demand-mode

Use this command to enable BFD demand-mode for a session that has been in the up state for the designated time in seconds.

Syntax

demand-mode up-time
no demand-mode

Parameters

up-time Specifies the amount of time a BFD session must remain in the up state before entering BFD mode. Valid values are between 15 - 3600 seconds. The default value is 0 (demand-mode) is disabled.

Defaults

up-time defaults to 0 seconds (demand-mode disabled).

Mode

BFD probe configuration mode.

Usage

The default up-time value of 0 can not be administratively entered. Use the “no” option to disable demand mode, resetting the up-time to 0.

Examples

This example shows how to enable demand-mode for BFD session bfdProbe1 after the sessions has been up for 60 seconds:

System(rw)->configure
System(rw-config)->probe bfdProbe1 bfd
System(su-config-probe-bfd)->demand-mode 60
System(su-config-probe-bfd)->