Admin Guide

Table Of Contents
Note:
When a peer switch is running an older software version that does not include support for
SONMP hello messages with channelization information, it can only show the slot/port. It cannot
show the sub-port.
Job aid
The following table describes the column headings in the command output for show
autotopology nmm-table.
Table 29: Variable definitions
Variable Value
Local Port Specifies the slot and port that received the topology message.
IpAddress Specifies the IP address of the sender of the topology message.
SegmentId Specifies the segment identifier of the segment from which the remote
agent sent the topology message. This value is extracted from the
message.
MacAddress Specifies the MAC address of the sender of the topology message.
ChassisType Specifies the chassis type of the device that sent the topology message.
BT Specifies the backplane type of the device that sent the topology message.
The switch uses a backplane type of 12.
LS Indicates if the sender of the topology message is on the same Ethernet
segment as the reporting agent.
CS Specifies the current state of the sender of the topology message. The
choices are
topChanged—Topology information recently changed.
HtBt (heartbeat)—Topology information is unchanged.
new—The sending agent is in a new state.
Rem Port Specifies the slot and port that sent the topology message.
Associating a port to a VRF instance
Associate a port to a Virtual Router Forwarding (VRF) instance so that the port becomes a member
of the VRF instance.
Before you begin
The VRF instance must exist. For more information about the creation of VRFs, see
Configuring IP Routing on Avaya Virtual Services Platform 7200 Series and 8000 Series,
NN47227-505.
Chassis operations
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