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Quidway S3900 Series Ethernet Switches-Release 1510  Chapter 1  Auto Detect Configuration
 
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Chapter 1  Auto Detect Configuration 
1.1  Introduction to the Auto Detect Function 
The auto detect function uses ICMP request/reply packets to test the connectivity of a 
network regularly. 
The auto detect function is carried out through detecting groups. A detecting group 
comprises of a group of the IP addresses to be detected. As the states of detecting 
groups indicate network state, they can be used to locate network problems in time 
and trigger network devices to take proper measures against network problems. 
1.1.1  Configuring the Auto Detect Function 
Table 1-1 Configure the auto detect function 
Operation  Command  Description 
Enter system view 
system-view 
ā 
Create a detecting 
group and enter 
detecting group view 
detect-group 
group-number 
Required 
Add an IP address to 
be detected to the 
detecting group 
detect-list list-number ip 
address ip-address 
[ nexthop ip-address ] 
Required 
Specify how the 
detecting result is 
generated 
option [ and | or ] 
Optional 
By default, the and keyword is 
specified. 
Set the detecting 
interval 
timer loop seconds 
Optional 
By default, the detecting 
interval is 15 seconds. 
Set the maximum 
number of retries 
during a detecting 
operation 
retry retry-times 
Optional 
By default, the maximum 
number of retries is 2. 
Set the detecting 
timeout time 
timer wait seconds 
Optional 
By default, the detecting 
timeout time is 2 seconds. 
 
1.1.2  Displaying Auto Detect Configuration 
After the above-mentioned configuration, you can use the display command in any 
view to view the auto detect configuration, so as to verify configuration result.