The following procedure describes how to configure an IP SLA entry. Refer to the “IP SLA” chapter in the S-, K-, and 7100 Series CLI Reference Guide for more information about these commands.
Step | Task | Command(s) |
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1 | In configuration mode, create an IP SLA entry, specifying the entry number and the entry type. At this time, echo is the only supported entry type. |
config sla entry 1-8 echo |
2 | Set the destination and the ICMP timing probe to be used by the IP SLA entry. You can use the default ICMP timing probe or you can create an ICMP timing probe using the Tracked Object Manager. For more information about creating ICMP timing probes, see Timing Probe Configuration. |
destination IP-address probe {default | probe-name} [port port] |
3 | Set the number of statistical collections for the IP SLA entry. | collections 1-10 |
4 | Set the distribution count and interval for the IP SLA entry. | distribution {[count count] [interval milliseconds]} |
5 | Set the history collection information for the IP SLA entry. | history ageout minutes history buckets buckets {[samples samples] |[interval seconds]} history collections collections [wrap] |
6 | Set the number of hops and paths to be monitored by the IP SLA entry. | monitor [hop-count count] [path-count count] |
7 | Exit the IP SLA entry configuration mode | exit |
8 | Enter the IP SLA schedule mode. | sla schedule |
9 | Schedule the IP SLA entry. | entry ip-sla-entry {[start {{[time yyyy-mm-dd:hh.mm.ss] | [now] | [after 5-300]}][duration 30-3600] [frequency 30-3600] [recurrence 120-7776000> [repetitions 1-10] [reset] | [stop]} |