Managing the device link detection protocol (DLDP)

Enabling or disabling DLDP

Device Link Detection Protocol (DLDP) must be enabled globally and on one or more interfaces to begin monitoring. DLDP is disabled by default.

  • To enable DLDP on the switch, use the command dldp enable.

  • To disable DLDP on the switch, use the command dldp disable.

  • To disable DLDP globally, use the command no dldp enable.

Setting the DLDP advertisement interval

Setting the DLDP advertisement interval appropriately for your network environment assures that DLDP can detect unidirectional links before network performance deteriorates. Hewlett Packard Enterprise recommends keeping the advertisement interval the same across the link partners.

  • To set the advertisement interval, use the command dldp interval <1-100>, specifying a value between 1 and 100 seconds.

  • To reset the advertisement interval to the default value of 5 seconds, use the commandno dldp interval .