What if we raised the maximum number of static mac addresses to 2 (to
allow for migrations and to allow Jeremy to sleep) in the mac acl?

On Mon, Oct 31, 2022 at 12:48 PM Mike Johnston <mjohnston@wiktel.com> wrote:
>
> Well articulated, as always, David.  Thank you.
>
>
> I am in favor of the use of static MAC ACL, even if that requires manual
> changes to that ACL, and the additional coordination that may consume.
> A few thoughts, though....
>
> Maybe 1G links are exempt from this?  Since a couple second switching
> loop from a 1G port is not as impactful?  ????? Thoughts from others,
> please.
>
> Using a static MAC ACL could make troubleshooting a failure more
> problematic.  For example, replacing a line card to "see if that fixes
> the issue" could send a tech down a trail of red hearings. Even if the
> member is fully aware that they need to coordinate the MAC change, this
> sort work is often being done in response to an unexpected outage.  The
> added time spend on the coordination could be seen as frustrating.  But,
> for some members it's not a big deal, and can use other links until
> their MICE connectivity is restored.
>
> I've heard that some members are using a virtual MAC address, which is
> probably the way to avoid needing to coordinate in the first place.



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