Configuring Fefd - Dell C9000 Series Networking Configuration Manual

Local Event Mode
Link Failure Aggressive
Important Points to Remember
• FEFD is supported only on physical Ethernet interfaces, except the management interface.
• FEFD is not supported on copper Ethernet and Fibre Channel ports. FEFD is supported only on fiber
Ethernet ports.
• FEFD is not supported on port extender (PE) ports.
• FEFD is not supported on port-channels or port-channel members.
• You can enable FEFD globally or on a per-interface basis. Interface FEFD configurations override global
FEFD configurations.

Configuring FEFD

You can configure FEFD on all interfaces from CONFIGURATION mode or on individual interfaces from
INTERFACE mode.
To enable FEFD globally on all interfaces, use the following command.
• CONFIGURATION mode
fefd-global
To report interval frequency and mode adjustments, use the following commands.
1 Configure two or more connected interfaces for Layer 2 or Layer 3 traffic.
INTERFACE mode
switchport
ip address ip address
2 Activate the ports.
INTEFACE mode
no shutdown
3 Enable FEFD globally on the switch.
CONFIGURATION mode
fefd-global {interval | mode}
Example of the show fefd Command
To display information about the state of each interface, use the show fefd command in EXEC privilege
mode.
Dell#show fefd
FEFD is globally 'ON', interval is 3 seconds, mode is 'Normal'.
INTERFACE MODE
Local State Remote
State
Unknown Unknown
INTERVAL STATE
Local Local
Admin Protocol
Status Status
Up Down
Remote Remote
Admin Protocol
Status Status
Up Down
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