Enabling/Disabling Rdp; Creating An Rdp Interface - Alcatel OmniSwitch 6624 Network Configuration Manual

Enabling/Disabling RDP

Enabling/Disabling RDP
RDP is included in the base software and is available when the switch starts up. However, by default this
feature is not operational until it is enabled on the switch.
To enable RDP operation on the switch, use the following command:
-> ip router-discovery enable
Once enabled, any existing RDP interfaces on the switch that are also enabled will activate and start to
send initial advertisements. See
To disable RDP operation on the switch, use the following command:
-> ip router-discovery disable
Use the show ip router-discovery
switch.

Creating an RDP Interface

An RDP interface is created by enabling RDP for a specified VLAN router IP address. Note that it is not
necessary to first configure a VLAN router IP address before creating an RDP interface.
To create an RDP interface, enter ip router-discovery interface followed by an IP address then enable.
For example, the following command creates an RDP interface for VLAN router IP 17.255.10.2:
-> ip router-discovery interface 17.255.10.2 enable
The first time an RDP interface is enabled, it is not necessary to enter enable as part of the command.
However, if the interface is subsequently disabled, then entering enable is required the next time this
command is used. For example, the following sequence of commands initially enables RDP interface
17.255.10.2 then disables and again enables the same interface:
-> ip router-discovery interface 17.255.10.2
-> ip router-discovery interface 17.255.10.2 disable
-> ip router-discovery interface 17.255.10.2 enable
When the above RDP interface becomes active, advertisement packets are transmitted on all active ports
that belong to the IP router VLAN. These packets contain IP address 17.255.10.2 for the purposes of
advertising this address as a router on the network connections provided by ports associated with the
router VLAN.
When an RDP interface is created, it is automatically configured with the following default parameter
values:
RDP Interface Parameter
Advertisement destination address.
Advertisement time interval defined by
maximum and minimum values.
Advertisement lifetime.
Router IP address preference level.
page 14-8
"RDP Interfaces" on page 14-6
command to determine the current operational status of RDP on the
Default
All systems multicast (224.0.0.1)
Maximum = 600 seconds
Minimum = 450 seconds (0.75 * maximum value)
1800 seconds (3 * maximum value)
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Configuring RDP
April 2004