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Basic port parameter configuration
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You can configure the Brocade device to use a different MAC address for Layer 2 management
traffic than for switched traffic. When you issue the use-local-management-mac, the Brocade
device changes a local bit in the first port MAC address and uses this MAC address for
management traffic. The second bit of the first port MAC address is changed to 2. For example, if
the MAC address is 748e.f80c.5f40 after the feature is enabled, the switch uses 728e.f80c.5f40
for management functions. Switched traffic will continue to use the first port MAC address without
the local bit setting.
Example
Brocade(config)# use-local-management-mac
Brocade(config)# write memory
Brocade(config)# end
Brocade# reload
Syntax: [no] use-local-management-mac
NOTE
You must save the configuration and reload the software to place the change into effect.
NOTE
This feature is only available for the switch code. It is not available for router code.
Basic port parameter configuration
The procedures in this section describe how to configure the port parameters shown in Table 4 .
All Brocade ports are pre-configured with default values that allow the device to be fully operational
at initial startup without any additional configuration. However, in some cases, changes to the port
parameters may be necessary to adjust to attached devices or other network requirements.
Assigning a port name
A port name can be assigned to help identify interfaces on the network. You can assign a port
name to physical ports, virtual interfaces, and loopback interfaces.
To assign a name to a port.
Brocade(config)# interface ethernet 1/1/1
Brocade(config-if-e10000-1/1/1)# port-name Marsha
Syntax: port-name <text>
The <text> parameter is an alphanumeric string. The name can be up to 64 characters long. The
name can contain blanks. You do not need to use quotation marks around the string, even when it
contains blanks.