Both ring ports must be plugged in to see the Links-Up state.
* Edge-Switch#1:17 # show eaps e1-domain detail Name: "e1-domain" (instance=0) Priority: High State: Links-Up Running: Yes Enabled: Yes Mode: Transit Primary port: 49 Port status: Up Tag status: Tagged Secondary port: 50 Port status: Up Tag status: Tagged Hello Timer interval: 1 sec 0 millisec Fail Timer interval: 3 sec Preforwarding Timer interval: 0 sec Last valid EAPS update: From Master Id 00:04:96:10:51:50, at Sun Sep 5 23:20:10 2004 EAPS Domain has following Controller Vlan: Vlan Name VID "control-1" 4000 EAPS Domain has following Protected Vlan(s): Vlan Name VID "purple-1" 0001 Number of Protected Vlans: 1