mac-address (Management Ethernet)
To set the MAC layer address of a Management Ethernet interface, use the
mac-address
command in interface
configuration mode. To return the interface to its default MAC address, use the
no
form of the
mac-address
command.
mac-address value1.value2.value3
no mac-address
Syntax Description
High 2 bytes of the MAC address in hexadecimal. Range is from 0 to ffff.
value1
Middle 2 bytes of the MAC address in hexadecimal. Range is from 0 to ffff.
value2
Low 2 bytes of the MAC address in hexadecimal. Range is from 0 to ffff.
value3
Command Default
The default MAC address is read from the hardware burned-in address (BIA).
Command Modes
Interface configuration
Command History
Modification
Release
This command was introduced.
Release 3.7.2
Usage Guidelines
To use this command, you must be in a user group associated with a task group that includes appropriate task
IDs. If the user group assignment is preventing you from using a command, contact your AAA administrator
for assistance.
The MAC address must be in the form of three 4-digit values (12 digits in dotted decimal notation).
Task ID
Operations
Task ID
read, write
interface
Examples
This example shows how to set the MAC address of the Management Ethernet interface located at 0/RSP0
/CPU0/0:
RP/0/RSP0/CPU0:router(config)#
interface MgmtEth 0/RSP0/CPU0/0
RP/0/RSP0/CPU0:router(config-if)#
mac-address 0001.2468.ABCD
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router Interface and Hardware Component Command Reference,
Release 5.3.x
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Management Ethernet Interface Commands on the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Router
mac-address (Management Ethernet)