[Netdisco] LLDP from Linux Machines

[Jeff F. <net...@fc...>]

Hi all,

I have lldpd installed on some Linux routers which allows netdisco to
discover the router and arpnip it (working as expected).

I am now installing lldpd on some hypervisors and the virtual machines
with the intention of netdisco being able to discover what / where the VMs
are. This is useful for answering the question "Where is VM x" but also
some of our VMs are routers which can be arpnip'd.

I have lldpd installed and integrated with snmpd correctly - I can
snmpwalk the lldp OIDs and see lldp information however netdisco always
reports "CDP not Enabled" when discovering the hypervisor.

I suspect my problem is netdisco believing the device is a class which
does not have lldp information so it isn't trying to query it; and there
is probably some configuration options I can add (in snmpd?) to change
this - can anyone suggest what might need to be configured for this to
work?

Cheers,
-Jeff