Configure Eaps Failtime - Extreme Networks ExtremeWare Command Reference Manual

EAPS Commands

configure eaps failtime

configure eaps <name> failtime [<seconds>]
Description
Configures the value of the failtimer the master node uses for EAPS health-check packets.
Syntax Description
name
seconds
Default
The default is three seconds.
Usage Guidelines
Use the keyword and its associated
failtime
master node waits before the failtimer expires. The
configured value for
hellotime
Increasing the
failtime
packet when the network is congested.
NOTE
In previous versions of ExtremeWare, the secondary port on the Master node would open when the
failtimer expired. In ExtremeWare 7.1 the default behavior has been modified to not open the secondary
port. You can configure the action taken when the failtimer expires by using the
failtime expiry-action
Example
The following command configures the failtimer value for the EAPS domain "eaps_1" to 15 seconds:
configure eaps eaps_1 failtime 15
History
This command was first available in ExtremeWare 6.2.
The behavior for this command was modified in ExtremeWare 7.1 to follow the parameters configured
in
configure eaps failtime expiry-action
This command was added to the Summit "e" series of switches in ExtremeWare 7.2e.
Platform Availability
This command is available on all platforms.
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Specifies the name of an EAPS domain.
Specifies the number of seconds the master node waits to receive a
health-check packet before the failtimer expires. Default is 3 seconds.
seconds
. The default value is three seconds.
value provides more protection by waiting longer to receive a health-check
command.
.
parameter to specify the amount of time the
parameter must be set greater than the
seconds
configure eaps
ExtremeWare 7.5 Command Reference Guide