SLB Commands—"i" Series Switches Only
configure slb failover alive-frequency
configure slb failover alive-frequency <seconds> timeout <seconds>
Description
Configures the frequency at which the local SLB device polls the remote SLB device.
Syntax Description
alive-frequency
The frequency at which the local SLB device polls the remote SLB device. The range is
1 to 60.
timeout
The amount of time within which the local switch must receive a response from the remote
switch. The range is 1 to 60.
Default
The default alive frequency is 1 second.
The default timeout is 3 seconds.
Usage Guidelines
The frequency must be less than the timeout. Extreme Networks recommends that you set the timeout
greater than an even multiple of the frequency.
To enable active-active operation, use the following command:
enable slb failover
Example
The following command sets the alive frequency to 5 seconds and the timeout to 10 seconds:
configure slb alive-frequency 5 timeout 10
History
This command was first available in ExtremeWare 6.1.
Platform Availability
This command is available on all "i" series platforms.
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ExtremeWare 7.5 Command Reference Guide