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cfm md format (upgrade-compatible command)

Function

Using the cfm md command, you can create an MD and enter the MD view. If the MD exists, you can use this command to enter the MD view.

Format

cfm md md-name format { dnsname-and-mdname | mac-address | md-name } [ level level ]

Parameters

Parameter Description Value
md md-name Specifies the name of an MD. The value is a string of 1 to 43 characters, which are case sensitive. The characters, such as ?, -, and space are excluded. The name of an MD is used to identify the MD. Different MDs on a device cannot have the same name.
NOTE:

When double quotation marks are used around the string, spaces are allowed in the string.

dnsname-and-mdname Indicates the MD name in the format that a DNS name is followed by an MD name. -
mac-address Indicates the MD name in the format that a MAC address is followed by an MD name. -
md-name Indicates that the MA ID field of the sent packet contains the MD name. -
level level Specifies the level of the MD. The value is an integer ranging from 0 to 7. The greater the value, the higher the priority. The default value is 0.

Views

System view

Default Level

2: Configuration level

Usage Guidelines

This command is available to aid upgrade compatibility. It can only be run during the configuration restoration phase of the upgrade.

It is replaced by the cfm md md-name [ format { no-md-name | dns dns-md-format-name | mac-address mac-md-format-name | string string-md-format-name } ] [ level level ] command.

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