Users Guide

Disabling an interface shuts down all protocols working on that interface’s connected line. It does not
delete your previous FEFD configuration which you can enable again at any time.
To set up and activate two or more connected interfaces, use the following commands.
1. Setup two or more connected interfaces for Layer 2 or Layer 3.
INTERFACE mode
ip address ip address, switchport
2. Activate the necessary ports administratively.
INTERFACE mode
no shutdown
3.
INTERFACE mode
fefd {disable | interval | mode}
Example of Viewing FEFD Configuration
Dell(conf-if-te-1/0)#show config
!
interface TengigabitEthernet 1/0
no ip address
switchport
fefd mode normal
no shutdown
Dell(conf-if-te-1/0)#do show fefd | grep 1/0
Te 1/0 Normal 3 Unknown
Debugging FEFD
To debug FEFD, use the first command. To provide output for each packet transmission over the FEFD
enabled connection, use the second command.
• Display output whenever events occur that initiate or disrupt an FEFD enabled connection.
EXEC Privilege mode
debug fefd events
• Provide output for each packet transmission over the FEFD enabled connection.
EXEC Privilege mode
debug fefd packets
Examples of the debug fefd Commands
The following example shows the debug fefd events command.
Dell#debug fefd events
Dell#config
Dell(conf)#int te 1/0
Dell(conf-if-te-1/0)#shutdown
2w1d22h: %SYSTEM-P:CP %IFMGR-5-ASTATE_DN: Changed interface Admin state to
down: Te 1/0
Dell(conf-if-te-1/0)#2w1d22h : FEFD state on Te 1/0 changed from ANY to Unknown
2w1d22h: %SYSTEM-P:CP %IFMGR-5-OSTATE_DN: Changed interface state to down: Te
1/0
Layer 2
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