Reference v4.1.0 Instruction Manual

414 Network OS Command Reference

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lacp timeout

Sets the timeout value used by the Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) to exchange packets

on an interface before invalidating a received data unit (DU).

Synopsis lacp timeout {long | short}

no lacp timeout

Operands

long Specifies that a long-timeout value of 30 seconds will be used. With this

value, the port waits three times this long (90 seconds) before invalidating

the information received earlier on this PDU.

short Specifies that a short-timeout value of one second will be used. With this

value, the port waits three times this long (three seconds) before

invalidating the information received earlier on this PDU.

Defaults For Brocade trunks, the default value is the short timeout.

For standard LAGs, the default value is the long timeout.

Command Modes Interface subtype configuration mode

Description Use this command to set the timeout value based on how frequently you think the switch will

receive LACP PDUs from the partner switch.

Usage Guidelines Enter no lacp timeout to return to the default values.

Examples To use the LACP long-timeout value on a specific 10-gigabit Ethernet interface:

switch(config)# interface tengigabitethernet 178/0/9

switch(conf-if-te-178/0/9)# lacp timeout long