5000 Series Layer 2/3 Managed Data Center Switch CLI Reference Guide
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IP Event Dampening Commands
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dampening
Enable IP event dampening on a routing interface.
No
command disables IP event dampening on a routing interface.
dampening [half-life period] [reuse-threshold suppress-threshold max-suppress-time [restart restart-
penalty]]
no dampening
Parameters
half-life period
(Optional) Number of seconds it takes for the penalty to reduce by half.
The configurable range is 1-30 seconds. Default value is 5 seconds.
reuse-threshold
(Optional) Value of the penalty at which the dampened interface is
restored. The configurable range is 1-20,000. Default value is 1000.
suppress-threshold
(Optional) Value of the penalty at which the interface is dampened. The
configurable range is 1-20,000. Default value is 2000.
max-suppress-time
(Optional) Maximum amount of time (in seconds) an interface can be in
suppressed state after it stops flapping. The configurable range is 1-255
seconds. The default value is four times the half-life period. lf half-period
value is allowed to default, the maximum suppress time defaults to 20
seconds.
restart restart-penalt
(Optional) Penalty applied to the interface after the device reloads. The
configurable range is 1-20,000. Default value is 2000.
Default
The default is None.
Command Mode
Interface Config
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show dampening interface
Summarize the
number of interfaces configured with dampening and the number of interfaces being
suppressed.
show dampening interface
Parameters
None