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Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) enable lldp systemdescription 23

enable lldp systemdescription

Syntax ENAble LLDP SYSTEMDescription [POrt={ALL|port-list}]

Description This command enables system description TLV advertisement on the specified

ports. This is the description of the local system, and is displayed in output of

the show system command.

The LLDP agent now includes system description information in any

LLDPDUs it sends.

Use the port parameter to specify the ports for which to enable system

description TLV advertisement, either a list of ports or all ports. port-list can be

any/all of the following:

■ a single switch port number. Port numbers start at 1 and end at m, where m

is the highest numbered port.

■ a range of switch port numbers (specified as n-m).

■ a comma-separated list of switch port numbers and/or ranges.

■ a single Ethernet interface (specified as ethn).

■ a comma-separated list of Ethernet interfaces. Ethernet port numbers start

at eth0 and end at ethn, where n is the highest numbered Ethernet port.

■ the Ethernet interface eth0.

By default, LLDP system description advertisement is enabled for all ports.

Examples To enable system description advertisement on port 1 and 2, use the command:

ena lldp systemd po=1,2

To enable system description advertisement on all ports, use one of the

commands:

ena lldp systemd

ena lldp systemd po=all