Configuring Hello Time Intervals; About Dead Time Intervals; Configuring Dead Time Intervals; About Retransmitting Intervals - HP Cisco MDS 9216 - Fabric Switch Configuration Manual

FSPF Interface Configuration
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Configuring Hello Time Intervals

To configure the FSPF Hello time interval using Fabric Manager, follow these steps:
Expand Switches, expand Interfaces and then select FC Physical.
Step 1
You see the interface configuration in the Information pane.
Step 2 Click the FSPF tab.
You see the FSPF interface configuration in the Information pane as shown in
Step 3 Change the Hello Interval field for a switch.
Step 4 Click Apply Changes to save these changes, or click Undo Changes to discard any unsaved changes.

About Dead Time Intervals

You can set the FSPF dead time interval to specify the maximum interval for which a hello message must
be received before the neighbor is considered lost and removed from the database. The integer value can
range from 1 to 65,535 seconds.
Note This value must be the same in the ports at both ends of the ISL.
An error is reported at the command prompt if the configured dead time interval is less than the hello
Caution
time interval.

Configuring Dead Time Intervals

To configure the FSPF dead time interval using Fabric Manager, follow these steps:
Expand Switches, expand Interfaces and then select FC Physical.
Step 1
You see the interface configuration in the Information pane.
Step 2 Click the FSPF tab.
You see the FSPF interface configuration in the Information pane as shown in
Step 3 Double-click the Dead Interval field for a switch and provide a new value.
Step 4 Click Apply Changes to save these changes, or click Undo Changes to discard any unsaved changes.

About Retransmitting Intervals

You can specify the time after which an unacknowledged link state update should be transmitted on the
interface. The integer value to specify retransmit intervals can range from 1 to 65,535 seconds.
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