The EIGRP EXTERNAL Setting serves two purposes:

  • Provides a means of testing the EIGRP endpoint instrumentation and analysis functionality of Network Protocol Manager for EIGRP.

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

  • EIGRP EXTERNAL Setting parameters and their values lists the EIGRP EXTERNAL Setting parameters.

Table 1. EIGRP EXTERNAL Setting parameters and their values

Parameter

Values

Description

eigrpPeerAdminStatus

UNKNOWNUPDOWN

Default: UNKNOWN

Determines the initial peer administrative state for the stored instrumentation objects that represent EIGRPProtocolEndpoints.

PeerState

UNKNOWNIDLECONNECTACTIVEOPENSENTOPENCONFIRMESTABLISHED

Default: UNKNOWN

Determines the initial peer state for the stored instrumentation objects that represent EIGRPProtocolEndpoints.