Cisco MDS 9000 Series Command Reference

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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference
OL-8413-07, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x
Chapter 21 S Commands
system heartbeat
system heartbeat
To enable system heartbeat checks, use the system heartbeat command in EXEC mode. Use the no form
of this command to disable this feature.
system heartbeat
system no heartbeat
Syntax Description This command has no arguments or keywords.
Defaults Enabled.
Command Modes EXEC mode.
Command History
Usage Guidelines You can disable the heartbeat checking feature (enabled by default) for debugging and troubleshooting
purposes like attaching a GDB to a specified process.
Examples The following example enables the system heartbeat checks.
switch# system heartbeat
Release Modification
1.0(2) This command was introduced.

Cisco MDS 9000 Series Specifications

General

Category	Switch
Operating System	Cisco NX-OS
Ports	Varies by model
Protocols	Fibre Channel (FC), Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP), iSCSI
Redundancy	Redundant supervisors, power supplies, and fans
Management	Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM), CLI, SNMP
Virtualization Support	VSANs (Virtual SANs)
Security Features	Fibre Channel Security Protocol (FC-SP)
Hot Swappable Components	power supplies, fans
Power Supply Options	AC and DC options available