Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fabric OS v7.0.0 (53-1002152-01, March 2012)

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LLDP-DCBX configuration
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• Advertise Optional-tlv—Advertises the following optional TLVs:
- system-description—Describes switch or blade characteristics.
- port-description—Describes the configured port.
- system-name—Specifies the system name.
- system-capabilities—Describes the system capabilities.
- management-address—The IP address of the management port on the 8000 switch.
• Advertise dot1-tlv—Select this check box to advertise to any attached device to send IEEE
802.1 LLDP type, length, and values.
• Advertise dot3-tlv—Select this check box to advertise to any attached device to send IEEE
802.3 LLDP type, length, and values.
• Advertise DCBx-tlv—Select this check box to advertise to any attached device the
respective LLDP type, length, and values.
• Advertise DCBx-fcoe-logical-link—Select this check box to advertise to any attached device
to send DCBX protocol over LLDP to negotiate the logical link type, length, and values.
• Advertise DCBx-fcoe-app—Select this check box to advertise application type, length, and
values to ensure interoperability of traffic over DCBX protocol running over LLDP.
12. Click Apply.
13. Click Save Configuration.
Adding an LLDP profile
The LLDP profile determines LLDP settings per port.
To add an LLDP profile, perform the following steps.
1. Select the DCB tab on the Switch Administration panel.
2. Select the LLDP-DCBX tab.
3. Select the LLDP Profile tab.
4. Click Add.
The LLDP Configuration dialog box displays.
5. Enter a name for the configuration in the Name field.
6. Optionally, add a description in the Description field.
7. Select the Mode.
For Mode, the choices are Tx (transmit), Rx, (receive) or Both. The default is Both.
8. In the Hello field, enter a time value in seconds.
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.
9. In the Multiplier field, set the number of consecutive misses allowed before LLDP considers
the interface to be down.