Cisco MDS 9000 Series Command Reference

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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference
OL-8413-07, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x
Chapter 11 I Commands
isns esi retries
isns esi retries
To configure the number of entity status inquiry (ESI) retry attempts, use the isns esi retries command
in configuration mode. To revert to the default value, use the no form of the command.
isns esi retries number
no isns esi retries number
Syntax Description
Defaults 3 retries.
Command Modes Configuration mode.
Command History
Usage Guidelines To use this command, Internet Storage Name Service (iSNS) must be enabled using the isns-server
enable command.
The iSNS client queries the ESI port at user-configured intervals. Receipt of a response indicates that
the client is still alive. Based on the configured value, the interval specifies the number of failed tries
before which the client is deregistered from the server.
Examples The following example shows how change the ESI retries limit to eight.
switch# config terminal
switch(config)# isns esi retries 8
Related Commands
number Specifies the number of retries. The range is 0 to 10.
Release Modification
2.0(x) This command was introduced.
Command Description
isns-server enable Enables the iSNS server.
show isns Displays iSNS information.

Cisco MDS 9000 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	MDS 9000 Series
Category	Switch
Language	English