Configure Layer 2 IP Traceroute
Before you begin
On the source and destination nodes, you must configure a CFM MD, MA, and MEP, and assign a nodal MEP to the B-VLAN
If you want to run a Layer 2 IP Traceroute for a specific VRF, you must use EDM in the specific VRF context first. For more information, see the procedure for selecting and launching a VRF context view in Select and Launch a VRF Context View.
About this task
Use this procedure to configure Layer 2 IP traceroute.
Procedure
- In the navigation pane, expand .
- Select L2Ping/L2Trace Route
- Select the L2 IP Traceroute tab.
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To add a new
entry:
- Select Insert.
- Specify the destination IP address.
- Optional: Specify the TTL value.
- Select Insert.
- To start the Layer 2 IP traceroute, highlight an entry, and then select Start.
- To stop the Layer 2 IP traceroute, select Stop.
- To update the Layer 2 IP traceroute, select Refresh.
L2 IP Traceroute Field Descriptions
Use the data in the following table to use the L2 IP Traceroute tab.
Name |
Description |
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IpAddrType |
Specifies the address type of destination IP address (only IPv4 is supported). |
IPAddr |
Specifies the destination IP Address. |
VrfId |
Specifies the VRF ID. |
VrfName |
Specifies the name of the virtual router. |
Ttl |
Specifies the number of hops remaining to this L2Trace. This value is decremented by 1 by each Bridge that handles the L2Trace. The decremented value is returned in the L2Trace. If 0 on output, the L2Trace is not transmitted to the next hop. The default value is 64 |
Status |
Indicates the status of the transmit loopback service:
This field is also used to avoid concurrency or race condition problems that could occur if two or more management entities try to use the service at the same time. The default is ready. |
ResultOk |
Indicates the result of the operation:
The default is true. |
PathsFound |
Specifies the number of paths found to execute the L2trace. The default is 0. |