Setting the NETCONF session idle timeout time

If no NETCONF packets are exchanged on a NETCONF session within the NETCONF session idle timeout time, the device tears down the session.

To set the NETCONF session idle timeout time:

Task	Command	Remarks
1. Enter system view.	system-view	N/A
2. Set the NETCONF session idle timeout time.	netconf { soap \| agent } idle-timeout minute	By default, the NETCONF session idle timeout time is as follows: 10 minutes for NETCONF over SOAP over HTTP sessions and NETCONF over SOAP over HTTPS sessions. 0 minutes for NETCONF over SSH sessions, NETCONF over Telnet sessions, and NETCONF over console sessions. The sessions never time out.

Task

Command

Remarks

1. Enter system view.

system-view

N/A

2. Set the NETCONF session idle timeout time.

netconf { soap | agent } idle-timeout minute

By default, the NETCONF session idle timeout time is as follows:

10 minutes for NETCONF over SOAP over HTTP sessions and NETCONF over SOAP over HTTPS sessions.
0 minutes for NETCONF over SSH sessions, NETCONF over Telnet sessions, and NETCONF over console sessions. The sessions never time out.

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