Dell 9.7(0.0) manual Keepalive, Monitor interface

keepalive

Send keepalive packets periodically to keep an interface alive when it is not transmitting data.

S6000

Syntax	keepalive
	To stop sending keepalive packets, use the no keepalive command.
Defaults	Enabled.
Command	INTERFACE
Modes
Command	This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms,
History	refer to the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
	The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
	Version	Description
	9.0.2.0	Introduced on the S6000.
	8.3.19.0	Introduced on the S4820T.
	8.3.11.1	Introduced on the Z9000.
	8.3.7.0	Introduced on the S4810.
	8.1.1.2	Introduced on the E-Series ExaScale.
	7.6.1.0	Introduced on the S-Series.
	7.5.1.0	Introduced on the C-Series.
	pre-Version	Introduced on the E-Series.
	6.1.1.0
Usage	When you configure keepalive, the system sends a self-addressed packet out of
Information	the configured interface to verify that the far end of a WAN link is up. When you
	configure no keepalive, the system does not send keepalive packets and so the
	local end of a WAN link remains up even if the remote end is down.

monitor interface

Monitor counters on a single interface or all interfaces on a line card. The screen is refreshed every five seconds and the CLI prompt disappears.

S6000

Syntax	monitor interface [interface]
	To disable monitoring and return to the CLI prompt, press the q key.

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