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
The range is from 0 to 7.
2. Display maintenance domain information.
EXEC Privilege mode
show ethernet cfm domain [name | brief]
Example of Viewing Configured Maintenance Domains
Dell# show ethernet cfm domain
Domain Name: customer
Level: 7
Total Service: 1
Services
MA-Name VLAN CC-Int X-CHK Status
My_MA 200 10s enabled
Domain Name: praveen
Level: 6
Total Service: 1
Services
MA-Name VLAN CC-Int X-CHK Status
Your_MA 100 10s enabled
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