Setting The Cdp Message Interval; Setting The Cdp Holdtime - Cisco WS-C6506 Software Manual

Configuring CDP on the Switch
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Console> (enable)

Setting the CDP Message Interval

The CDP message interval specifies how often the switch will transmit the CDP messages to the directly
connected Cisco devices.
To set the default CDP message interval, perform this task in privileged mode:
Task
Step 1 Set the default CDP message interval. The
allowed range is 5–900 seconds.
Step 2
Verify the CDP configuration.
This example shows how to set the default CDP message interval to 100 seconds and verify the
configuration:
Console> (enable) set cdp interval 100
CDP message interval set to 100 seconds for all ports.
Console> (enable) show cdp
CDP
Message Interval
Hold Time
Console> (enable)

Setting the CDP Holdtime

The CDP holdtime specifies how much time can pass between the CDP messages from the neighboring
devices before the device is no longer considered connected and the neighboring entry is aged out.
To set the default CDP holdtime, perform this task in privileged mode:
Task
Step 1 Set the default CDP holdtime. The allowed range
is 10–255 seconds.
Step 2 Verify the CDP configuration.
This example shows how to set the default CDP holdtime to 225 seconds and verify the configuration:
Console> (enable) set cdp holdtime 225
CDP holdtime set to 225 seconds.
Console> (enable) show cdp
CDP
Message Interval
Hold Time
Console> (enable)
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Command
set cdp interval interval
show cdp
Command
set cdp holdtime interval
show cdp
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