System Watchdog - Cisco MDS 9000 series Command Reference Manual

system watchdog

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system watchdog
To enable watchdog checks, use the system watchdog command in EXEC mode. To disable this feature,
use the no form of the command.
Syntax Description
This command has no arguments or keywords.
Defaults
Enabled.
Command Modes EXEC mode.
Command History Release
1.0(2)
Usage Guidelines
If a watchdog is not logged at every 8 seconds by the software, the supervisor module reboots the switch.
You can disable the watchdog checking feature (enabled by default) for debugging and troubleshooting
purposes like attaching a GDB or a kernel GDB (KGDB) to a specified process.
Examples The following example enables the system watchdog.
switch# system watchdog
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system watchdog
system no watchdog
Modification
This command was introduced.
Chapter 21 S Commands
OL-8413-07, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x