`keepalive`(IKEv2)

Configures the interval between Internet Key Exchange version 2 (IKEv2) messages that are sent to detect if a peer is still alive.

Syntax

keepalive interval

no keepalive interval

Command Default

IKEv2 keepalive is enabled and the keepalive interval is 300 seconds.

Parameters

interval: Specifies the number of seconds between each initiation of an IKEv2 notify message. The range is from 10 through 3600. A value of 0 disables the keepalive function.

Modes

IKEv2 profile configuration mode

Usage Guidelines

The no form of the command restores the default configuration.

Examples

The following example shows how to configure a keepalive interval of 500 seconds for an IKEv2 profile named prof_mktg.

device(config)ikev2 profile prof_mktg
device(config-ike-profile-prof_mktg)# keepalive 500

History

Release version	Command history
08.0.50	This command was introduced.

keepalive (IKEv2)