Figure 24 Loop Protection
Table 21 Loop Protection Fields
Description
Field
Enable this feature globally.
Loop Protection
Enter the time interval, in seconds, between sending Loop Protection packets.
Transmission Time
Set the number of seconds that a port remains shut down if a loop has been
detected on the port.
Shutdown Time
Select how you want to configure Loop Protection:
Loop Protection Select
•
All—
Enables all interfaces with Loop Protection.
•
One by One—
Enables you to configure Loop Protection on ports individually
(default).
•
None—
Disables Loop Protection on all interfaces.
Select
Enable
for each port on which you want to use this feature.
Interface / Loop Protection
If Loop Protection is enabled on a port, select one of the following actions to
occur when a loop is detected:
Action
•
Log—
The event is logged and the port remains operational.
•
Shutdown port—
The port is shut down for the configured period.
•
Log and Shutdown Port—
The event is logged and the port it shut down for
the configured period.
If Loop Protection is enabled on a port, select
Enable
to allow the port to forward
packets to the multicast destination MAC address designated for the Loop
Protection feature. Select
Disable
to disallow forwarding.
Tx Mode
Click
Apply
to save any changes for the current boot session; the changes take effect immediately.
To view a summary of how this feature is configured on each port, click
Status > Loop Protection
in the navigation pane.
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