Tracing Layer 2 VPN Traffic and Operations

To trace Layer 2 VPN protocol traffic, you can specify options in the Layer 2 VPN traceoptions statement:




traceoptions {
file filename <files number> <size size> <world-readable |
no-world-readable>;
flag flag <flag-modifier> <disable>;
}

You can configure the traceoptions statement at the following hierarchy levels:

[edit routing-instances routing-instance-name protocols l2vpn]
[edit logical-systems logical-system-name routing-instances routing-instance-name protocols l2vpn]

The following trace flags display the operations associated with Layer 2 VPNs:

all—All Layer 2 VPN tracing options.
connections—Layer 2 connections (events and state changes).
error—Error conditions.
general—General events.
nlri—Layer 2 advertisements received or sent by means of the BGP.
normal—Normal events.
policy—Policy processing.
route—Routing information.
state—State transitions.
task—Routing protocol task processing.
timer—Routing protocol timer processing.
topology—Layer 2 VPN topology changes caused by reconfiguration or advertisements received from other PE routers using BGP.