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5. If the FEFD system has been set to Aggressive mode and neighboring echoes are not received after 
three intervals, the state changes to Err-disabled. All interfaces in the Err-disabled state must be 
manually reset using the 
fefd reset [interface] command in EXEC privilege mode (it can be done 
globally or one interface at a time) before the FEFD enabled system can become operational again.
Important Points to Remember
• FEFD enabled ports are subject to an 8 to 10 second delay during an RPM failover before becoming 
operational.
• FEFD can be enabled globally or on a per interface basis, interface FEFD configurations override 
global FEFD configurations.
• FTOS supports FEFD on physical Ethernet interfaces only, excluding the management interface.
Configuring FEFD
You can configure FEFD for all interfaces from CONFIGURATION mode, or on individual interfaces 
from INTERFACE mode.
Enable FEFD Globally
To enable FEFD globally on all interfaces enter the command fefd-global in CONFIGURATION mode. 
Report interval frequency and mode adjustments can be made by supplementing this command as well.
Table 25-1.  State Changes When Configuring FEFD
Local Event Mode Local State Remote State
Local 
Admin 
Status
Local 
Protocol 
Status
Remote 
Admin 
Status
Remote 
Protocol 
Status
Shutdown Normal Admin Shutdown Unknown Down Down Up Down
Shutdown Aggressive Admin Shutdown Err-disabled Up Down Up Down
FEFD enable Normal Bi-directional Bi-directional Up Up Up Up
FEFD enable Aggressive Bi-directional Bi-directional Up Up Up Up
FEFD + FEFD disable Normal Locally disabled Unknown Up Down Up Down
FEFD + FEFD disable Aggressive Locally disabled Err-disabled Up Down Up Down
Link Failure Normal Unknown Unknown Up Down Up Down
Link Failure Aggressive Err-disabled Err-disabled Up Down Up Down
Step Task Command Syntax Command  Mode
1
Setup two or more connected 
interfaces for Layer 2 or Layer 3 use
ip address ip 
address
, switchport
INTERFACE