Cisco Systems OL-7029-01 manual Dfp, No dfp password password, Password

Chapter 2 Content Switching Module with SSL Commands

dfp

dfp

To enter the Dynamic Feedback Protocol (DFP) submode, and then configure DFP, use the dfp command. To remove the DFP configuration, use the no form of this command.

dfp [password password [timeout]]

no dfp [password password]

Syntax Description

Defaults

Command Modes

Command History

Usage Guidelines

Examples

password	(Optional) Specifies a password for MD5 authentication.
password	(Optional) Password value for MD5 authentication. This password
	must be the same on all DFP manager devices. The password can
	contain 1–64 characters. Valid characters are: a–z, A–Z, 0–9, @, #, $.
timeout	(Optional) Delay period, in seconds, during which both the old
	password and the new password are accepted; the range is from 0 to
	65535.
Timeout value is 180 seconds.

Module CSM configuration submode

Release	Modification
CSM release 1.1(1)	This command was introduced.
CSM-S release 1.1(1)	This command was introduced.

The timeout option allows you to change the password without stopping messages between the DFP agent and its manager.

During a timeout, the agent sends packets with the old password (or null, if there is no old password), and receives packets with either the old or new password. After a timeout expires, the agent sends and receives packets with only the new password; received packets that use the old password are discarded.

If you are changing the password for an entire load-balanced environment, set a longer timeout. The extended timeout allows enough time for you to update the password on all agents and servers before the timeout expires. The embedded timeout also prevents mismatches between agents and servers that have the new password and agents and servers that have the old password.

This example shows how to initiate DFP agent configuration mode, configure DFP, set the password to flounder, and configure a 60-second timeout:

Cat6k-2(config-module-csm)# dfp password flounder 60

Cat6k-2(config-slb-dfp)#

Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Content Switching Module with SSL Command Reference

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