Cdp On The Series 5300Xl Switches - HP ProCurve 6400cl Series Management And Configuration Manual

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CDP on the Series 5300xl Switches

This section applies to CDP operation in the Series 5300xl switches. For
information on reading CDP data in the Series 3400cl and Series 6400cl
switches, refer to "LLDP and CDP Data Management on the Series 3400cl
and 6400cl Switches" on page 14-32.
CDP Features
Feature
view the switch's CDP configuration
view the switch's CDP Neighbors Table
clear (reset) the CDP Neighbors Table
enable or disable CDP on the switch
enable or disable CDP operation on an
individual port
change the transmit interval for the switch's
CDP packets
change the hold time (time-to-live for CDP
packets the switch generates)
Introduction to CDP on the Series 5300xl Switches
In Series 5300xl switches, CDP-v1 (Cisco Discovery Protocol, version 1)
provides data that aids SNMP-based network mapping utilities designed to
discover devices running CDP in a network. To make this data available, the
switch transmits information about itself via CDP packets to adjacent devices,
and also receives and stores information about adjacent devices running CDP.
This enables each CDP device to receive and maintain identity data on each
of its CDP Neighbors and pass this information off to an SNMP utility designed
to query the CDP area of the device's MIB (Management Information Base).
To take advantage of CDP in Series 5300xl switches, you should have a
working knowledge of SNMP operation and an SNMP utility capable of polling
the switches for CDP data. HP's implementation of CDP places specific data
into the switch's Management Information Base (MIB). However, retrieval of
these data for network mapping is dependent on the operation of your SNMP
utility. Refer to the documentation provided with the utility.
Configuring for Network Management Applications
CDP on the Series 5300xl Switches
Default Menu
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n/a —
n/a —
enabled —
enabled —
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180 seconds —
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