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Cisco ME 3800X and 3600X Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 29 Configuring IP Unicast Routing
Configuring BFD
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to reenable HSRP BFD:
To disable HSRP support for BFD on all interfaces, enter the no standby bfd all-interfaces global
configuration command. To disable it on an interface, enter the no standby bfd interface configuration
command.
Note
If you disable standby BFD on an interface by entering the no standby bfd interface configuration
command, to activate BFD sessions on other interfaces, you must disable and reenable it globally by
entering the no standby bfd all-interfaces global configuration command followed by the standby bfd
all-interfaces global configuration command.
Disabling BFD Echo Mode
When you configure a BFD session, BFD echo mode is enabled by default on BFD interfaces. You can
disable echo mode on an interface so it sends no echo packets and but only sends back echo packets
received from a neighbor. When echo mode is disabled, control packets are used detect forwarding
failures. You can configure slow timers to reduce the frequency of BFD control packets.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to disable echo mode on a BFD device and to
set the slow timer rate:
Command
Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal
Enter global configuration mode.
Step 2
interface interface-id
Specify an interface for a BFD session, and enter interface configuration
mode. Only physical interfaces support BFD.
Step 3
ip address ip-address subnet-mask
Configure the IP address and IP subnet mask for the interface.
Step 4
standby [group-number] ip
[ip-address] [secondary]]
Activate HSRP.
Step 5
standby bfd
(Optional) Enable HSRP support for BFD on the interface.
Step 6
exit
Return to global configuration mode.
Step 7
standby bfd all-interfaces
(Optional) Enable HSRP support for BFD on all interfaces.
Step 8
end
Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 9
show standby neighbors
Verify your entries.
Step 10
copy running-config startup-config
(Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.
Command
Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal
Enter global configuration mode.
Step 2
interface interface-id
Enter a BFD interface and enter interface configuration mode.
Step 3
no bfd echo
Disable BFD echo mode on the interface. It is enabled by default, but can
be disabled independently on BFD neighbors.
Step 4
exit
Return to global configuration mode.
Step 5
bfd slow-timer [milliseconds]
(Optional) Configure a BFD slow-timer value. The range is from 1000 to
30000 milliseconds. The default is 1000 milliseconds.
Step 6
end
Return to privileged EXEC mode.