Blackhole MAC Table

Blackhole MAC entries are used to discard data frames with the specified source or destination MAC addresses. They are manually configured and never age.

Context

Procedure

• Create a blackhole MAC entry.
  1. Choose Service Management > MAC > Blackhole MAC Table in the navigation tree to open the Blackhole MAC Table page.
  2. Click New to open the Create Blackhole MAC Entry page.

     Table 1 describes the parameters on the Create Blackhole MAC Entry page.

     Table 1 Create Blackhole MAC Entry

     Parameter	Description
     Select Entry	Indicates the type of a blackhole MAC entry. This parameter is mandatory. The options are: Global entry VLAN-based entry By default, Global entry is selected. NOTE: S2700SI, S2700EI or S2700EI-52P switches do not support the Global entry parameter.
     MAC	Indicates a blackhole MAC address, in the format H-H-H.
     VLAN ID	Indicates the IDs of VLANs. This parameter is mandatory. This parameter is available only when VLAN-based entry is selected.

  3. Set parameters.
  4. Click OK.
• Delete a blackhole MAC entry.
  1. Choose Service Management > MAC > Blackhole MAC Table in the navigation tree to open the Blackhole MAC Table page.
  2. Select a record that you want to delete and click Delete. The system asks you whether to delete the record.
     NOTE:

     • To select a record, click the check box of the record.
     • To delete records in batches, click the check boxes of the records.

  3. Click OK.