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Loop detection commands· 1

display loopback-detection· 1

loopback-detection action· 2

loopback-detection enable· 3

loopback-detection global action· 3

loopback-detection global enable· 4

loopback-detection interval-time· 5

 

Loop detection commands

 

display loopback-detection

Use display loopback-detection to display the loop detection configuration and status.

Syntax

display loopback-detection

Views

Any view

Predefined user roles

network-admin

network-operator

Example

# Display the loop detection configuration and status.

<Sysname> display loopback-detection

Loop detection is enabled.

Global loop detection interval is 30 second(s).

Loop is detected on following interfaces:

* indicates the loop protection action was not triggered because of low priority.

# indicates the loop protection action failed.

 Interface                      Action mode     VLANs/VSI

 Ten-GigabitEthernet1/1/13      None            10

Table 1 Command output

Field	Description
Action mode	Loop protection action: ·     Block—When a loop is detected on an interface, the device performs the following operations: ¡     Generates a log. ¡     Disables the interface from learning MAC addresses. ¡     Blocks the interface. ·     None—When a loop is detected on an interface, the device generates a log but performs no action on the interface. ·     No-learning—When a loop is detected on an interface, the device generates a log and disables the interface from learning MAC addresses. ·     Shutdown—When a loop is detected on an interface, the device performs the following operations: ¡     Generates a log. ¡     Shuts down the interface to disable the interface from receiving or sending frames. The device automatically sets the interface to the forwarding state after a time interval. Set the time interval by using the shutdown-interval command (see Fundamentals Command Reference).
VLANs/VSI	‌VLANs where loops are detected.

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loopback-detection action

Use loopback-detection action to set the loop protection action on an interface.

Use undo loopback-detection action to restore the default.

Syntax

In Layer 2 Ethernet interface view:

loopback-detection action { block | no-learning | shutdown }

undo loopback-detection action

In Layer 2 aggregate interface view:

loopback-detection action shutdown

undo loopback-detection action

Default

When the device detects a loop on an interface, it generates a log but performs no action on the interface.

Views

Layer 2 Ethernet interface view

Layer 2 aggregate interface view

 

Predefined user roles

network-admin

Parameters

block: Enables the block mode. If a loop is detected, the device performs the following operations:

·     Generates a log.

·     Disables MAC address learning.

·     Blocks the interface.

Layer 2 aggregate interfaces do not support this keyword.

no-learning: Enables the no-learning mode. If a loop is detected, the device generates a log and disables MAC address learning on the interface. Layer 2 aggregate interfaces interfaces do not support this keyword.

shutdown: Enables the shutdown mode. If a loop is detected, the device generates a log and shuts down the interface. The device automatically sets the interface to the forwarding state after the time interval set by using the shutdown-interval command (see Fundamentals Command Reference).

Usage guidelines

To set the loop protection action globally, use the loopback-detection global action command.

The global action applies to all interfaces. An interface-specific action applies only to the interface on which the action is configured. On an interface, the interface-specific action takes precedence over the global action.

Example

# Set the loop protection action to shutdown on Ten-GigabitEthernet 1/1/11.

<Sysname> system-view

[Sysname] interface ten-gigabitethernet 1/1/11

[System-Ten-GigabitEthernet1/1/11] loopback-detection action shutdown

Related commands

display loopback-detection

loopback-detection global action

loopback-detection enable

Use loopback-detection enable to enable loop detection on an interface.

Use undo loopback-detection enable to disable loop detection on an interface.

Syntax

loopback-detection enable vlan { vlan-id-list | all }

undo loopback-detection enable vlan { vlan-id-list | all }

Default

Loop detection is disabled on interfaces.

Views

Layer 2 Ethernet interface view

Layer 2 aggregate interface view

 

Predefined user roles

network-admin

Parameters

vlan-id-list: Specifies a space-separated list of up to 10 VLAN items. Each item specifies a VLAN ID or a range of VLAN IDs in the form of vlan-id1 to vlan-id2. The value range for VLAN IDs is 1 to 4094. The ID for vlan-id2 must be no less than the ID for vlan-id1.

all: Specifies all existing VLANs.

Usage guidelines

You can enable loop detection globally or on a per-interface basis. When an interface receives a detection frame in any VLAN, the loop protection action is triggered on that interface, regardless of whether loop detection is enabled on it.

Example

# Enable loop detection on Ten-GigabitEthernet 1/1/11 for VLAN 10 through VLAN 20.

<Sysname> system-view

[Sysname] interface ten-gigabitethernet 1/1/11

[System-Ten-GigabitEthernet1/1/11] loopback-detection enable vlan 10 to 20

Related commands

display loopback-detection

loopback-detection global enable

loopback-detection global action

Use loopback-detection global action to set the global loop protection action.

Use undo loopback-detection global action to restore the default.

Syntax

loopback-detection global action shutdown

undo loopback-detection global action

Default

When the device detects a loop on an interface, it generates a log but performs no action on the interface.

Views

System view

Predefined user roles

network-admin

Parameters

shutdown: Enables the shutdown mode. If a loop is detected, the device generates a log and shuts down the interface. The device automatically sets the interface to the forwarding state after you set the time interval by using the shutdown-interval command (see Fundamentals Command Reference).

Usage guidelines

To set the loop protection action on a per-interface basis, use the loopback-detection action command in interface view.

The global action applies to all interfaces. An interface-specific action applies only to the interface on which it is configured. On an interface, the interface-specific action takes precedence over the global action.

Example

# Set the global loop protection action to shutdown.

<Sysname> system-view

[System] loopback-detection global action shutdown

Related commands

display loopback-detection

loopback-detection action

loopback-detection global enable

Use loopback-detection global enable to enable loop detection globally.

Use undo loopback-detection global enable to disable loop detection globally.

Syntax

loopback-detection global enable vlan { vlan-id-list | all }

undo loopback-detection global enable vlan { vlan-id-list | all }

Default

Loop detection is globally disabled.

Views

System view

Predefined user roles

network-admin

Parameters

vlan-id-list: Specifies a space-separated list of up to 10 VLAN items. Each item specifies a VLAN ID or a range of VLAN IDs in the form of vlan-id1 to vlan-id2. The value range for VLAN IDs is 1 to 4094. The ID for vlan-id2 must be equal to or greater than the ID for vlan-id1.

all: Specifies all existing VLANs.

Usage guidelines

You can enable loop detection globally or on a per-interface basis. When an interface receives a detection frame in any VLAN, the loop protection action is triggered on that interface, regardless of whether loop detection is enabled on it.

Example

# Globally enable loop detection for VLAN 10 through VLAN 20.

<Sysname> system-view

[System] loopback-detection global enable vlan 10 to 20

Related commands

display loopback-detection

loopback-detection enable

loopback-detection interval-time

Use loopback-detection interval-time to set the loop detection interval.

Use undo loopback-detection interval-time to restore the default.

Syntax

loopback-detection interval-time interval

undo loopback-detection interval-time

Default

The loop detection interval is 30 seconds.

Views

System view

Predefined user roles

network-admin

Parameters

interval: Sets the loop detection interval in the range of 1 to 300 seconds.

Usage guidelines

With loop detection enabled, the device sends loop detection frames at the specified interval. A shorter interval offers more sensitive detection but consumes more resources. Consider the system performance and loop detection speed when you set the loop detection interval.

Example

# Set the loop detection interval to 10 seconds.

<Sysname> system-view

[Sysname] loopback-detection interval-time 10

Related commands

display loopback-detection