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Ethernet Card Software Feature and Configuration Guide, R7.2
January 2009
Chapter 4 Configuring Interfaces
Monitoring and Verifying Gigabit Ethernet Remote Failure Indication (RFI)
Router# copy running-config startup-config
Monitoring and Verifying Gigabit Ethernet Remote Failure Indication (RFI)
After RFI is configured, you can verify that RFI is enabled by using the global com mand show running
configuration. Example 4-4 shows the output from this command, and the “rfi auto” line under each of
the Gigabit Ethernet port’s output signifies RFI is enabled on these ports.
More specific RFI information is revealed with the global show controller gigabit ethernet [ 0 | 1]
command:
Example 4-5 shows the full output from this command on a near-end ML-Series card when no faults
are detected at the near-end or far-end. The Remote Fault Indication is 00 or no error, and the Local
Fault Indication is 00 or no error.
Example 4-6 shows the partial output from this command on a near-end ML-Series card when a
fault is detected at the near-end. The Remote Fault Indication is 00 or no error, but the Local Fault
Indication is 01 or link error.
Example 4-7 shows the partial output from this command on a far-end ML-Series card when a fault
is detected at the near-end. The Remote Fault Indication is 01 or link error, and the Local Fault
Indication is 00 or no error.
Note If the far-end link partner resets within approximately two minutes of the near-end ML-Series card
sending an RFI signalling link error, the link partner will not display the RFI link error indication when
back up.
Example 4-4 show run Command Output for RFI
Router# show running configuration
Building configuration...
Current configuration : 806 bytes
!
! No configuration change since last restart
!
version 12.2
no service pad
service timestamps debug uptime
service timestamps log uptime
no service password-encryption
!
hostname Interop-261-TOP-
!
boot-start-marker
boot-end-marker
!
enable password lab
!
clock timezone PST -8
clock summer-time PDT date Apr 2 2006 2:00 Oct 29 2006 2:00
ip subnet-zero
!
no mpls traffic-eng auto-bw timers frequency 0
interface GigabitEthernet0
no ip address
rfi auto