Owners Manual

Version Description
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
6.1.1.0
Introduced on the E-Series.
Usage
Information
When you configure keepalive, the system sends a self-addressed packet out of
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.
Syntax
monitor interface [interface]
To disable monitoring and return to the CLI prompt, press the q key.
Parameters
interface (OPTIONAL) Enter the following keywords and slot/port or
number information:
• For the Management interface on the stack-unit, enter
the keyword ManagementEthernet then the slot/port
information.
The slot range is from 0 to1. The port range
is 0.
• For a Tunnel interface, enter the keyword tunnel then
the slot/port. The range is from 1 to 16383.
• For a 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword
TenGigabitEthernet then the slot/port information.
• For a 40-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword
fortyGigE then the slot/port information.
• For a VLAN interface, enter the keyword vlan then a
number from 1 to 4094.
Command
Modes
• EXEC
• EXEC Privilege
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms,
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.
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Interfaces