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Provisioning a Device LLDP Configuration
AlliedView NMS Administration Guide (Controlling and Provisioning Network Devices)
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5.3.13 LLDP Configuration
In iMAP release 8.0, the LLDP protocol feature was introduced as a way to advertise data that is useful for discovering infor-
mation about a network link port. In AlliedView NMS release 8.0, if the administrator manually enabled LLDP for each device
and set the direction as BOTH, the links between the devices would appear on the physical map GUI as the devices were
(re)discovered.
Note: For a complete description of LLDP and its parameters, refer to the iMAP User Guide.
In AlliedView release 9.0, the administrator can activate and control LLDP for one or multiple devices using an application.
Moreover, one minute after LLDP has been activated (with a direction of BOTH), the device will be re-discovered and the links
will appear on the physical map based on the LLDP data.
Like other applications, the administrator can select one or more devices, right click, and then choose Provision -> LLDP Con-
figuration, and then bring up the application, as shown in the following figure.
Note: You can also select Tools -> Application Manager, select LLDP Configuration in the pull-down menu, and
add devices.
FIGURE 5-61 LLDP Application for iMAP Devices
The application shows for each device the following:
• Device Attrs. - These are listed and allowed to be changed in the first LLDP MultiDevice Wizard panel.
• Direction - This can be TX, RX or both
• No LLDP - Whether LLDP is active or not on the port. (This is controlled by the Notify option)
Options - There are multiple options, and these are controlled by the second LLDP MultiDevice Wizard panel.
The administrator can choose one or multiple devices with which to activate and control LLDP, as explained below.
5.3.13.1 LLDP for Multiple Devices
Note: In most cases, the administrator should first choose all the relevant devices that will have LLDP activated
and set the attributes for all devices. The administrator could then if desired choose a device and change
specific attributes. Otherwise, if settings are applied to a specific device, and changes are then made for
multiple devices that affect those settings, any changes to that specific device would be overwritten.
When more than one device is chosen and the Configure LLDP Button is selected, the LLDP MultiDevice Wizard panel
appears. The following figure shows the first panel when multiple devices are selected.