to 32 characters. VM names must begin with an alphabetical letter, and only alphanumeric, underscore ( _ ), and hyphen (-) characters are allowed in the remainder of the name. VM names cannot match reserved keywords. For more information on VM name requirements and a list of reserved keywords, see Object Names.
The following command creates a VM entry named VM1 in the local VM database:
# create vm-tracking local-vm mac-address 00:E0:2B:12:34:56 name VM1
The following command creates a VM entry and assigns IP address 10.10.2.2 to the entry:
# create vm-tracking local-vm mac-address 00:E0:2B:12:34:57 ip-address 10.10.2.2
The following command creates a VM entry and assigns VPP vpp1 to it:
# create vm-tracking local-vm mac-address 00:E0:2B:12:34:58 vpp vpp1
This command was first available in ExtremeXOS 12.5.
The ingress-vpp and egress-vpp options were replaced with the vpp option in ExtremeXOS 12.6.
The vlan-tag and vr-name options were added in ExtremeXOS 15.3.
This command is available on ExtremeSwitching 5320, 5420, 5520, and 5720 series switches.