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Switching > Port Mirroring

• Viewing LLDP Profiles
• Adding a LLDP Custom Profile
• Editing a Custom LLDP Profile
• Deleting Custom Profies

Viewing LLDP Profiles

Name	Default or custom profile name.
Admin Status	LLDP mode of the LLDP profile: Disabled Rx Only<![CDATA[ ]]> TX & RX Tx Only
Msg Tx Hold	Multiplier of the time interval between transmissions during normal transmission periods to determine the time-to-live of LLDP frames for the LLDP profile.
Msg TX Interval	Time interval, in timer ticks, between transmissions during normal transmissions periods for the LLDP profile.
Reinit Delay	Indicates the amount of delay from when Admin Status becomes Disabled until reinitialization of the profile can be attempted again.
TX Credit Max	Maximum transmission credit for the LLDP profile.
Tx Fast Init	Determines the number of LLD PDUs sent during fast transmission periods.
Class	Type of profile: Default <![CDATA[ ]]>Custom
Comments	Information icon that, when moused over, displays either: Auto-added LLDP Profile for default profiles. Comment specified when the custom profile as added or edited; if no comment was specified, nothing is displayed.
Configure	Contains the Edit and Delete icons for custom profiles. Default profiles cannot be edited or deleted, so the icons are dimmed.

Refreshing the LLDP Profile Table Information

To refresh LLDP profile information

1. Navigate to NETWORK | Switching > Port Mirroring.
2. Click LLDP Profile.
3. Click the Refresh icon above the LLDP Profile table.

Searching the LLDP Profile Table

To limit the profiles displayed in the LLDP Profile table

1. Navigate to NETWORK | Switching > Port Mirroring.
2. Click LLDP Profile.

3. In the Search field, enter the search criterion. The display changes.

4. To clear the search and redisplay the entire table. click the red Delete icon in the Search field.

Viewing only Certain Types of LLDP Profiles

To display only certain types of LLDP Profiles

1. Navigate to NETWORK | Switching > Port Mirroring.
2. Click LLDP Profile.
3. From View, select the type of LLDP Profile to view:

• All Types (default)
• Default
• Custom

Adding a LLDP Custom Profile

Changing default values affects the duration and the number of frames transmitted during each cycle.

To add an LLDP custom profile

1. Navigate to NETWORK | Switching > Port Mirroring.
2. Click LLDP Profile.

3. Click Add. The Add LLDP Profile dialog displays.

4. In the Name field, enter a descriptive name for the LLDP profile.

5. From Admin Status, select transmission mode for the LLDP profile:

   • Disabled
   • Rx Only (default)
   • Tx Only
   • Tx & Rx
6. To change the message transmission interval to determine the value of the TTL value of the LLDP frames transmitted by the LLDP agent, enter a multiplier in the Message Tx Hold field. The minimum value is 1, the maximum is 100, and the default value is 4.

To complete an LLDP custom profile

1. To define the time interval, in timer ticks, between transmissions during normal transmission periods, enter the interval, in seconds, in the Message Tx Interval field. The minimum is 1 second, the maximum is 3600 seconds, and the default is 30 seconds.
2. To specify the amount of delay from when Admin Status becomes Disabled until reinitialization can be attempted again for the profile, enter the delay, in seconds, in the Reinitializing Delay field. The minimum is 1 second, the maximum is 10 seconds, and the default, and recommended delay, is 2 seconds.
3. To specify the maximum number of LLDPDUs that can be transmitted at any time for the LLDP profile, enter the number in the Maximum Tx Credit field. The minimum is 1, the maximum is 10, and the default is 5.
4. To specify an initial number of LLDPDUs transmitted during a fast transmission period, enter the number in the Tx Fast Init field. The minimum is 1, the maximum is 8, and the default is 4.
5. Enter an optional comment in the Comment field. What you enter here displays when you mouse over the Information icon in the Comments column of the LLDP Profile table.
6. To include the port description of the Security Appliance in the optional TLV of a LLDPDU message, select Enable Port Description TLV. This option is selected by default.
7. To include the configured Firewall Name of the Security Appliance in the optional TLV if a LLDPDU message, select Enable System Name TLV. This option is selected by default.
8. To include one or more IPv4 or MAC addresses used for managing an interface of the Security Appliance in the optional TLV if a LLDPDU message, select Enable Management Address TLV. This option is selected by default.
9. Click OK.

Editing a Custom LLDP Profile

Default LLDP profiles cannot be edited.

To edit a custom LLDP profile

1. Navigate to NETWORK | Switching > Port Mirroring.
2. Click LLDP Profile.
3. Click the Edit icon for the profile. The Edit LLDP Profile dialog displays.
4. Make changes as needed. For information about the options, see Adding a LLDP Custom Profile.
5. Click OK.

Deleting Custom Profies

Default profiles cannot be deleted.

To delete a custom profile

1. Navigate to NETWORK | Switching > Port Mirroring.
2. Click LLDP Profile.
3. Click the Delete icon for the profile. A confirmation message displays.
   
4. Click OK.

To delete one or more custom profiles

1. Navigate to NETWORK | Switching > Port Mirroring.
2. Click LLDP Profile.
3. Select the profiles to be deleted.

4. Click the Delete Selected from Delete. A confirmation message displays.

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5. Click OK.

To delete all custom profiles

1. Navigate to NETWORK | Switching > Port Mirroring.
2. Click LLDP Profile.
3. Click the Delete All from Delete. A confirmation message displays.
4. Click OK.