Chapter 20
Checking Status and Connectivity
This example shows how to configure the CFM AIS level globally on a switch:
Console> (enable) set ethernet-cfm ais level 4
Link-Status AIS transmission level configured to 4 on the switch.
Console> (enable)
Configuring the Metro Ethernet CFM Alarm Indication Signal PDUs Transmission Count
To configure the CFM Alarm Indication Signal PDUs transmission count on a switch, perform this task
in privileged mode:
Task
Configure AIS PDU transmission count globally
on a switch. Valid values are from 3 to10. The
default is 5.
This example shows how to configure AIS PDUs transmission count globally on a switch:
Console> (enable) set ethernet-cfm ais tx-count 10
AIS PDU transmission count set to 10 on the switch.
Console> (enable)
Configuring a CFM AIS on an Individual Port
To enable or disable AIS on a port, and to configure an AIS parameter of the port, perform this task in
privileged mode:
Task
Enable or disable AIS on a port to specify the AIS
server MEP configuration and the AIS generation
on a switch port.
This example shows how to enable a CFM AIS on a port:
Console > (enable) set port ethernet-cfm 2/2 ais enable
Server MEP AIS generation is enabled on the port 2/2.
Console > (enable)
Displaying CFM AIS/RDI Errors
To display the CFM and AIS/RDI error conditions logged since the last reload, perform this task in
privileged mode:
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Command
set ethernet-cfm ais tx-count count
Command
set port ethernet-cfm mod/port ais {enable |
disable}
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