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Chapter 15 Monitoring Ethernet Operations, Administration, and Maintenance Tool Properties
Configuring E-LMI
Configuring E-LMI
E-LMI notifies the CE of connectivity status and configuration parameters of Ethernet services available
on the CE port.
The following commands can be launched from the inventory by right-clickin g an E- LM I no de and
selecting Commands. Before executing any commands, you can preview them and view the results. If
desired, you can also schedule the commands. The table below lists the Ethernet LMI comma nds and the
supported network elements.
Additional commands may be available for your devices. New commands are often provided in Prime
Network Device Packages, which can be downloaded from the Prime Network softw are download site.
For more information on how to download and install DPs and enable new commands, se e the
information on “Adding Additional Device (VNE) support” in the Cisco Prime Network 4.0
Administrator Guide.
To run the these commands, the software on the network element must suppor t t he t ec hnolo gy. Before
executing any commands, you can preview them and view the results. If desired, you ca n also schedule
the commands. For details on the software versions Prime Network supports for the listed supported
network elements, see Cisco Prime Network 4.0 Supported Ci sco VNEs .
Note You might be prompted to enter your device access credentials while executing a command. Once you
have entered them, these credentials will be used for every subsequent execution of a command in the
same GUI client session. If you want to change the creden tial s, clic k E dit Credentials. The Edit
Credentials button will not be available for SNMP commands or if the command is scheduled for a later
time.
MEP > Configure CFM MEP Use this command to configure maintenance endpoints ( MEP s),
which have the following characteristics:
• Per-maintenance domain (level) and service (S-VLAN or EVC)
• At the edge of a domain, define the boundary
• Within the bounds of a maintenance domain, confine CFM
messages
• When configured to do so, proactively transmit CFM continuity
check messages (CCMs)
• At the request of an administrator, transmit traceroute and
loopback messages
Note This command is not supported on the Cisco Carrier Packet
Transport (CPT) System.
Enable > Cisco > SNMP
Server Traps > Enable CFM
SNMP Server Traps
Enables Ethernet CFM continuity check traps and Ethernet CFM
cross-check traps
1. Applicable for Cisco ASR 9000 series that run on Cisco IOS XR software.
Command Description