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Oracle Solaris Administration: Network Interfaces and Network Virtualization Oracle Solaris 11 Information Library |
1. Overview of the Networking Stack
Network Configuration in This Oracle Solaris Release
The Network Stack in Oracle Solaris
Network Devices and Datalink Names
Administration of Other Link Types
3. NWAM Configuration and Administration (Overview)
4. NWAM Profile Configuration (Tasks)
5. NWAM Profile Administration (Tasks)
6. About the NWAM Graphical User Interface
Part II Datalink and Interface Configuration
7. Using Datalink and Interface Configuration Commands on Profiles
8. Datalink Configuration and Administration
9. Configuring an IP Interface
10. Configuring Wireless Interface Communications on Oracle Solaris
12. Administering Link Aggregations
16. Exchanging Network Connectivity Information With LLDP
Overview of LLDP in Oracle Solaris
Components of an LLDP Implementation
Configuring How the LLDP Agent Operates
Configuring What Information To Advertise
How to Specify TLV Units for LLDP Packets
How to Display LLDP Statistics
Part III Network Virtualization and Resource Management
17. Introducing Network Virtualization and Resource Control (Overview)
18. Planning for Network Virtualization and Resource Control
19. Configuring Virtual Networks (Tasks)
20. Using Link Protection in Virtualized Environments
21. Managing Network Resources
Each TLV unit has properties that you can further configure with specific values. When that TLV unit is enabled as an LLDP agent's property, then that TLV unit is advertised in the network only with the specified values. Consider, for example, the TLV value syscapab which advertises a system's capabilities. These capabilities can potentially include support for routers, bridges, repeaters, telephones, and other devices. However, you can set syscapab so that only those capabilities that are actually supported in your specific system, such as routers and bridges, are advertised.
The procedure for managing TLVs depends on whether you are configuring global TLVs or per-agent TLVs.
Global TLVs apply to all the LLDP agents on the system. The following table displays the global TLV values and their corresponding possible configurations.
Table 16-2 Global TLVs and Their Properties
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TLV units that cannot have global values are managed at the LLDP agent level. With per-agent TLV units, the values that you provide are used when the TLV unit is enabled for transmission by a specific LLDP agent.
The following table displays the TLV values and their corresponding possible configurations for an LLDP agent.
Table 16-3 Per-Agent TLV Units and Their Properties
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The following procedure shows how to define global TLV values. For a discussion about how to define per-agent TLV units, see Data Center Bridging.
This procedure shows how to provide global values for specific TLV units. To set global TLV values, you use the llpadm set-tlvprop subcommand.
For reference, see Table 16-2.
# lldpadm set-tlvprop -p tlv-property=value[,value,value,...] tlv
# lldpadm show-tlvprop
Example 16-3 Specifying the System's Capabilities and the Management IP Address
This example accomplishes two objectives:
Provides specific information about the system's capabilities to be advertised in the LLDP packet. To achieve this objective, both supported and enabled properties of the syscapab TLV unit must be configured.
Provides the management IP address that is used in the advertisement.
# llpdadm set-tlvprop -p supported=bridge,router,repeater syscapab # llpdadm set-tlvprop -p enabled=router syscapab # llpdadm set-tlvprop -p ipaddr=192.168.1.2 mgmtaddr # llpdadm show-tlvprop TLVNAME PROPERTY PERM VALUE DEFAULT POSSIBLE syscapab supported rw bridge, bridge,router, other,router, router, station repeater,bridge, repeater wlan-ap,telephone, docis-cd,station, cvlan,svlan,tpmr syscapab enabled rw router none bridge,router, repeater mgmtaddr ipaddr rw 192.162.1.2 none --
To support Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) traffic, the LLDP implementation in Oracle Solaris includes data center bridging (DCB) support.
In networks that use traditional Ethernet for traffic exchange, an ongoing risk is that packets might be dropped when the network is busy. A key requirement for FCoE traffic is that no packet drops can occur during transmission. With support for Data Center Bridging Exchange (DCBx), the priority—based flow control (PFC) TLV, and the Application TLV, dropped packets are avoided.
PFC extends the standard PAUSE frame to include the priority information for packets. Typically, a PAUSE frame is sent on a link when traffic is heavy to enable the receiving end to process packets it has already received. With PFC, instead of transmitting a PAUSE frame to stop all traffic on the link, traffic is paused according to priorities defined for the packets. A PFC frame can be sent for the priority for which traffic needs to be paused. The sender stops traffic for that specific priority, while traffic for other priorities are unaffected. After a specified time, another PFC frame is sent to signal that the paused traffic can resume.
PFC configuration information is exchanged between peer stations by means of DCBx. If peers in a traffic exchange have matching PFC configurations, then PFC can pause or resume traffic transmission as needed. To enable different packets to be assigned different priorities, the Application TLV is used to define priority information. If peers have mismatching PFC configurations, the PFC TLV can be customized to accept the other peer's configuration, as shown in the procedure that follows.
Data Center Bridging is a specific case to illustrate how to configure per-agent TLV units as explained in Managing TLV Units.
This procedure shows how to set TLV values at the LLDP agent level by using the llpadm set-agenttlvprop subcommand.
For reference, see Table 16-3.
# lldpadm set-agenttlvprop -p tlv-property[+|-]=value[,value,value,...] -a agent tlv-name
# lldpadm show-agenttlvprop
Example 16-4 Enabling the LLDP Agent to Accept Information and Specifying TLV Application Priorities
This example shows how the pfc as well as the appln TLV values are customized. The TLV units in this example specify how DCB operates for FCoE traffic. The system is configured to accept the peer's PFC configuration in case the local configuration does not match the peer's configuration. The example also shows how the priority is set for the LLDP agent's application TLV.
# lldpadm set-agenttlvprop -p willing=on -a net0 pfc # lldpadm set-agenttlvprop -p apt=8906/1/4 -a net0 appln # lldpadm show-agenttlvprop AGENT TLVNAME PROPERTY PERM VALUE DEFAULT POSSIBLE net0 pfc willing rw on off on,off net0 appln apt rw 8906/1/4 -- --