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Switching Features
Loop Protection
Table 4-8. Loop Protection Status Fields
Loop Protection Configuration
Use the Loop Protection Configuration page to configure this feature on one or more interfaces. To display this
page, click Switching > Loop Protection in the navigation pane and select the Configuration tab.
Figure 4-11. Loop Protection Configuration Page
Field Description
Interface The port or trunk ID.
Loop Protection Indicates whether the feature is administratively enabled or disabled on the port.
Configured Action
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The action that is set to occur when a loop is detected on the port with loop protection enabled:
• Shutdown Port—The port will be shut down for the configured period.
• Shutdown Port and Log—The event will be logged and the port it shut down for the
configured period.
• Log Only —The event will be logged and the port remains operational.
Tx Mode Indicates whether the interface is configured (Enabled) to send out loop protection protocol data
units (PDUs) to actively detect loops. When Disabled, the interface does not send out loop
protection PDUs but can receive them from other ports.
Loop Count The number of loops detected on this interface since the last system boot or since statistics were
cleared.
Status The current loop protection status of the port. Link Up indicates the interface is operating
normally. Link Down indicates that the port has been shut down due to the detection of a loop.
Loop Whether a loop is currently detected on the port.
Time of Last Loop The date and time of the last loop event detected.
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