Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June 2010)

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LLDP-DCBX configuration
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DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL
You can clear the check box to disable LLDP.
5. Enter a name for the configuration in the System Name field.
6. Optionally, add a description in the System Description field.
7. Select the Mode.
For Mode, the choices are Tx (transmit), Rx, (receive) or Both. The default is Both.
8. In the Hello field, enter a time value in seconds.
The Hello value sets the interval between hello bridge protocol data units sent by the root
switch configuration messages. The range is 4 to 180 seconds. The default is 30 seconds.
9. In the Multiplier field, set the number of consecutive misses allowed before LLDP considers
the interface to be down.
The range is 1 to 10. The default is 4. The multiplier is related to the Hello time interval. Using
the defaults, you wait four times (the multiplier value) at 30 second intervals (the hello value)
before giving up on the interface.
10. In the FC0E Priority Bits field, enter a value that indicates the desired user priority. Each bit
represents a user priority associated with FCoE traffic.
The range is 0-255. The default is 8.
11. Select the parameters you want to exchange.
Note that the term TLV indicates packaging of parameters into a Brocade-specific
Type/Length/Value (TLV):
• Advertise Optional-tlv—Advertises the following optional TLVs:
- system-description—Describes switch or blade characteristics.
- port-description—Describes the configured port.
- system-name—Specifies the system name.
- system-capabilities—Describes the system capabilities.
- management-address—The IP address of the management port on the 8000 switch.
• Advertise dot1-tlv—Select this check box to advertise to any attached device to send IEEE
802.1 LLDP type, length, and values.
• Advertise dot3-tlv—Select this check box to advertise to any attached device to send IEEE
802.3 LLDP type, length, and values.
• Advertise dcbx-tlv—Select this check box to advertise to any attached device the respective
LLDP type, length, and values.
• Advertise dcbx-fcoe-logical-link—Select this check box to advertise to any attached device
to send DCBX protocol over LLDP to negotiate the logical link type, length, and values.
• Advertise dcbx-fcoe-app—Select this check box to advertise application type, length, and
values to ensure interoperability of traffic over DCBX protocol running over LLDP.
12. Click Apply.
13. Click Save Configuration.