Sending a loopback message, Sending a, Loopback message – Brocade Network Advisor SAN + IP User Manual v12.3.0 User Manual
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4. Select the MEP for which you want to check the status of remote MEPs in the Maintenance End
Points (MEP) table.
5. Click Connectivity.
The 802.1ag CFM Connectivity dialog box displays.
6. Review the connectivity details:
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Source Product - The product that contains the selected MEP.
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Domain - The domain of the selected MEP.
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Association - The maintenance association of the selected MEP.
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Source MEP - The port number of the selected MEP.
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Connectivity Status table - Lists the connectivity status for each remote end point.
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Remote MEP - The remote MEP identifier.
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Product - The product containing the remote MEP.
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Port - The port of the remote MEP.
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MAC Address - The MAC address of the remote MEP.
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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:
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VPLS Manager (requires the IP - MPLS – VLL prvilege with read-write or read-only permission)
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VLL Manager (requires the IP - MPLS – VPLS prvilege with read-write or read-only permission)
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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.