High Availability - Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Configuration Manual

Configuring LLDP
For information on the quality of service (QoS) features, see the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Quality
Note
of Service Configuration Guide.
DCBXP is enabled by default, provided LLDP is enabled. When LLDP is enabled, DCBXP can be enabled
or disabled using the [no] lldp tlv-select dcbxp command. DCBXP is disabled on ports where LLDP transmit
or receive is disabled.

High Availability

The LLDP feature supports stateless and stateful restarts. After a reboot or supervisor switchover, the running
configuration is applied.
For more information on high availability, see the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS High Availability and
Redundancy Guide.
Virtualization Support
One instance of LLDP is supported.
Licensing Requirements for LLDP
Product
Cisco
NX-OS
Guidelines and Limitations for LLDP
LLDP has the following configuration guidelines and limitations:
• LLDP must be enabled on the device before you can enable or disable it on any interfaces.
• LLDP is supported only on physical interfaces.
• LLDP can discover up to one device per port.
• LLDP can discover Linux servers, provided they are not using a converged network adapter (CNA).
• DCBXP incompatibility messages might appear when you change the network QoS policy if a physical
• DCBXP is not supported for the Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender.
License Requirement
LLDP requires no license. Any feature not included in a license package is bundled with the
nx-os image and is provided at no extra charge to you. For a complete explanation of the
Cisco NX-OS licensing scheme, see the Cisco NX-OS Licensing Guide.
LLDP cannot discover other types of servers.
loopback connection is in the device. The incompatibility exists for only a short time and then clears.
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