CLI Guide

tunnel keepalive
Configure the tunnel keepalive target, interval and attempts.
Syntax
tunnel keepalive {ip-address | ipv6-address}[interval
{seconds}] [attempts {count | unlimited}]
Use the no tunnel keepalive command to disable tunnel keepalive probes.
Parameters
ip-address ipv6
address
Enter the IPv4 or IPv6 address of the peer to which the
keepalive probes will be sent.
interval seconds
Enter the keyword interval followed by the interval time, in
seconds, after which the restart process to keepalive probe
packets.
The range is from 5- 255. Default range is 5.
count
(OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword count to count packets
processed by the filter.
The range is from 3-10, Default range is 3.
unlimited
Enter the keyword unlimited to specify the unlimited
number of keepalive probe packets.
Defaults Tunnel keepalive is disabled.
Command Modes INTERFACE TUNNEL
Supported Modes Full–Switch
Command History
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN IOM.
9.4(0.0) Introduced on the MXL.
Usage Information
When configured, the system will send ICMP echo probe packets at the configured
interval and expect a response within the configured number of attempts, else the
tunnel interface will be declared operational down.
Tunneling
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