Configuring for Network Management Applications

LLDP (Link-Layer Discovery Protocol)

The Management Address field displays only the LLDP-configurable IP addresses on the switch. (Only manually-configured IP addresses are LLDP-configurable.) If the switch has only an IP address from a DHCP or Bootp server, then the Management Address field is empty (because there are no LLDP­ configurable IP addresses available). For more on this topic, refer to “Remote Management Address” on page 13-40.

Figure 13-19. Example of Displaying the Global and Per-Port Information Available for Outbound Advertisements

Figure 13-20. Example of the Default Per-Port Information Content for Ports 1 and 2

Displaying the Current Port Speed and Duplex Configuration on a

Switch Port. Port speed and duplex information for a switch port and a connected LLDP-MED endpoint can be compared for configuration mismatches by using an SNMP application. You can also use the switch CLI to display this information, if necessary. The following two commands provide methods for displaying speed and duplex information for switch ports. For

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