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Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Software Configuration Guide—Release 8.7
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Chapter 20 Checking Status and Connectivity
Configuring the Alarm Indication Signal
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:
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:
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:
Task
Command
Configure AIS PDU transmission count globally
on a switch. Valid values are from 3 to10. The
default is 5.
set ethernet-cfm ais tx-count
count
Task
Command
Enable or disable AIS on a port to specify the AIS
server MEP configuration and the AIS generation
on a switch port.
set port ethernet-cfm
mod/port
ais
{
enable |
disable
}