Keepalive – Dell PowerEdge FX2/FX2s User Manual

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Usage
Information

If you configure interface type as CR4 with auto-negotiation enabled, also
configure CR4 with auto-negotiation. Many DAC cable link issues are resolved by
setting the interface type as CR4.

Related
Commands

interface

— configures a physical interface.

interface port-channel

— configures a port channel group.

keepalive

Send keepalive packets periodically to keep an interface alive when it is not transmitting data.

Syntax

keepalive [seconds]
To stop sending keepalive packets, use the no keepalive command.

Parameters

seconds

(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.

Defaults

Enabled.

Command
Modes

INTERFACE

Command
History

Version 9.4(0.0)

Supported on the FN I/O aggregator. This command is
supported in Programmable-Mux (PMUX) mode only.

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.

mtu

Set the link maximum transmission unit (MTU) (frame size) for an Ethernet interface.

Syntax

mtu value
To return to the default MTU value, use the no mtu command.

Parameters

value

Enter a maximum frame size in bytes. The range is from 594
to 9252. MXL Switch Range is from 594 to 12000. The
default is 1554.

Defaults

1554

Command
Modes

INTERFACE

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