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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference
OL-18089-01, Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.x
Chapter 11 I Commands
isns esi retries
isns esi retries
To configure the number of entity status inquiry (ESI) retry attempts, use the
isns esi retries
command
in configuration mode.
To revert to the default value, use the
no
form of the command.
isns esi retries
number
no isns esi retries
number
Syntax Description
Defaults
3 retries.
Command Modes
Configuration mode.
Command History
Usage Guidelines
To use this command, Internet Storage Name Service (iSNS) must be enabled using the
isns-server
enable
command.
The iSNS client queries the ESI port at user-configured intervals. Receipt of a response indicates that
the client is still alive. Based on the configured value, the interval specifies the number of failed tries
before which the client is deregistered from the server.
Examples
The following example shows how change the ESI retries limit to eight.
switch#
config terminal
switch(config)#
isns esi retries 8
Related Commands
number
Specifies the number of retries. The range is 0 to 10.
Release
Modification
2.0(x)
This command was introduced.
Command
Description
isns-server enable
Enables the iSNS server.
show isns
Displays iSNS information.