CFM provides two methods for configuration; autogenerated and explicit. You cannot use both. You must choose one or the other. Use the procedures in this section to configure autogenerated MEPs that eliminate the need to configure a MD, MA, and MEP ID to create a MEP.
For SPBM B-VLANs, you can use either autogenerated or explicitly configured CFM MEPs.
For C-VLANs, you can only use autogenerated CFM MEPs.
The CFM show commands that display MD, MA, and MEP information work for both autogenerated and explicitly configured CFM MEPs.
Previous explicit CFM configurations of MDs, MAs and MEPs on SPBM B-VLANs continue to function. However, if you want to enable the autogenerated commands you must first remove the existing MEP and MIP on the SPBM B-VLAN.
The switch only supports one MEP and one MIP, either autogenerated or explicitly configured, on the SPBM B-VLAN. Similarly, the switch only supports one MEP and one MIP on the C-VLAN. This means that if you want to use these autogenerated MEPs, you cannot use your existing CFM configuration. You must first remove the existing MEP or MIP on the SPBM B-VLAN.
For information on configuring autogenerated CFM using the CLI, see: