Appendix b: mac address management, Overview, Determining the mac addresses – HP 8000M User Manual

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MAC Address Management

Overview

The switch assigns MAC addresses in these areas:

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For management functions:

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One Base MAC address assigned to the switch

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Additional MAC address(es) corresponding to any VLANs you
configure in the switch

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For internal switch operations: One MAC address per port

MAC addresses are assigned at the factory. The switch automatically
implements these addresses for VLANs and ports as they are added to the
switch

Determining the MAC Addresses

You can use the switch console to determine the switch’s base MAC address
and the VLAN addresses (if any VLANs are configured on the switch), and the
port MAC addresses for the switch. The methods are described in the rest of
this appendix.