Tools for Troubleshooting MPLS TE Problems

This section provides a quick overview of some of the commands that are useful for troubleshooting MPLS TE problems. Table 11-3 summarizes these commands. Not all debug or show commands are shown here; there are too many to list. However, these are the major ones.

Table 11-3. Useful Commands for MPLS TE Troubleshooting
Command Where to Use It Description
show running-config [modifier] Headend, midpoint, tail This command can be used to verify the different configurations on any LSR regardless of the LSR's role.
show mpls traffic-eng tunnel summary [modifier] Headend, midpoint, tail This command displays the following information:

  • If the LSP tunnel process is running

  • If the RSVP process is running

  • If forwarding ...

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