Configuring Lldp Interface-Level Command Options - Dell 53-1002116-01 Administrator's Manual

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LLDP configuration and management
To configure LLDP profiles, perform the following steps from Privileged EXEC mode.
1. Enter the configure terminal command to access global configuration mode.
2. Enter LLDP configuration mode.
3. Configure the profile name.
4. Specify a description for the profile.
5. Enable the transmitting and receiving of LLDP frames.
6. Configure the transmission frequency of LLDP updates.
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8. Advertise the optional LLDP TLVs.
9. Advertise the LLDP DCBX-related TLVs.
10. Enter the copy command to save the running-config file to the startup-config file.

Configuring LLDP interface-level command options

Only one LLDP profile can be assigned to an interface. If you do not use the lldp profile option at the
interface level, the global configuration is used on the interface. If there are no global configuration
values defined, the global default values are used.
To configure LLDP interface-level command options, perform the following steps from Privileged
EXEC mode.
1. Enter the interface command to specify the CEE interface type and slot/port number.
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switch(config)#protocol lldp
The following example creates the unique profile name of "UK_LDP_IT".
switch(conf-lldp)#profile UK_LLDP_IT
switch(conf-lldp-profile-UK_LLDP_IT)#description standard_profile_by_Jane
switch(conf-lldp-profile-UK_LLDP_IT)#mode tx rx
switch(conf-lldp-profile-UK_LLDP_IT)#hello 10
Configure the hold time for receiving devices.
switch(conf-lldp-profile-UK_LLDP_IT)#multiplier 2
switch(conf-lldp-profile-UK_LLDP_IT)#advertise optional-tlv
switch(conf-lldp-profile-UK_LLDP_IT)#advertise dot1-tlv
switch(conf-lldp-profile-UK_LLDP_IT)#advertise dot3-tlv
switch(conf-lldp-profile-UK_LLDP_IT)#advertise advertise dcbx-tlv
switch(conf-lldp-profile-UK_LLDP_IT)#advertise dcbx-fcoe-logical-link-tlv
switch(conf-lldp-profile-UK_LLDP_IT)#advertise dcbx-fcoe-app-tlv
NOTE
Dell recommends against advertising dot1.tlv and dot3.tlv LLDPs if your network contains
CNAs from non-Dell vendors,. This configuration may cause functionality problems.
switch(conf-lldp-profile-UK_LLDP_IT)#exit
switch(conf-lldp)#exit
switch#copy running-config startup-config
switch(config)#interface intengigabitethernet 0/10
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