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Chapter18 Configuring UDLD
Configuring UDLD
Configuring UDLD
This section describes how to configure UDLD on your switch. It contai ns t his c on figurati on
information:
Default UDLD Configuration, page 18-4
Configuration Guidelines, page 18-4
Enabling UDLD Globally, page 18-5
Enabling UDLD on an Interface, page 18-5
Resetting an Interface Shut Down by UDLD, page 18-6

Default UDLD Configuration

Table18-1 shows the de fault U DLD configur ation.

Configuration Guidelines

These are the UDLD configuration guidelines:
A UDLD-capable interface also cannot detect a unidirectional link if it is connected to a
UDLD-incapable port of another switch.
When configuring the mode (normal or aggressive), make sure that the same mode is configured on
both sides of the link.
Table18-1 Default UDLD Configuration
Feature Default Setting
UDLD global enable state Globally disabled
UDLD per-interface enable state for fiber-optic media Disabled on all Ethernet fiber-optic interfaces
UDLD per-interface enable state for twisted-pair (copper)
media Disabled on all Ethernet 10/100 and 1000BASE-TX
interfaces
UDLD aggressive mode Disabled