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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 OSPFv3 for OSPFv3
Supported Modes Full–Switch
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, 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
9.11(0.0) Introduced the msec keyword.
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN IOM.
9.8(0.0) 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
Dell#
Dell#conf
Dell(conf)#ipv6 router ospf 1
Dell(conf-ipv6-router_ospf)#timer spf 2 5 msec
Dell(conf-ipv6-router_ospf)#
Dell(conf-ipv6-router_ospf)#show config
!
ipv6 router ospf 1
timers spf 2 5 msec
Dell(conf-ipv6-router_ospf)#
Dell(conf-ipv6-router_ospf)#end
Dell#
Open Shortest Path First (OSPFv2 and OSPFv3) 881