System Management Configuration Guide for Cisco NCS 5500 Series Routers, IOS XR Release 6.2.x

Prerequisites for Implementing CDP

You must be in a user group associated with a task group that includes the proper task IDs. The command reference guides include the task IDs required for each command. If you suspect user group assignment is preventing you from using a command, contact your AAA administrator for assistance.

Note

CDP is an optional package. You must check if this package is installed on your system by running the command show install active summary .

Information About Implementing CDP

CDP is primarily used to obtain protocol addresses of neighboring devices and discover the platform of those devices. CDP can also be used to display information about the interfaces your router uses. CDP is media- and protocol-independent, and runs on all equipment manufactured by Cisco, including routers, bridges, access servers, and switches.

Use of SNMP with the CDP MIB allows network management applications to learn the device type and the SNMP agent address of neighboring devices and to send SNMP queries to those devices. CDP uses the CISCO-CDP-MIB.

CDP runs on all media that support Subnetwork Access Protocol (SNAP), including LAN, Frame Relay, and ATM physical media. CDP runs over the data link layer only. Therefore, two systems that support different network-layer protocols can learn about each other.

Each device configured for CDP sends periodic messages, known as advertisements, to a multicast address. Each device advertises at least one address at which it can receive SNMP messages. The advertisements also contain time-to-live, or hold-time, information, which indicates the length of time a receiving device holds CDP information before discarding it. Each device also listens to the periodic CDP messages sent by others to learn about neighboring devices and determine when their interfaces to the media go up or down.

CDP Version-2 (CDPv2) is the most recent release of the protocol and provides more intelligent device tracking features. These features include a reporting mechanism that allows for more rapid error tracking, thereby reducing costly downtime. Reported error messages can be sent to the console or to a logging server, and can cover instances of unmatching native VLAN IDs (IEEE 802.1Q) on connecting ports, and unmatching port duplex states between connecting devices.

CDPv2 show commands can provide detailed output on VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP) management domain and duplex modes of neighbor devices, CDP-related counters, and VLAN IDs of connecting ports.

Type-length-value fields (TLVs) are blocks of information embedded in CDP advertisements. This table summarizes the TLV definitions for CDP advertisements.

Table 1. Type-Length-Value Definitions for CDPv2
TLV	Definition
Device-ID TLV	Identifies the device name in the form of a character string.
Address TLV	Contains a list of network addresses of both receiving and sending devices.
Port-ID TLV	Identifies the port on which the CDP packet is sent.
Capabilities TLV	Describes the functional capability for the device in the form of a device type; for example, a switch.
Version TLV	Contains information about the software release version on which the device is running.
Platform TLV	Describes the hardware platform name of the device, for example, Cisco 4500.
VTP Management Domain TLV	Advertises the system’s configured VTP management domain name-string. Used by network operators to verify VTP domain configuration in adjacent network nodes.
Native VLAN TLV	Indicates, per interface, the assumed VLAN for untagged packets on the interface. CDP learns the native VLAN for an interface. This feature is implemented only for interfaces that support the IEEE 802.1Q protocol.
Full/Half Duplex TLV	Indicates status (duplex configuration) of CDP broadcast interface. Used by network operators to diagnose connectivity problems between adjacent network elements.

Enabling CDP

To enable CDP, you must first enable CDP globally on the router and then enable CDP on a per-interface basis. This task explains how to enable CDP globally on the router and then enable CDP on an interface.

SUMMARY STEPS

configure
cdp
interface type interface-path-id
cdp
Use the commit or end command.

DETAILED STEPS

	Command or Action	Purpose
Step 1	configure Example: `RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# configure`	Enters mode.
Step 2	cdp Example: `RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# cdp`	Enables CDP globally.
Step 3	interface `type` `interface-path-id` Example: `RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# int TenGigE 0/5/0/11/1`	Enters interface configuration mode.
Step 4	cdp Example: `RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# cdp`	Enables CDP on an interface.
Step 5	Use the commit or end command.	commit —Saves the configuration changes and remains within the configuration session. end —Prompts user to take one of these actions: Yes — Saves configuration changes and exits the configuration session. No —Exits the configuration session without committing the configuration changes. Cancel —Remains in the configuration session, without committing the configuration changes.

Modifying CDP Default Settings

This task explains how to modify the default version, hold-time setting, and timer settings.

Note

The commands can be entered in any order.

SUMMARY STEPS

configure
cdp advertise v1
cdp holdtime seconds
cdp timer seconds
Use the commit or end command.
(Optional) show cdp

DETAILED STEPS

Command or Action Purpose

Step 1

configure

Example:


RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# configure

Enters mode.

