Users Guide

Link layer discovery protocol..........................................................................................................................................112
Protocol data units.................................................................................................................................................... 112
Optional TLVs.............................................................................................................................................................113
Organizationally-specic TLVs.................................................................................................................................114
Media endpoint discovery........................................................................................................................................ 115
Network connectivity device...................................................................................................................................115
LLDP-MED capabilities TLV.....................................................................................................................................115
Network policies TLVs.............................................................................................................................................. 116
Dene network policies.............................................................................................................................................117
Packet timer values...................................................................................................................................................117
Disable and re-enable LLDP ....................................................................................................................................118
Advertise TLVs...........................................................................................................................................................119
Network policy advertisement.................................................................................................................................119
Fast start repeat count............................................................................................................................................120
View LLDP conguration.........................................................................................................................................120
Adjacent agent advertisements...............................................................................................................................121
Time to live................................................................................................................................................................ 122
LLDP commands...................................................................................................................................................... 123
Media Access Control.................................................................................................................................................... 134
Static MAC Address.................................................................................................................................................135
MAC Address Table..................................................................................................................................................135
Clear MAC Address Table........................................................................................................................................135
MAC Commands...................................................................................................................................................... 136
Multiple spanning-tree protocol....................................................................................................................................138
Congure MST protocol.......................................................................................................................................... 139
Create instances.......................................................................................................................................................140
Root selection............................................................................................................................................................ 141
Non-Dell hardware....................................................................................................................................................142
Region name or revision...........................................................................................................................................142
Modify parameters................................................................................................................................................... 142
Interface parameters................................................................................................................................................143
Forward trac.......................................................................................................................................................... 144
Spanning-tree extensions........................................................................................................................................144
MST commands....................................................................................................................................................... 146
Rapid per-VLAN spanning-tree plus.............................................................................................................................154
Load balance and root selection.............................................................................................................................155
Enable RPVST+........................................................................................................................................................ 156
Select root bridge.....................................................................................................................................................156
Root assignment.......................................................................................................................................................158
Loop guard................................................................................................................................................................ 158
Global parameters.................................................................................................................................................... 159
RPVST+ commands................................................................................................................................................. 159
Rapid spanning-tree protocol........................................................................................................................................166
Enable globally.......................................................................................................................................................... 166
Global parameters.....................................................................................................................................................167
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