84 Summit 200 Series Switch Installation and User Guide
Configuring Ports on a Switch
Extreme Discovery Protocol
The Extreme Discovery Protocol (EDP) is used to gather information about neighbor Extreme Networks
switches. EDP is used to by the switches to exchange topology information. Information communicated
using EDP includes:
• Switch MAC address (switch ID).
• Switch software version information.
• Switch IP address.
• Switch VLAN-IP information.
• Switch port number.
EDP Commands
Table 27 lists EDP commands.
Table 27: EDP Commands
Command Description
disable edp ports <portlist> Disables the EDP on one or more ports.
enable edp ports <portlist> Enables the generation and processing of EDP messages on
one or more ports. The default setting is enabled.
show edp Displays EDP information.