DELL 9.8(0.0) User Manual
keepalive
Send keepalive packets periodically to keep an interface alive when it is not transmitting data.
S4820T
Syntax
keepalive
To stop sending keepalive packets, use the no keepalive command.
To stop sending keepalive packets, use the no keepalive command.
Defaults
Enabled.
Command
Modes
Modes
INTERFACE
Command
History
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms,
refer to the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
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
Description
9.0.2.0
Introduced on the S6000.
8.3.19.0
Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1
Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.0
Introduced on the S4810.
8.1.1.2
Introduced on the E-Series ExaScale.
7.6.1.0
Introduced on the S-Series.
7.5.1.0
Introduced on the C-Series.
pre-Version
6.1.1.0
6.1.1.0
Introduced on the E-Series.
Usage
Information
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.
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.
monitor interface
Monitor counters on a single interface or all interfaces on a line card. The screen is refreshed every five
seconds and the CLI prompt disappears.
seconds and the CLI prompt disappears.
Syntax
monitor interface [interface]
To disable monitoring and return to the CLI prompt, press the q key.
To disable monitoring and return to the CLI prompt, press the q key.
Interfaces
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