New IPsec Troubleshooting Features

There are two new IPsec troubleshooting features you can use in the IOS:

  • IPsec VPN Monitoring: IOS 12.3(4)T

  • Invalid Security Parameter Index Recovery: IOS 12.3(2)T

The following three sections will discuss both of these features.

IPsec VPN Monitoring Feature

IPsec VPN monitoring is a feature new in IOS 12.3(4)T. This feature allows you to monitor VPN sessions to provide for enhanced troubleshooting. These enhancements include:

  • Adding a description to IKE peers so that it becomes easier to identify the peer other than using their IP address or FQDN.

  • Clearing a crypto session: before IOS 12.3(4)T, you had to clear both the Phase 1 and 2 connections to a peer individually to tear down the crypto session; in IOS ...

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