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cluster timer
cluster timer
Use the
cluster timer
global configuration command to set the interval in seconds between heartbeat
messages. Use the
no
form of this command to set the interval to the default value.
cluster timer
interval-in-secs
no cluster timer
Syntax Description
Defaults
The interval is 8 seconds.
Command Modes
Global configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines
Enter this command with the
cluster holdtime
global configuration command only on the cluster
command switch. The cluster command switch propagates the values to all its cluster members so that
the setting is consistent among all switches in the cluster.
The holdtime is typically set as a multiple of the heartbeat interval timer (
cluster timer
). For example,
it takes (holdtime-in-secs divided by the interval-in-secs) number of heartbeat messages to be missed in
a row to declare a switch down.
Examples
This example shows how to change the heartbeat interval timer and the duration on the cluster command
switch:
Switch(config)#
cluster timer 3
Switch(config)#
cluster holdtime 30
You can verify your settings by entering the
show cluster
privileged EXEC command.
Related Commands
interval-in-secs
Interval in seconds between heartbeat messages. The range is 1 to 300
seconds.
Release
Modification
12.1(19)EA1
This command was introduced.
Command
Description
show cluster
Displays the cluster status and a summary of the cluster to which the switch
belongs.