Keepalive - Dell C9000 Series Reference Manual

keepalive

Send keepalive packets periodically to keep an interface alive when it is not transmitting data.
C9000 Series
Syntax
keepalive [seconds]
To stop sending keepalive packets, use the no keepalive command.
Parameters
seconds
Defaults Enabled.
Command Modes INTERFACE
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, 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
9.9(0.0)
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 Information When you configure keepalive, the system sends a self-addressed packet out of 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.
(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 C9010.
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.
Interfaces 944