Managing Faults on Avaya Virtual Services Platform 7200 Series and 8000 Series Version 4.2.1

Connectivity Fault Management
The Shortest Path Bridging MAC (SPBM) network needs a mechanism to debug connectivity issues
and isolate faults. This function is performed at Layer 2, not Layer 3. Connectivity Fault
Management (CFM) operates at Layer 2 and provides an equivalent of the ping and traceroute
commands. The switch supports a subset of CFM functionality to support troubleshooting of the
SPBM cloud. For more information about CFM see Configuring Avaya Fabric Connect on VSP
Operating System Software, NN47227-510.
Fault management fundamentals
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