CLI Guide

Layer 2 Switching Commands 463
• ring-name—The name of an Ethernet ring to be configured (up to 32
characters)
Default Configuration
By default, no Ethernet rings are defined.
Command Mode
Global Configuration mode
User Guidelines
Map an Ethernet ring profile to an Ethernet ring using the profile command
in Ethernet Ring Configuration mode.
Configure the East/West links using the Port0/Port1 commands respectively.
Set the ring scope using the ring-scope command.
Use the instance command to instantiate an Ethernet ring protection
instance and enter into Ethernet Ring Protection Instance Configuration
mode. Map an Ethernet ring profile to an Ethernet ring instance using the
profile command in Ethernet Ring Instance Configuration mode.
Up to eight rings may be configured. Each ring may participate in up to two
instances.
Example
console (config)# ethernet ring g8032 profile profile1
console (config-erp-profile1)#
Command History
Command introduced in firmware release 6.6.1.
port0
Use the port0 command to configure a link to participate in Ethernet ring
protection as an East ring link. Use the no port0 command to remove the
East ring link configuration.
Syntax
port0 interface interface-id