backup delay

Last Updated : Oct 21, 2015 |

Sets the time to wait before switching to the backup interface in case of failure.

Syntax

backup delay failure_delay secondary_disable_delay

Parameters

Parameter

Description

Possible Values

Default Value

failure_delay

The delay before switching to the backup interface, in seconds

0-3600

0

secondary_disable_ delay

The delay before reverting to the primary interface, in seconds

0-3600

0

User level

read-write

Context

interface:FastEthernet (L2, L2-L3), Serial (DS1 PPP L2, DS1 PPP L2-L3, DS1 FR L2, DS1 FR-SUB L2, DS1 FR-SUB L2-L3, USP FR L2, USP PPP L2, USP PPP L2-L3), Loopback, Tunnel (L2, L2-L3)

Example

To switch over immediately to the backup interface, in case of failure, and pause 60 seconds before reverting to the primary interface:

Gxxx-001(if:FastEthernet 10/3)# backup delay 0 60