Cisco Nexus 5500 Series - Configuring the Session Limit

DETAILED STEPS
PurposeCommand or Action
Enters global configuration mode.configure terminal
Example:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)#
Step 1
Enters line configuration mode.line vty
Example:
switch# line vty
switch(config-line)#
Step 2
Configures the inactive session timeout. The range is
from 0 to 525600 minutes (8760 hours). A value of 0
minutes disables the timeout. The default value is 30.
exec-timeout minutes
Example:
switch(config-line)# exec-timeout 30
Step 3
Exits line configuration mode.exit
Example:
switch(config-line)# exit
switch(config)#
Step 4
(Optional)
Displays the virtual terminal configuration.
show running-config all | begin vty
Example:
switch(config)# show running-config all | begin
vty
Step 5
(Optional)
Copies the running configuration to the startup
configuration.
copy running-config startup-config
Example:
switch(config)# copy running-config
startup-config
Step 6
Configuring the Session Limit
You can limit the number of virtual terminal sessions on your Cisco NX-OS device.
SUMMARY STEPS
1.
configure terminal
2.
line vty
3.
session-limit sessions
4.
exit
5.
(Optional) show running-config all | being vty
6.
(Optional) copy running-config startup-config
Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS Fundamentals Configuration Guide, Release 7.x
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Configuring Terminal Settings and Sessions
Configuring the Session Limit