Users Guide

Network Administration: Port Settings 179
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• Manually —Reactivate a port in the Port Configuration page.
Usage Guidelines
Dell does not recommend enabling UDLD on ports that are connected to
devices on which UDLD is not supported or disabled. Sending UDLD
packets on a port connected to a device that does not support UDLD simply
causes more traffic on the port without providing benefits.
In addition, take the following into consideration when configuring UDLD:
• Set the message time according to how urgent it is to shut down ports with
a unidirectional link. The lower the message time, the more UDLD
packets are sent and analyzed, but the sooner the port is shut down if the
link is unidirectional.
• If you want UDLD to be enabled on a copper port, you must enable it per
port. When you globally enable UDLD, it is only enabled on fiber ports.
• Set the UDLD mode to normal when you do not want to shut down ports
unless it is known for sure that the link is unidirectional.
• Set the UDLD mode to aggressive when you want to shut down any port
whenever there is even a chance that the link is undetermined.
Dependencies On Other Features
• UDLD and Layer 1.
When UDLD is enabled on a port, UDLD actively runs on that port while
the port is up. When the port is down, UDLD goes into UDLD shutdown
state. In this state, UDLD removes all learned neighbors. When the port is
changed from down to up, UDLD resumes actively running.
• UDLD and Layer 2 Protocols
UDLD runs on a port independently from other Layer 2 protocols running
on the same port, such as STP or LACP. For example, UDLD assigns the
port a status regardless of the STP status of the port or regardless of
whether the port belongs to a LAG or not.
Default Settings and Configuration
The following defaults exist for this feature:
• UDLD is disabled by default on all ports of the device.