Software version support of console/serial link settings

In software release versions K.15.12 and greater, the console inactivity-timer <minutes> command has been deprecated and replaced by the console idle-timeout <seconds> command. As an example:

switch(config)#console inactivity-timer 2

is now equivalent to:

switch(config)#console idle-timeout 120

In addition, the serial or USB console idle timeout can be controlled separately if needed. The console idle-timeout serial-usb seconds command allows for this behavior. As an example:

switch(config)#console idle-timeout 120
switch(config)#console idle-timeout serial-usb 15

This sequence of commands will set the Telnet/SSH idle timeout to 120 seconds and the serial-usb idle timeout to 15 seconds. Another example:

switch(config)#console idle-timeout 120
switch(config)#console idle-timeout serial-usb 0

This sequence of commands will set the Telnet/SSH idle timeout to 120 seconds and the serial-usb idle timeout to 0, or, in other words, to never time out.

The console inactivity-timer minutes command will continue to be accepted in version, but it will be converted to the new command format in the running configuration. This command conversion will also happen on a software update to version if the console inactivity-timer minutes command was part of the previous configuration.

These settings can be displayed using show console.