Reference Guide

Implementation Information

Because the S5000 has a single MAC address for all physical/LAG interfaces, only one MEP is allowed per

MA (per VLAN or per MD level).

Configuring the CFM

To configure the CFM, follow these steps:

1. Configure the ecfmacl CAM region using the cam-acl command. Refer to Configure Ingress ACLs.

2. Enabling Ethernet CFM

3. Creating a Maintenance Domain

4. Creating a Maintenance Association

5. Create Maintenance Points

6. Use CFM tools:

a. Continuity Check Messages

b. Sending Loopback Messages and Responses

c. Sending Linktrace Messages and Responses

Related Configuration Tasks

• Enabling CFM SNMP Traps

• Displaying Ethernet CFM Statistics

Enabling Ethernet CFM

To enable the Ethernet CFM, use the following tasks.

1. Spawn the CFM process. No CFM configuration is allowed until the CFM process is spawned.

CONFIGURATION mode

ethernet cfm

2. Disable Ethernet CFM without stopping the CFM process.

ETHERNET CFM

disable

Creating a Maintenance Domain

Connectivity fault management (CFM) divides a network into hierarchical maintenance domains, as

shown in Maintenance Domains.

1. Create maintenance domain.

ETHERNET CFM mode

domain name md-level number

802.1ag