Keepalive; Linecard Portmode - Dell Z9500 Reference Manual

keepalive

Send keepalive packets periodically to keep an interface alive when it is not transmitting data.
Z9500
Syntax
keepalive [seconds]
To stop sending keepalive packets, use the no keepalive command.
Parameters
seconds
Defaults Enabled.
Command INTERFACE
Modes
Command
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms,
History
refer to the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version
9.2(1.0)
8.3.19.0
8.3.11.1
8.3.7.0
8.1.1.2
7.6.1.0
7.5.1.0
6.1.1.0
Usage When you configure keepalive, the system sends a self-addressed packet out of
Information
the configured interface to verify that the far end of a WAN link is up. When you
configure no keepalive, the system does not send keepalive packets and so the
local end of a WAN link remains up even if the remote end is down.

linecard portmode

Split a single 40G port into four 10G ports on the switch.
Z9500
Syntax
linecard slot-id port number portmode quad
Interfaces
(OPTIONAL) For interfaces with PPP encapsulation enabled,
enter the number of seconds between keepalive packets.
The range is from 0 to 23767. The default is 10 seconds.
Description
Introduced on the Z9500.
Introduced on the S4820T.
Introduced on the Z9000.
Introduced on the S4810.
Introduced on the E-Series ExaScale.
Introduced on the S-Series.
Introduced on the C-Series.
Introduced on the E-Series.
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