dead-interval

Description

Sets the interval after which a neighbor is declared dead if no hello packet comes in for virtual links.

The no form of this command sets the dead interval to default for virtual links. The default value is 40 seconds (generally four times the hello packet interval).

Command context

config-router-vlink

Parameters

<SECONDS>

Specifies the time interval for the dead interval, in seconds. Default: 40 seconds. Range: 1-65535.

Authority

Administrators or local user group members with execution rights for this command.

Examples

Setting OSPv2F virtual links dead interval:

switch(config)# router ospf 1
switch(config-ospf-1)# area 100 virtual-link 100.0.1.1
switch(config-router-vlink)# dead-interval 30

Setting OSPFv2 virtual links dead interval to default:

switch(config)# router ospf 1
switch(config-ospf-1)# area 100 virtual-link 100.0.1.1
switch(config-router-vlink)# no dead-interval