Debugging

Debugging

This section walks you through the EPSR debugging output as links go down and come back up again. The debugging output comes from the ring in "Example 1: A Basic Ring" on page 11. The output shows what happened when we took down two separate links in turn:

first, the link between the master node’s primary port and transit node B

second, the link between the two transit nodes B and C

To enable debugging on the domain called “test”, use the command:

enable epsr=test debug=all

Note that the master node transmits Health messages every second by default. The debugging displays every message, including all Health messages. Therefore, we recommend that you capture the debugging output for separate analysis, to make analysis simpler.

Link Down Between Master Node and Transit Node

This section shows the debugging output when the link between the master node’s primary port and transit node B goes down and comes back up again. It shows the debugging output for the complete failure and recovery cycle:

first on the master node

then on transit node B.

Master Node (Node A) Debug Output

The following debugging output starts with the ring established and in a state of Complete.

1.The master node sends Health messages

Each time the Hello timer expires, the master node sends a Health message out its primary port (port 1). As long as the ring is in a state of Complete, it receives each Health message again on its secondary port (port 2). Note that in the System field, this output shows the MAC address of the source of the message—the master node in this case.

Manager x900-48-A>

epsrHelloTimeout: EPSR test Hello Timer expired

EPSR Port1 Tx: 00e02b00 00040000 cd280619 8100e3e8 005caaaa 0300e02b 00bb0100 00541f2a 00000000 0000cd28 0619990b 00400105 03e80000 00000000 cd280619 00010002 010000be

EPSR Port1 Tx:

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

TYPE

= HEALTH

STATE

= COMPLETE

CTRL VLAN

= 1000

SYSTEM

=

00-00-cd-28-06-19

HELLO TIME

=

1

FAIL TIME

=

2

HELLO SEQ

=

190

 

 

 

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

EPSR Port2 Rx: 00e02b00 00040000 cd280619 8100e3e8 005caaaa 0300e02b

00bb0100 00541f2a

00000000

0000cd28

0619990b

00400105

03e80000

00000000 cd280619

00010002

010000be

 

 

 

EPSR Port2 Rx:

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

TYPE

= HEALTH

STATE

= COMPLETE

CTRL VLAN

= 1000

SYSTEM

=

00-00-cd-28-06-19

HELLO TIME

=

1

FAIL TIME

=

2

HELLO SEQ

=

190

 

 

 

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