Config Eaps Failtime - Extreme Networks ExtremeWare Command Reference Manual

EAPS Commands

config eaps failtime

config eaps <name> failtime <seconds>
Description
Configures the value of the fail timer the master node used for the EAPS health-check packet.
Syntax Description
name
seconds
Default
Default is 3 seconds.
Usage Guidelines
Use the keyword and its associated
failtime
master node waits before declaring a failed state and opens the logically blocked VLANs on the
secondary port.
seconds
three seconds.
Increasing the
failtime
complete state and the failed state by waiting long enough to receive a health-check packet when the
network is congested.
When the master node declares a failed state, it also flushes its forwarding database (FDB) and sends a
"flush FDB" message to all the transit switches on the ring by way of the control VLAN. The reason for
flushing the FDB is so that the switches can relearn the new directions to reach layer 2 end stations via
the reconfigured topology.
Example
The following command configures the failtime value for the EAPS domain "eaps_1" to 10 seconds:
config eaps eaps_1 failtime 10
History
This command was first available in ExtremeWare 6.2.
Platform Availability
This command is available on the "i" series platforms.
686
Specifies the name of an EAPS domain.
Specifies the number of seconds to wait between transmission of the
health-check packets on the control VLAN. Must be greater than 0.
seconds
must be greater than the configured value for
value provides more protection against frequent "flapping" between the
parameter to specify the amount of time the
hellotime
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. The default value is