D Commands

This chapter describes the Cisco NX-OS object tracking commands that begin with D.

delay

To delay a state change for object tracking, use the delay command. To disable this function, use the no form of this command.

delay {up up-time [down down-time] | down down-time [up up-time]}

no delay

Syntax Description

up up-time

Delays the object track state change for an up condition. The range is from 0 to 180 seconds.

down down-time

Delays the object track state change for a down condition. The range is from 0 to 180 seconds.


Command Default

None

Command Modes

Object track mode

Command History

Release
Modification

6.0(2)N1(1)

This command was introduced.


Usage Guidelines

Use the delay command to delay when object tracking detects an up or down state change for a tracked object or track list. This delay helps to prevent state flapping.

Examples

This example shows how to configure the delay timer for a tracked object: 

switch(config)# configure terminal

switch(config)# track 1 interface ethernet 1/2 line-protocol 

switch(config-track)# delay up 30 down 30

switch(config-track)#

Related Commands

Command
Description

track

Configures a tracked object or track list.