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Chapter 33 Configuring UDLD
How to Configure UDLD

Default UDLD Settings

How to Configure UDLD

Enabling UDLD Globally

Follow these steps to enable UDLD in the aggressive or normal mode and to set the configurable message
timer on all fiber-optic ports on the switch:
Tab l e 33-1 Default UDLD Settings
Feature Default Setting
UDLD global enable state Globally disabled
UDLD per-port enable state for fiber-optic media Disabled on all Ethernet fiber-optic ports
UDLD per-port enable state for twisted-pair (copper) media Disabled on all Ethernet 10/100 and 1000BASE-TX ports
UDLD aggressive mode Disabled
Command Purpose
Step 1 configure terminal Enters global configuration mode.
Step 2 udld {aggressive | enable | message time
message-timer-interval}
Specifies the UDLD mode of operation:
aggressive—Enables UDLD in aggressive mode on all fiber-optic
ports.
enable—Enables UDLD in normal mode on all fiber-optic ports on
the switch. UDLD is disabled by default.
An individual interface configuration overrides the setting of the
udld enable global configuration command.
For more information about aggressive and normal modes, see the
“Modes of Operation” section on page 33-2.
message time message-timer-interval—Configures the period of
time between UDLD probe messages on ports that are in the
advertisement phase and are detected to be bidirectional. The range
is from 1 to 90 seconds.
Note This command affects fiber-optic ports only. Use the udld
interface configuration command to enable UDLD on other port
types. For more information, see the “Enabling UDLD on an
Interface” section on page 33-5.
Step 3 end Returns to privileged EXEC mode.