====== How to enable and manage Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) on Dell Networking Force10 switches ======

  Dell(conf)#protocol lldp
  Dell(conf-lldp)#show config
  !
  protocol lldp
  advertise dot1-tlv port-protocol-vlan-id port-vlan-id
  advertise dot3-tlv max-frame-size
  advertise management-tlv system-capabilities system-description hello 10
  no disable
  Dell(conf-lldp)#
  Dell(conf-lldp)#exit
  Dell(conf)#interface gigabitethernet 1/31
  Dell(conf-if-gi-1/31)#show config
  !
  interface GigabitEthernet 1/31
  no ip address
  switchport
  no shutdown
  Dell(conf-if-gi-1/31)#protocol lldp
  Dell(conf-if-gi-1/31-lldp)#show config 
  !
  protocol lldp
  Dell(conf-if-gi-1/31-lldp)#

====== View Information Advertised by Adjacent LLDP Agents ======

  Display brief information about adjacent devices.
  show lldp neighbors.
  
  Display all of the information that neighbors are advertising.
  show lldp neighbors detail
  
**Example of viewing Brief Information Advertised by Neighbors**

  Dell(conf-if-te-0/3-lldp)#end
  Dell (conf-if-te-0/3)#do show lldp neighbors
  Loc      PortID      Rem Host Name        Rem Port Id                Rem Chassis Id
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Te 0/1                     -                     TenGigabitEthernet 0/5      00:01:e8:05:40:46
  Te 0/2                     -                     TenGigabitEthernet 0/6      00:01:e8:05:40:46
  Dell (conf-if-te-0/3)#

**Example of Viewing Details Advertised by Neighbors**

  Dell#show lldp neighbors detail
  ========================================================================
  Local Interface Te 0/4 has 1 neighbor
  Total Frames Out: 6547
  Total Frames In: 4136
  Total Neighbor information Age outs: 0
  Total Frames Discarded: 0
  Total In Error Frames: 0
  Total Unrecognized TLVs: 0
  Total TLVs Discarded: 0
  Next packet will be sent after 7 seconds
  The neighbors are given below:
  -----------------------------------------------------------------------
  Remote Chassis ID Subtype: Mac address (4)
  Remote Chassis ID: 00:01:e8:06:95:3e
  Remote Port Subtype: Interface name (5)
  Remote Port ID: TeGigabitEthernet 2/11
  Local Port ID: TenGigabitEthernet 1/21
  Locally assigned remote Neighbor Index: 4
  Remote TTL: 120
  Information valid for next 120 seconds
  Time since last information change of this neighbor: 01:50:16
  Remote MTU: 1554
  Remote System Desc: Dell Networks Real Time Operating System Software
  Dell Operating System Version: 1.0.
  Dell Application Software Version: 9.4.0.0. Copyright (c) 1999-2014
  Build Time: Thu Aug 9 01:05:51 PDT 1999-2014
  Existing System Capabilities: Repeater Bridge Router
  Enabled System Capabilities: Repeater Bridge Router
  Remote Port Vlan ID: 1
  Port and Protocol Vlan ID: 1, Capability: Supported, Status: Enabled
  

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