Brocade FastIron Ethernet Switch Administration Guide - Manual (Page 125)

Setting the IPv6 hitless purge timer on the defatult VRF
To configure the purge timer, enter the ipv6 hitless-route-purge-timer command in global
configuration mode.
Example for setting the IPv6 hitless purge timer on the defatult VRF
The following example shows how to set the IPv6 hitless purge timer on the default VRF:
Brocade(config)# ipv6 hitless-route-purge-timer 60
Setting the IPv4 hitless purge timer on the non-default VRF
Before you begin: Enable IPv6 unicast routing using the ipv6 unicast-routing command in global
configuration mode.
1. Enter the VRF configuration mode using the vrf command.
2. Configure route distinguisher using the rd command.
3. Enter the IPv6 address family configuration mode using the address-family ipv6 command.
4. Configure the router purge timer using the ipv6 hitless-route-purge-timer command.
Example for setting the IPv6 hitless purge timer on the non-default VRF
The following example shows how to set the IPv6 purge timer on the non-default VRF:
Brocade(config)# vrf blue
Brocade(config-vrf-blue)# rd 10:10
Brocade(config-vrf-blue)# address-family ipv6
Brocade(config-vrf-blue-ipv4)# ipv6 hitless-route-purge-timer 60
Commands
ip hitless-route-purge-timer
Configures the maximum time before stale routes are purged from the routing information base (RIB)
after a switchover, failover, or OS upgrade. The no form of this command sets the purge timer time to
its default value.
Syntax ip hitless-route-purge-timer seconds
no ip hitless-route-purge-timer seconds
Parameters seconds
Maximum time, in seconds, before stale routes are purged. The valid range is from 2 to 600.
The default is 45 seconds.
Modes Global configuration
Setting the IPv6 hitless purge timer on the defatult VRF
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