ISAKMP/IKE Phase 2 Connections

In this section I’ll discuss some router commands you can use to troubleshoot ISAKMP/ IKE Phase 2 connections. I’ll begin by describing briefly the commands you can use and then, in later sections, discuss some of these commands in more depth.

Overview of the Phase 2 Commands

If you’re experiencing problems with establishing IPsec data connections with an IPsec peer, there are several commands you can use to help pinpoint the problem. Here’s a brief summary of these commands:

  • show crypto engine connections active— Displays each data SA that was built and the amount of traffic traversing each.

  • show crypto ipsec sa— Displays the data SAs established between two IPsec peers, and the components used to protect the ...

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