Concept Guide
To return to the default, use the no timers spf command.
Parameters
delay Enter a number as the delay. The range is from 0 to 2147483647. The default is 5
seconds.
holdtime Enter a number as the hold time. The range is from 0 to 2147483647. The default is 10
seconds.
msec Enter the keyword msec to specify the time interval value in milli seconds.
NOTE: If you do not specify the msec option, the timer values are considered as
seconds.
Defaults
• delay = 5 seconds
• holdtime = 10 seconds
Command Modes ROUTER OSPF
Supported Modes Full–Switch
Command History
Version Description
9.11(0.0) Introduced the msec keyword.
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN IOM.
8.3.16.1 Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
Usage Information Setting the delay and holdtime parameters to a low number enables the switch to an alternate path quickly but
requires more CPU usage.
Example for IPv4
and IPv6
Dell#
Dell#conf
Dell(conf)#router ospf 1
Dell(conf-router_ospf-1)#timer spf 2 5 msec
Dell(conf-router_ospf-1)#
Dell(conf-router_ospf-1)#show config
!
router ospf 1
timers spf 2 5 msec
Dell(conf-router_ospf-1)#
Dell(conf-router_ospf-1)#end
Dell#
timers throttle lsa all
Congure LSA transmit intervals.
Syntax
timers throttle lsa all {start-interval | hold-interval | max-interval}
To return to the default, use the no timers throttle lsa command.
Parameters
start-interval Set the minimum interval between initial sending and resending the same LSA. The range
is from 0 to 600,000 milliseconds.
970 Open Shortest Path First (OSPFv2 and OSPFv3)