Users Guide

180 Network Administration: Port Settings
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• Default message time is 15 seconds.
• Default expiration time is 45 seconds (3 times the message time).
• Default port UDLD state:
– Fiber interfaces are in the global UDLD state.
– Non-fiber interfaces are in the disable state.
Common UDLD Tasks
This section describes some common tasks to setup UDLD.
Workflow1: To globally enable UDLD on fiber ports, perform the following steps:
•Open the UDLD Global Settings page.
– Enter the Message Time.
– Select either
Disabled , Normal or Aggressive as the global UDLD
status.
–Click
Apply
Workflow2: To change the UDLD configuration of a fiber port or to enable UDLD
on a copper port, perform the following steps:
1 Open the UDLD Global Settings page.
• Select a port.
• Select either
Default , Disabled , Normal or Aggressive as the port’s
UDLD status. If you select Default, the port receives the global
setting.
2 Click Apply .
UDLD Global Settings
The UDLD feature can be configured for all fiber ports at one time (in the
UDLD Global Settings page) or per port (in the UDLD Interface Settings
page).
The Fiber Port UDLD Default State is only applicable to fiber ports.
The Message Time field is applicable to both copper and fiber ports.
To configure UDLD globally: