Dell Force10 MXL Blade - Timers Basic

Routing Information Protocol (RIP) | 505
timers basic
Manipulate the RIP timers for routing updates, invalid, holddown times and flush time.
Syntax
timers basic update invalid holddown flush
To return to the default settings, use the no timers basic command.
Parameters
Defaults
• update = 30 seconds
• invalid = 180 seconds
• holddown = 180 seconds
• flush = 240 seconds.
Command Modes
ROUTER RIP
Command
History
Usage
Information
If you change the timers on one router, the timers on all routers in the RIP domain must also be
synchronized.
version
Specify either RIP version 1 or RIP version 2.
Syntax
version {1 | 2}
To return to the default version setting, use the no version command.
Parameters
update
Enter the number of seconds to specify the rate at which RIP routing updates are sent.
Range: zero (0) to 4294967295.
Default: 30 seconds.
invalid
Enter the number of seconds to specify the time interval before routing updates are
declared invalid or expired. The
invalid value should be at least three times the update
timer value.
Range: zero (0) to 4294967295.
Default: 180 seconds.
holddown
Enter the number of seconds to specify a time interval during which the route is marked as
unreachable but still sending RIP packets. The
holddown value should be at least three
times the
update timer value.
Range: zero (0) to 4294967295.
Default: 180 seconds.
flush
Enter the number of seconds to specify the time interval during which the route is
advertised as unreachable. When this interval expires, the route is flushed from the routing
table. The
flush value should be greater than the update value.
Range: zero (0) to 4294967295.
Default is 240 seconds.
Version 8.3.16.1 Introduced on MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module
1 Enter the keyword 1 to specify RIP version 1.
2 Enter the keyword 2 to specify RIP version 2.