The link command in the /etc/llttab file

Last published : Jun 11, 2026
Review the link command information in this section for the /etc/llttab file. See the following information for sample configurations: Note that some of the fields in Table: Field description for link command in /etc/llttab differ from the command for standard LLT links.
Table: Field description for link command in /etc/llttab describes the fields of the link command that are shown in the /etc/llttab file examples.
Table: Field description for link command in /etc/llttab
Field Description
tag-name A unique string that is used as a tag by LLT; for example link1, link2,....
device The device path of the UDP protocol; for example /dev/xti/udp6.
node-range Nodes using the link. "-" indicates all cluster nodes are to be configured for this link.
link-type Type of link; must be "udp6" for LLT over UDP.
udp-port Unique UDP port in the range of 49152-65535 for the link.
MTU "-" is the default, which has a value of 8192. The value may be increased or decreased depending on the configuration. Use the lltstat -l command to display the current value.
IPv6 address IPv6 address of the link on the local node.
mcast-address "-" is the default for clusters spanning routers.
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