Brocade Communications Systems IP250 user manual Sending a loopback message

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•Product - The product containing the remote MEP.

•Port - The port of the remote MEP.

•MAC Address - The MAC address of the remote MEP.

•Operational State - The state of the port attached to the MEP. Valid values include: Unknown, Idle, Start, Failed, and OK.

7.Click Close on the 802.1ag CFM Connectivity dialog box.

8.Click Close on the Configure 802.1ag CFM dialog box.

Sending a loopback message

Use this dialog box to send a loopback message to a specific maintenance end point (MEP) or maintenance intermediate point (MIP) in the domain.

You can access 802.1ag CFM from the following features:

•VPLS Manager (requires the IP - MPLS – VLL prvilege with read-write or read-only permission)

•VLL Manager (requires the IP - MPLS – VPLS prvilege with read-write or read-only permission)

•VLAN Manager (requires the VLAN Manager prvilege with read-write or read-only permission)

NOTE

802.1ag CFM is only supported on IronWare Ethernet Routers devices running firmware release 5.2 or later.

NOTE

You cannot configure an 802.1ag CFM on a maintenance end point (MEP) configured with dual tagged VLANs.

Use loopback messages to identify fault locations by sending a query to maintenance end points (MEP) or maintenance intermediate points (MIP) along the service path of the domain.

To send a loopback message to a specific MEP or MIP in the domain, complete the following steps.

1.Choose one of the following options:

•From the VPLS Manager dialog box, Views tab, choose one of the following options:

Select a device from the VPLS Peer Status/VPLS Name/VCID list and click 802.1ag CFM.

Select the Peer Topology tab and right-click a device in the topology and select

802.1ag CFM.

•From the VLL Manager dialog box, Views tab, select an instance from the VLL Instances table and click 802.1ag CFM.

•From the VLAN Manager dialog box - VLAN View or Product View, select a VLAN from list and click 802.1ag CFM.

The Configure 802.1ag CFM dialog box displays.

2.Select the MEP for which you want to send a loopback message to a specific maintenance end point (MEP) or maintenance intermediate point (MIP) in the domain in the Maintenance End Points (MEP) table.

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