keepalive dead-interval

Syntax

keepalive dead-interval <DEAD-INTERVAL>
no keepalive dead-interval

Description

Sets the dead-interval for keepalive protocol. The dead interval is the amount of time to wait for hellos from a peer before declaring the peer to be dead. The default dead-interval is 3 seconds.

The no form of this command sets the interswitch link dead-interval to the default of 3 seconds.

NOTE:

This keepalive dead-interval command replaces the mclag keepalive dead-interval <DEAD-INTERVAL> command that is supported only in 10.00 releases.

Command context

config-vsx

Parameters

dead-interval <DEAD-INTERVAL>

Specifies the dead-interval in seconds. Range: 2 to 20 seconds

Authority

Administrators

Examples

Setting the dead-interval for keepalive protocol to 10 seconds:

switch(config)# vsx
switch(config-vsx)# keepalive dead-interval 10

Setting the dead-interval for keepalive protocol to the default:

switch(config)# vsx
switch(config-vsx)# no keepalive dead-interval