Users Guide

timers spf
Set the time interval between when the switch receives a topology change and starts a shortest path first (SPF) calculation.
S6000–ON
Syntax
timers spf delay holdtime msec
To return to the default, use the no timers spf command.
Parameters
delay Enter a number as the delay. The range is from 0 to 2147483647. The default is 5
seconds. When configured in milli seconds, 100 is the least value that is allowed to be
configured.
holdtime Enter a number as the hold time. The range is from 0 to 2147483647. The default is 10
seconds. When configured in milli seconds, 200 is the least value that is allowed to be
configured.
msec Enter the keyword msec to specify the time interval value in milli seconds.
NOTE: If you do not specify the msec option, the timer values are considered
as seconds.
Defaults
• delay = 5 seconds
• holdtime = 10 seconds
Command Modes ROUTER OSPFv3 for OSPFv3 and ROUTER OSPFv2 for OSPFv2
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, see the relevant Dell Networking
OS Command Line Reference Guide.
Version Description
9.11.0.0 Introduced the keyword msec.
9.8(1.0) Introduced on the Z9100-ON.
9.8(0.0P5) Introduced on the S4048-ON.
9.8(0.0P2) Introduced on the S3048-ON.
9.8(0.0) Introduced on the S6000-ON, S6000, S4820T, S4810, S5000.
Usage Information Setting the delay and holdtime parameters to a low number enables the switch to an alternate path quickly but
requires more CPU usage.
Example
Dell# conf
Dell(conf)# ipv6 router ospf 1
Dell(conf-ipv6-router_ospf)# timer spf 2 5 msec
Dell(conf-ipv6-router_ospf)# show config
!
ipv6 router ospf 1
timers spf 2 5 msec
Dell(conf-ipv6-router_ospf)#
1142 Open Shortest Path First (OSPFv2 and OSPFv3)