Tracing VPLS Traffic and Operations

To trace VPLS traffic, include the traceoptions statement:

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

You can include this statement at the following hierarchy levels:

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

The following trace flags display the operations associated with VPLS:

all—All VPLS tracing options
connections—VPLS connections (events and state changes)
error—Error conditions
nlri—VPLS advertisements received or sent using BGP
route—Trace-routing information
topology—VPLS topology changes caused by reconsideration or advertisements received from other PE routers using BGP