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ip hitless-route-purge-timer
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ip hitless-route-purge-timer
Configures the maximum time before stale routes are purged from the routing information base
(RIB) after a switchover, failover, or OS upgrade. The no form of this command sets the purge timer
time to its default value.
Syntax ip hitless-route-purge-timer seconds
no ip hitless-route-purge-timer seconds
Command
Default
By default, the hitless purge timer is set.
Parameters seconds Maximum time, in seconds, before stale routes are purged. The valid range is
from 2 to 600. The default is 45 seconds.
Command
Modes
Global configuration
IPv4 address family configuration
Usage
Guidelines
Under normal circumstances, you may not need to change the value of the route purge timer. If you
anticipate delay in learning the routes after switchover, you can configure a larger value for the
route purge timer.
Examples The following example shows how to set the IPv4 hitless purge timer on the default VRF:
Brocade(config)# ip hitless-route-purge-timer 500
The following example shows how to set the IPv4 purge timer on the non-default VRF:
Brocade(config)# vrf blue
Brocade(config-vrf-blue)# rd 10:10
Brocade(config-vrf-blue)# address-family ipv4
Brocade(config-vrf-blue-ipv4)# ip hitless-route-purge-timer 120
History
Related
Commands
ipv6 hitless-route-purge-timer
Release Command History
08.0.00a This command was introduced.