(Optional) Manually Switching PWs in a PW Protection Group

Context

If you want to maintain the device where the active PW is configured in a VPLS PW redundancy scenario, you can switch services from the active PW to the standby PW and switches services back after the device stabilizes.

Do as follows on the UPE devices:

Procedure

Run system-view
The system view is displayed.
Run vsi vsi-name static
The view of the created VSI is displayed.
Run pwsignal ldp
The VSI-LDP view is displayed.
Run protect-group group-name
A PW protection group is created, and the PW protection group view is displayed.
Run protect-switch manual
An active/standby PW switchover is performed in the current PW protection group.
Run protect-switch clear
An active/standby PW switchback is performed in the current PW protection group.