Cisco MDS 9000 series Configuration Manual page 37

Chapter 2 Configuring FCIP
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Only the first interval (during which the connection is idle) can be changed.
Note
To configure the first keepalive timeout interval, follow these steps:
Command
Step 1
switch(config-profile)# tcp
keepalive-timeout 120
switch(config-profile)# no tcp
keepalive-timeout 120
Maximum Retransmissions
You can specify the maximum number of times a packet is retransmitted before TCP decides to close the
connection.
To configure maximum retransmissions, follow these steps:
Command
Step 1
switch(config-profile)# tcp
max-retransmissions 6
switch(config-profile)# no tcp
max-retransmissions 6
Path MTUs
Path MTU (PMTU) is the minimum MTU on the IP network between the two endpoints of the FCIP link.
PMTU discovery is a mechanism by which TCP learns of the PMTU dynamically and adjusts the
maximum TCP segment accordingly (RFC 1191).
By default, PMTU discovery is enabled on all switches with a timeout of 3600 seconds. If TCP reduces
the size of the maximum segment because of PMTU change, the reset-timeout specifies the time after
which TCP tries the original MTU.
To configure PMTU, follow these steps:
Command
Step 1
switch(config-profile)# no tcp pmtu-enable
switch(config-profile)# tcp pmtu-enable
switch(config-profile)# tcp pmtu-enable
reset-timeout 90
switch(config-profile)# no tcp pmtu-enable
reset-timeout 600
Selective Acknowledgments
TCP may experience poor performance when multiple packets are lost within one window. With the
limited information available from cumulative acknowledgments, a TCP sender can only learn about a
single lost packet per round trip. A selective acknowledgment (SACK) mechanism helps overcome the
limitations of multiple lost packets during a TCP transmission.
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Purpose
Specifies the keepalive timeout interval for the TCP
connection in seconds (120). The range is from 1 to 7200
seconds.
Reverts the keepalive timeout interval to the default 60
seconds.
Purpose
Specifies the maximum number of retransmissions (6). The
range is from 1 to 8 retransmissions.
Reverts to the default of 4 retransmissions.
Purpose
Disables PMTU discovery.
Enables (default) PMTU discovery with the default
value of 3600 seconds.
Specifies the PMTU reset timeout to 90 seconds.
The range is 60 to 3600 seconds.
Leaves PMTU discovery enabled but reverts the
timeout to the default of 3600 seconds.
Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS IP Services Configuration Guide
Configuring FCIP
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