Chapter 20: Ethernet Protocols (CLI)
Parameter
Input Type
agent-admin
Variable
Admin Status
agent-notif-
Variable
enable
The following commands configure Ethernet port 2 to transmit and receive LLDP frames and to send a Topology
Change trap to the NMS whenever the system information of its peer changes:
root> ethernet lldp agent-admin-set interface eth slot 1 port 2 agent-
admin txAndRx
root> ethernet lldp agent-notif-enable interface eth slot 1 port 2 agent-
notif-enable true
Displaying the LLDP Local System Parameters (CLI)
To display the local unit's unit parameters, as transmitted by the LLDP agents, enter the following command in root
view:
root> ethernet lldp local-system-scalars-show
The following information is displayed:
•
local Chassis Id Subtype
this parameter is always set to MAC Address.
•
– The MAC Address of the local unit's chassis.
local Chassis Id
•
local System Name
system name, see.
Configuring Unit Parameters
•
local System Description
Permitted Values
txOnly
rxOnly
txAndRx
disabled
true
false
– The type of encoding used to identify the local unit's chassis. In this release,
- The system name included in TLVs transmitted by the LLDP agent. To define the
(CLI).
– The system description included in TLVs transmitted by the LLDP agent.
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Description
•
– The LLDP agent transmits
txOnly
LLDP frames on this port but does
not update information about its
peer.
•
– The LLDP agent receives
rxOnly
but does not transmit LLDP frames
on this port.
•
– The LLDP agent
txAndRx
transmits and receives LLDP frames
on this port (default value).
•
– The LLDP agent does
disabled
not transmit or receive LLDP frames
on this port.
•
true
– The agent sends a Topology
Change trap to the NMS whenever
the system information received
from its peer changes.
•
false
– Notifications to the NMS
are disabled (default value).
Configuring LLDP (CLI)