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208 FastIron Ethernet Switch Administration Guide
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LLDP configuration
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To support an IPv6 management address, there is a similar command that has equivalent behavior
as the IPv4 command.
To advertise an IPv6 management address, enter a command such as the following:
Brocade(config)#lldp advertise management-address ipv6 2001:DB8::90 ports e 2/7
Syntax: [no] lldp advertise management-address ipv6 ipv6 address ports ethernet port list | all
ipv4 address or ipv6 address or both are the addresses that may be used to reach higher layer
entities to assist discovery by network management. In addition to management addresses, the
advertisement will include the system interface number associated with the management address.
For port list, specify the port(s) in the format [slotnum/]portnum, where slotnum is required on
chassis devices only. You can list all of the ports individually; use the keyword to specify a range of
ports, or a combination of both. To apply the configuration to all ports on the device, use the
keyword all instead of listing the ports individually.
Port description
The port description TLV identifies the port from which the LLDP agent transmitted the
advertisement. The port description is taken from the ifDescr MIB object from MIB-II.
By default, the port description is automatically advertised when LLDP is enabled on a global basis.
To disable advertisement of the port description, enter a command such as the following.
Brocade(config)#no lldp advertise port-description ports e 2/4 to 2/12
The port description will appear similar to the following on the remote device, and in the CLI display
output on the Brocade device (show lldp local-info).
Port description: “GigabitEthernet20”
Syntax: [no] lldp advertise port-description ports ethernet port-list | all
System capabilities
The system capabilities TLV identifies the primary functions of the device and indicates whether
these primary functions are enabled. The primary functions can be one or more of the following
(more than one for example, if the device is both a bridge and a router):
• Repeater
• Bridge
• WLAN access point
• Router
• Telephone
• DOCSIS cable device
• Station only (devices that implement end station capability)
• Other
System capabilities for Brocade devices are based on the type of software image in use (e.g., Layer
2 switch or Layer 3 router). The enabled capabilities will be the same as the available capabilities,
except that when using a router image (base or full Layer 3), if the global route-only feature is
turned on, the bridge capability will not be included, since no bridging takes place.
By default, the system capabilities are automatically advertised when LLDP is enabled on a global
basis. To disable this advertisement, enter a command such as the following.