The LDP Session External Setting serves two purposes:

  • Provides a means of testing the LDP protocol endpoint instrumentation and analysis functionality of MPLS Manager.

  • Provides a means for MPLS Manager to import LDP protocol endpoint status updates from an VMware Smart Assurance adapter, such as the VMware Smart Assurance Adapter for Alcatel-Lucent 5620 SAM EMS.

    LDP Session External Setting parameters and their values lists the LDP Session External Setting parameters.

Table 1. LDP Session External Setting parameters and their values

Parameter

Values

Description

AnalysisMode

ENABLED,DISABLED

Default: ENABLED

Enables or disables the availability analysis of the LDP protocol endpoint (LdpProtocolEndpoint) data collected from an external source.