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Catalyst 3750-E and 3560-E Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 27 Configuring CDP
Configuring CDP
CDP and Switch Stacks
A switch stack appears as a single switch in the network. Therefore, CDP discovers the switch stack, not
the individual stack members. The switch stack sends CDP messages to neighboring network devices
when there are changes to the switch stack membership, such as stack members being added or removed.
Configuring CDP
These sections contain this configuration information:
• Default CDP Configuration, page 27-2
• Configuring the CDP Characteristics, page 27-2
• Disabling and Enabling CDP, page 27-3
• Disabling and Enabling CDP on an Interface, page 27-4
Default CDP Configuration
Table 27-1 shows the default CDP configuration.
Configuring the CDP Characteristics
You can configure the frequency of CDP updates, the amount of time to hold the information before
discarding it, and whether or not to send Version-2 advertisements.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to configure the CDP timer, holdtime, and
advertisement type.
Note Steps 2 through 4 are all optional and can be performed in any order.
Table 27-1 Default CDP Configuration
Feature Default Setting
CDP global state Enabled
CDP interface state Enabled
CDP timer (packet update frequency) 60 seconds
CDP holdtime (before discarding) 180 seconds
CDP Version-2 advertisements Enabled
Command Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal Enter global configuration mode.
Step 2
cdp timer seconds (Optional) Set the transmission frequency of CDP updates in seconds.
The range is 5 to 254; the default is 60 seconds.