Adding An Lldp Profile - Brocade Communications Systems 8 Administrator's Manual

Adding an LLDP profile

The LLDP profile determines LLDP settings per port.
Use the following procedure to add an LLDP profile.
1. Select the CEE tab on the Switch Administration panel.
2. Select the LLDP-DCBX tab.
3. Select the LLDP Profile tab.
4. Click Add.
5. Enter a name for the configuration in the Name field.
6. Optionally, add a description in the Description field.
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8. In the Hello field, enter a time value in seconds.
9. In the Multiplier field, set the number of consecutive misses allowed before LLDP considers
10. Select the parameters you want to exchange.
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The LLDP Configuration dialog box displays.
Select the Mode.
For Mode, the choices are Tx (transmit), Rx, (receive) or Both. The default is Both.
The Hello value sets the interval between hello bridge protocol data units sent by the root
switch configuration messages. The range is 4 to 180 seconds. The default is the global
configuration range.
the interface to be down.
The range is 1 to 10. The default is the global configuration range. The multiplier is related to
the Hello time interval. Using the defaults, you wait four times (the multiplier value) at 30
second intervals (the hello value) before giving up on the interface.
Note that the term TLV indicates packaging of parameters into a Brocade-specific
Type/Length/Value (TLV).
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Advertise Optional-tlv—Advertises the following optional TLVs:
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system-description—Describes switch or blade characteristics.
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port-description—Describes the configured port.
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system-name—Specifies the system name.
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system capabilities—Describes the system capabilities.
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management-address—The IP address of the management port on the 8000 switch.
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Advertise dot1-tlv—Advertises to any attached device to send IEEE 802.1 LLDP type,
length, and values.
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Advertise dot3-tlv—Advertises to any attached device to send IEEE 802.3 LLDP type,
length, and values.
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Advertise dcbx-tlv—Advertises to any attached device the respective LLDP type, length, and
values.
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Advertise dcbx-fcoe-logical-link—Advertises to any attached device to send DCBX protocol
over LLDP to negotiate the logical link type, length, and values.
LLDP-DCBX configuration
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