Step 2

cdp advertise v1

Example:


RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# cdp advertise v1

Configures CDP to use only version 1 (CDPv1) in communicating with neighboring devices.

By default, when CDP is enabled, the router sends CDPv2 packets. CDP also sends and receives CDPv1 packets if the device with which CDP is interacting does not process CDPv2 packets.
In this example, the router is configured to send and receive only CDPv1 packets.

Step 3

cdp holdtime seconds

Example:


RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# cdp holdtime 30

Specifies the amount of time that the receiving networking device will hold a CDP packet sent from the router before discarding it.

By default, when CDP is enabled, the receiving networking device holds a CDP packet for 180 seconds before discarding it.

Note

The CDP hold time must be set to a higher number of seconds than the time between CDP transmissions, which is set with the cdp timer command.

In this example, the value of hold-time for the seconds argument is set to 30.

Step 4

cdp timer seconds

Example:


RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# cdp timer 20

Specifies the frequency at which CDP update packets are sent.

By default, when CDP is enabled, CDP update packets are sent at a frequency of once every 60 seconds.

Note

A lower timer setting causes CDP updates to be sent more frequently.

In this example, CDP update packets are configured to be sent at a frequency of once every 20 seconds.

Step 5

Use the commit or end command.

commit —Saves the configuration changes and remains within the configuration session.

end —Prompts user to take one of these actions:

Yes — Saves configuration changes and exits the configuration session.
No —Exits the configuration session without committing the configuration changes.
Cancel —Remains in the configuration session, without committing the configuration changes.

Step 6

(Optional) show cdp

Example:


RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# show cdp

(Optional)

Displays global CDP information.

The output displays the CDP version running on the router, the hold time setting, and the timer setting.

Monitoring CDP

This task shows how to monitor CDP.

Note

The commands can be entered in any order.

SUMMARY STEPS

show cdp entry {* | entry-name} [protocol | version]
show cdp interface [type interface-path-id | location node-id]
show cdp neighbors [type interface-path-id | location node-id] [detail]
show cdp traffic [location node-id]

DETAILED STEPS

	Command or Action	Purpose
Step 1	show cdp entry {* \| `entry-name`} [protocol \| version] Example: `RP/0/RSP0/CPU0:router# show cdp entry *`	Displays information about a specific neighboring device or all neighboring devices discovered using CDP.
Step 2	show cdp interface [`type` `interface-path-id` \| location `node-id`] Example: `RP/0/RSP0/CPU0:router# show cdp interface pos 0/0/0/1`	Displays information about the interfaces on which CDP is enabled.
Step 3	show cdp neighbors [`type` `interface-path-id` \| location `node-id`] [detail] Example: `RP/0/RSP0/CPU0:router# show cdp neighbors`	Displays detailed information about neighboring devices discovered using CDP.
Step 4	show cdp traffic [location `node-id`] Example: `RP/0/RSP0/CPU0:router# show cdp traffic`	Displays information about the traffic gathered between devices using CDP.

Examples

The following is sample output for the show cdp neighbors command:


RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# show cdp neighbors 
  
  Capability Codes: R - Router, T - Trans Bridge, B - Source Route Bridge
                    S - Switch, H - Host, I - IGMP, r - Repeater
   
  Device ID        Local Intrfce   Holdtme  Capability  Platform  Port ID
  asr9k-rtr1 						Te0/5/0/11/1 			152 					R 										ASR9K Ser Te0/1/0/9 
		asr9k-rtr1 						Te0/5/0/11/2 			156 					R 										ASR9K Ser Te0/1/0/10 
		asr9k-rtr1 						Te0/5/0/11/3 			160 					R 										ASR9K Ser Te0/1/0/11

The following is sample output for the show cdp neighbors command. In this example, the optional type instance arguments are used in conjunction with the detail optional keyword to display detailed information about a CDP neighbor. The output includes information on both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.


RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router#  show cdp neighbors TenGigE 0/5/0/11/1 detail
  
  -------------------------
  Device ID: asr9k-rtr1
		SysName : asr9k-rtr1
		Entry address(es): 
		IPv4 address: 90.0.0.2
		Platform: cisco ASR9K Series, Capabilities: Router 
		Interface: TenGigE 0/5/0/11/1
		Port ID (outgoing port): TenGigE 0/1/0/9
		Holdtime : 155 sec

		Version :
		Cisco IOS XR Software, Version 5.3.1.10I[Default]
		Copyright (c) 2015 by Cisco Systems, Inc.

		advertisement version: 2
		Duplex: full

The following is sample output for the show cdp entry command. In this example, the optional entry argument is used to display entry information related to a specific CDP neighbor.


RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# show cdp entry asr9k-rtr1
  
-------------------------
Device ID: asr9k-rtr1
SysName : asr9k-rtr1
Entry address(es): 
IPv4 address: 110.0.0.2
Platform: cisco ASR9K Series, Capabilities: Router 
Interface: TenGigE 0/5/0/11/3
Port ID (outgoing port): TenGigE 0/1/0/11
Holdtime : 173 sec

Version :
Cisco IOS XR Software, Version 5.3.1.10I[Default]
Copyright (c) 2015 by Cisco Systems, Inc.

advertisement version: 2
Duplex: full

-------------------------
Device ID: asr9k-rtr1
SysName : asr9k-rtr1
Entry address(es): 
IPv4 address: 100.0.0.2
Platform: cisco ASR9K Series, Capabilities: Router 
Interface: TenGigE 0/5/0/11/2
Port ID (outgoing port): TenGigE 0/1/0/10
Holdtime : 169 sec

Version : 
Cisco IOS XR Software, Version 5.3.1.10I[Default]
Copyright (c) 2015 by Cisco Systems, Inc.

advertisement version: 2
Duplex: full

-------------------------
Device ID: asr9k-rtr1
SysName : asr9k-rtr1
Entry address(es): 
IPv4 address: 90.0.0.2
Platform: cisco ASR9K Series, Capabilities: Router 
Interface: TenGigE 0/5/0/11/1
Port ID (outgoing port): TenGigE 0/1/0/10
Holdtime : 165 sec

Version :
Cisco IOS XR Software, Version 5.3.1.10I[Default]
Copyright (c) 2015 by Cisco Systems, Inc.

advertisement version: 2
Duplex: full

The following is sample output for the show cdp interface command. In this example, CDP information related to Packet over SONET/SDH (POS) interface 0/4/0/0 is displayed.


RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router#  show cdp interface TenGigE 0/5/0/11/1
  
  TenGigE 0/5/0/11/1 is Up
    Encapsulation ether
				Sending CDP packets every 20 seconds
				Holdtime is 30 seconds

The following is sample output for the show cdp traffic command:


RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# show cdp traffic
  
  CDP counters :
          Packets output: 250, Input: 120
										Hdr syntax: 0, Chksum error: 0, Encaps failed: 0
										No memory: 0, Invalid packet: 0, Truncated: 0
										CDP version 1 advertisements output: 0, Input: 0
										CDP version 2 advertisements output: 250, Input: 120
										Unrecognize Hdr version: 0, File open failed: 0

The following is sample output for the show cdp traffic command. In this example, the optional location keyword and node-id argument are used to display information about the traffic gathered between devices using CDP from the specified node.


RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# show cdp traffic 0/5/CPU0
  
  CDP counters :
          Packets output: 318, Input: 141
          Hdr syntax: 0, Chksum error: 0, Encaps failed: 0
          No memory: 0, Invalid packet: 0, Truncated: 0
          CDP version 1 advertisements output: 0, Input: 0
          CDP version 2 advertisements output: 318, Input: 141
          Unrecognize Hdr version: 0, File open failed: 0

Configuration Examples for Implementing CDP

Enabling CDP: Example

The following example shows how to configure CDP globally and then enable CDP on Ethernet interface TenGigE 0/5/0/11/1:


cdp
interface 0/5/0/11/1
cdp

Modifying Global CDP Settings: Example

The following example shows how to modify global CDP settings. In this example, the timer setting is set to 20 seconds, the hold-time setting is set to 30 seconds, and the version of CDP used to communicate with neighboring devices is set to CDPv1:


cdp timer 20
cdp holdtime 30
cdp advertise v1

The following example shows how to use the show cdp command to verify the CDP global settings:


RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# show cdp
  
  Global CDP information:
  Sending CDP packets every 20 seconds
		Sending a holdtime value of 30 seconds
		Sending CDPv2 advertisements is not enabled

Bias-Free Language

Book Title

System Management Configuration Guide for Cisco NCS 5500 Series Routers, IOS XR Release 6.2.x

Chapter Title

Configuring Cisco Discovery Protocol

Results

Chapter: Configuring Cisco Discovery Protocol

Configuring Cisco Discovery Protocol

Prerequisites for Implementing CDP

Information About Implementing CDP

Enabling CDP

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DETAILED STEPS

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Modifying CDP Default Settings

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Monitoring CDP

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Configuration Examples for Implementing CDP

Enabling CDP: Example

Modifying Global CDP Settings: Example

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