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Overview
MAC Trace function shows L2 path trace based on MAC address, which is similar to the IP layer Traceroute. It is used to detect the Ethernet link connection fault, providing an effective method for Ethernet fault detection and location.
The device determines the path by using the MAC address tables of the switches in the path.
The packets are based on CFM (IEEE802.1ag), CFM is a connection checking mechanism that uses its own Ethernet frames (its Ethernet type is 0x8902 and has its own MAC address) to verify the operational status of the service instance.
The TTL (time to live) value is 64, which specifies the lifetime of the packet and sets the maximum number of hops that the packet will go through.
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Configuring MAC Trace
Step 1 Enable MAC trace function.
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run tracemac destination <mac-address> vlan <vlan-id>
Configuration Example
Networking Requirements
Figure 1. MAC Trace Configuration Example
As shown in Figure 1, Department A (belonging to VLAN 100, 200, 300) and Department B (belonging to VLAN 100) of a company are connected by multiple switches. This example uses command run tracemac destination <mac-address> vlan <vlan-id> to check the connectivity between the current device and the destination device, which is called a MAC Trace.
Procedure
Switch A
Step 1 Configure VLAN and port mode.
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admin@SwitchA# set interface gigabit-ethernet te-1/1/1 family ethernet-switching native-vlan-id 100
admin@SwitchA# set interface gigabit-ethernet te-1/1/1 family ethernet-switching port-mode trunk
admin@SwitchA# set interface gigabit-ethernet te-1/1/1 family ethernet-switching vlan members 200, 300
admin@SwitchA# set interface gigabit-ethernet te-1/1/3 family ethernet-switching native-vlan-id 100
admin@SwitchA# set interface gigabit-ethernet te-1/1/3 family ethernet-switching port-mode trunk
admin@SwitchA# set interface gigabit-ethernet te-1/1/3 family ethernet-switching vlan members 200, 300 |
Step 2 Enable MAC trace function.
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admin@SwitchA# set tracemac disable false |
Step 3 Commit the configurations.
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admin@SwitchA# commit |
Switch B
Step 1 Configure VLAN and port mode.
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admin@SwitchB# set interface gigabit-ethernet te-1/1/5 family ethernet-switching native-vlan-id 100
admin@SwitchB# set interface gigabit-ethernet te-1/1/5 family ethernet-switching port-mode trunk
admin@SwitchB# set interface gigabit-ethernet te-1/1/5 family ethernet-switching vlan members 200, 300
admin@SwitchB# set interface gigabit-ethernet xe-1/1/1 family ethernet-switching native-vlan-id 100
admin@SwitchB# set interface gigabit-ethernet xe-1/1/1 family ethernet-switching port-mode trunk
admin@SwitchB# set interface gigabit-ethernet xe-1/1/1 family ethernet-switching vlan members 200, 300 |
Step 2 Enable MAC trace function.
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admin@SwitchB# set tracemac disable false |
Step 3 Commit the configurations.
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admin@SwitchB# commit |
Switch C
Step 1 Configure VLAN and port mode.
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admin@SwitchC# set interface gigabit-ethernet xe-1/1/1 family ethernet-switching native-vlan-id 100
admin@SwitchC# set interface gigabit-ethernet xe-1/1/1 family ethernet-switching port-mode trunk
admin@SwitchC# set interface gigabit-ethernet xe-1/1/1 family ethernet-switching vlan members 200, 300
admin@SwitchC# set interface gigabit-ethernet te-1/1/1 family ethernet-switching native-vlan-id 100 |
Step 2 Enable MAC trace function.
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admin@SwitchC# set tracemac disable false |
Step 3 Commit the configurations.
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admin@SwitchC# commit |
Verification
- Run command run show mac-address table to check the MAC address table.
- On Switch A:
- On Switch B:
- On Switch C:
- On Switch C, trace MAC destination device with MAC address 20:11:11:11:11:11:11 and belonging to VLAN 100.
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admin@PICOS#admin@SwitchC# run tracemac destination 22:11:11:11:11:11 vlan 100 Hop Hostname Ingress port Ingress mac Egress port port Egress mac ----- ----------- -------------- ------------ - ----------- ------------ 1 PICOS SwitchB xe-1/1/1.1 1 70 70:72:cf:b7:65:45 te-1/1/5 70:72:cf:b7:65:45 2 PICOS SwitchA te-1/1/3 04:f8:f8:20:6c:7b te-1/1/1 04:f8:f8:20:6c:7b |