Multiple Instance Spanning-Tree Operation

Loop Protection

Configuring Loop Protection

Loop protection provides protection against loops by transmitting loop protocol packets out of ports on which loop protection has been enabled. When the switch sends out a loop protocol packet and then receives the same packet on a port that has a receiver-actionof send-disableconfigured, it shuts down the port from which the packet was sent.

To enable loop protection:

1.Enter the loop-protectcommand and specify the port(s) on which loop protection should be enabled. For example:

ProCurve(config)# loop-protect 1-4

2.Specify a receiver-actionof send-disableto shut down the port in the event of a loop. For example:

ProCurve(config)# loop-protect 1 receiver-action send- disable

Syntax: [no] loop-protect <port-list> [receiver-action <send-disable no-disable>] [transmit-interval <1-10>] [disable-timer <0-604800>] [trap loop-detected]

Allows you to configure per-port loop protection on the switch.

[receiver-action <send-disable no-disable>]

Sets the action to be taken when a loop is detected on the specified port or ports. The port that receives the loop protection packet determines what action is taken. If send-disable is configured, the port that transmitted the packet is disabled. If no-disable is configured, the port is not disabled when a loop is detected.

Default: send-disable

[trap loop-detected]

Allows you to configure loop protection traps for SNMP indicating when a loop has been detected on a port.

[disable-timer <0-604800>]

How long (in seconds) a port is disabled when a loop has been detected. A value of zero disables the auto re-enable function. Default: Timer is disabled

[transmit-interval <1-10>]

Allows you to configure the time in seconds between the transmission of loop protection packets.

Default: 5 seconds

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