Specifications

Security Configuration Command Set
Configuring Policy-Based Routing
Matrix DFE-Gold Series Configuration Guide 13-173
13.3.13.9 ip policy pinger
Use this command to configure behavior for pinging PBR next hops.
ip policy pinger {off | on [interval interval] [retries retries}
Syntax Description
Command Syntax of the “no” Form
The “no” form of this command turns PBR ping to off:
no ip policy pinger
Command Type
Router command.
Command Mode
Interface configuration: Matrix>Router1(config-if(Vlan <vlan_id>))#
Command Defaults
• If not specified, interval will be set to 3 seconds.
• If not specified, retries will be set to 3.
Example
This example shows how to configure the PBR ping interval to 5 and retries to 4 on VLAN 1:
off Turns ping off so all next hops are available by default.
on Starts pinging all next-hops in the route map list.
interval interval (Optional) When ping is on, specifies the ping interval in
seconds. Valid values are 1 - 30. Default is 3.
retries retries (Optional) When ping is on, specifies the number of retries
(timeout failures) before setting the hop as unavailable.
Valid values are 1 - 10. Default is 3.
Matrix>Router1(config)#interface vlan 1
Matrix>Router1(config-if(Vlan 1))#ip policy pinger on interval 5 retries 4