manual-switch vlan

Blocks a specified link manually for an Ethernet Ring Protection (ERP) instance.

Syntax

manual-switch vlan vlan_id [ ethernet slot/port | port-channel number ]

no manual-switch vlan vlan_id [ ethernet slot/port | port-channel number ]

Command Default

This feature is not configured by default.

Parameters

vlan_id: Specifies a VLAN.
ethernet slot/port: Specifies an Ethernet interface.
port-channel number: Specifies a port-channel.

Modes

ERP configuration mode

Usage Guidelines

Manual Switch (MS) is an operator-initiated process that manually blocks a specified interface in a ring. It can be configured only in an error-free topology. There can be only one MS configuration in a ring.

Use the no form of this command to remove the configuration.

Examples

The following example configures MS for a specified interface.

device# configure terminal
device(config)# erp 1
device(config-erp-1)# manual-switch vlan 5 ethernet 0/1