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Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3130 and 3032 for Dell Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 27 Configuring CDP
Configuring CDP
Configuring the CDP Characteristics
You can configure the frequency of CDP updates, the amount of time to hold the information before
discarding it, and whether or not to send Version-2 advertisements.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to configure the CDP timer, holdtime, and
advertisement type.
Note
Steps 2 through 4 are all optional and can be performed in any order.
Use the
no
form of the CDP commands to return to the default settings.
This example shows how to configure CDP characteristics.
Switch#
configure terminal
Switch(config)#
cdp timer 50
Switch(config)#
cdp holdtime 120
Switch(config)#
cdp advertise-v2
Switch(config)#
end
For additional CDP
show
commands, see the
“Monitoring and Maintaining CDP” section on page 27-5
.
Disabling and Enabling CDP
CDP is enabled by default.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to disable the CDP device discovery capability:
Command
Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal
Enter global configuration mode.
Step 2
cdp timer
seconds
(Optional) Set the transmission frequency of CDP updates in seconds.
The range is 5 to 254; the default is 60 seconds.
Step 3
cdp holdtime
seconds
(Optional) Specify the amount of time a receiving device should hold the
information sent by your device before discarding it.
The range is 10 to 255 seconds; the default is 180 seconds.
Step 4
cdp advertise-v2
(Optional) Configure CDP to send Version-2 advertisements.
This is the default state.
Step 5
end
Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 6
show cdp
Verify your settings.
Step 7
copy running-config startup-config
(Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.
Command
Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal
Enter global configuration mode.
Step 2
no cdp run
Disable CDP.
Step 3
end
Return to privileged EXEC mode.