Link Layer Discovery Protocol (Lldp) Commands; Lldp Overview - Dell Force10 S2410-01-10GE-24P Command Reference Manual

Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)
Commands
The IEEE 802.1AB standard defines the Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP). LLDP support is new
in SFTOS 2.5.1.
The commands in this chapter are:
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LLDP Overview

LLDP allows a switch residing on an 802.1Q VLAN to advertise connectivity, physical description,
management information, and major capabilities. The TLV (Type/Length/Value) information distributed
via this protocol is stored by its recipients in a standard Management Information Base (MIB),
facilitating multi-vendor interoperability and use of standard management tools to discover and make
available physical topology information for network management.
To clear LLDP information:
— clear lldp neighbors on page 159
— clear lldp counters on page 159
To configure LLDP globally (on all ports):
— lldp mode (global) on page 160
To configure LLDP on a single port:
— lldp mode (interface) on page 161
level)
— lldp notification on page 162
— lldp transmit-mgmt on page 163
— lldp transmit-tlv on page 163
To change default timers (all global):
— lldp hello on page 160
— lldp multiplier on page 161
— lldp notification-interval on page 162
— lldp timers-reinit on page 163
To display LLDP information:
— show lldp interface on page 164
— show lldp local-device on page 165
— show lldp neighbors on page 166
— show lldp remote-device on page 167
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