Data Center Fabric Manager Enterprise User Manual v10.3.X (53-1001357-01, November 2009)

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Adding an LLDP profile
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Adding an LLDP profile
When LLDP is disabled on the switch, a yellow banner displays on the LLDP-DCBX dialog box,
indicating that LLDP-DCBX is not only disabled on the switch, it is also disabled for all ports and
LAGs on the switch.
1. Select Configure > CEE Switch > CEE from the menu bar.
The CEE Configuration dialog box displays, showing the status of all CEE-related hardware and
functions.
2. Select a switch, and click Edit.
3. Click the LLDP-DCBX tab on the Edit Switch dialog box.
The LLDP-DCBX dialog box displays.
4. Click the Enable LLDP-DCBX checkbox.
5. Configure the LLDP Profile parameters:
• Name - Type a name for the LLDP profile. If the name of the LLDP profile already exists on
the switch, an overwrite warning displays. The overwrite warning does not apply to the
<Global Configuration> name, because that name cannot be edited.
• Description - Type a meaningful description of the LLDP profile.
• Mode - Select a mode from the list: Tx (transmitted) or Rx (received).
• Hello - Enter a hello interval time for the bridge. The value range is 4-180 and the default
value is 30.
• Multiplier - Enter a multiplier. The value range is 1-10 and the default is 4.
• Advertise - Check the profile parameters that you want to display as part of the LLDP
profile:
• Port description - The user-configured port description.
• System name - The user-configured name of the local system.
• System capabilities - The system capabilities running on the system.
• System description - The system description containing information about the
software running on the system.
• Management IP address - The IP management address of the local system.
• Dot 1..Dot 3 -
• DCBX - The DCBX profiles.
• FCoE application - The FCoE application feature.
• FCoE logical link - The logical link level for the SAN network.
6. Click the right arrow button to move the newly created profile into the DBCX Profiles table.
7. Click OK.
The CEE Confirmation and Status dialog box displays.
8. Review the changes carefully before you accept them.
9. Click Start to apply the changes, or click Close to abort the operation.