Configures the ping interval and miss count for a nexthop in the flow redirection policy.
flow_redirect_name | Specifies the name of the flow redirection policy. |
ip_address | Specifies the IPv4 or IPv6 address of the nexthop. |
seconds | Specifies the number of seconds between pings. The default is “2”. |
number | Specifies the number of misses allowed. The default is “2”. |
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Use this command to set a ping interval and miss count. When the ping response is not received within the interval seconds * (number +1), the nexthop is considered to be dead and a new candidate is selected from the remaining active nexthops.
The following command configures a ping interval of 3 and miss count of 3 for the nexthop 10.1.1.1 in the flow redirection policy flow 3:
configure flow-redirect flow3 nexthop 10.1.1.1 ping interval 3 miss 3
This command was first available in ExtremeXOS 12.1.
Support for IPv6 flow-redirection policies was added in ExtremeXOS 12.7.
This command is available for IPv4 and IPv6 flow-redirection policies on the platforms listed for the Policy Based Routing feature in the ExtremeXOS 22.6 Feature License Requirements document.