HP Brocade 8/12c Brocade Network Advisor SMI Agent Developer's Guide - Page 74
Setting interface mode of CEE port
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3 CEE switch support Enabling or disabling CEE port The CEE port is represented by Brocade_EthernetPort. The class Brocade_EthernetPort in BrocadePartitioning.mof is updated with the following content: • A new extrinsic method RequestStateChange is inherited from the standard CIM class CIM_EnabledLogicalElement. This method should be used to disable or enable the CEE port. • A new property RequestedState is inherited from the standard CIM class CIM_EnabledLogicalElement. Knowledge of the last RequestedState is not supported for the CEE port, thus the property will always have the value 12 (Not Applicable). Setting interface mode of CEE port Setting the interface mode of a CEE port is done by setting the Interface Mode property of the Brocade_LANEndpoint associated to the CEE port. The class Brocade_LANEndPoint in BrocadeEthernet.mof is updated with a new property InterfaceMode, which is a proprietary property that indicates whether the CEE port is in Layer 2, Layer 3, or none mode. The property is writable and can be set using the setInstance intrinsic operation. Layer 3 mode is not supported. Setting Layer 2 mode of CEE port Setting the Layer 2 mode of a CEE port is done by setting the OperationalEndpointMode property of the Brocade_LANEndpoint associated to the CEE port. The class Brocade_LANEndpoint in BrocadeEthernet.mof is updated with a new property OperationalEndpointMode, which is a proprietary property that indicates whether the CEE port is in access, trunk or converged Layer 2 mode of operation. The property is writable and can be set using the setInstance intrinsic operation. BrocadeEthernet.mof is updated to include support for this new property. Enabling or disabling LLDP-DCBX on Ethernet switch and CEE port With Layer 2 networks expanding dramatically, it is difficult for a network administrator to statically monitor and configure each device in the network. Using Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP), the network devices such as routers and switches advertise information about themselves to other network devices and store the information they discover. Data Center Bridging Exchange (DCBX) is used to exchange CEE-related parameters with neighbors to achieve more efficient scheduling and a priority-based flow control for link traffic. DCBX is built on the LLDP infrastructure and uses LLDP to exchange parameters between two link peers. DCBX is on by default. Brocade Network Advisor SMI Agent supports enabling or disabling the default LLDP-DCBX at the switch and port levels. Users can enable or disable the global configuration at the switch level. User can also enable or disable the specific LLDP configuration currently applied at the port level. There is no support for defining any new LLDP profiles through Brocade Network Advisor SMI Agent. Saving the running configuration to the startup configuration on the CEE switch This feature allows you to save all the CEE configuration changes made after startup so that they are persisted across reboots. The class Brocade_EthernetSwitch in BrocadeEthernet.mof is updated with a new extrinsic method ConfigSaveRunningToStartup. This method saves the CEE changes to startup configuration on the switch. The changes are visible even after a reboot. 62 Brocade Network Advisor SMI Agent Developer's Guide 53-1002169-01