inter-switch-link dead-interval

Syntax

inter-switch-link dead-interval <DEAD-INTERVAL>

no inter-switch-link dead-interval

Description

Sets the dead interval for the interswitch link 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 time is 20 seconds.

The no form of this command resets the interswitch link dead interval to the default of 20 seconds.

NOTE:

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

Command context

config-vsx

Parameters

<DEAD-INTERVAL>

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

Authority

Administrators

Examples

Setting the dead interval for the interswitch link protocol to 10 seconds:

switch(config)# vsx
switch(config-vsx)# inter-switch-link dead-interval 10

Setting the dead interval for the interswitch link protocol to the default:

switch(config)# vsx
switch(config-vsx)# no vsx inter-switch-link dead-interval