Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference Manual v6.2.0 (53-1001186-01, April 2009)

790 Fabric OS Command Reference

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timeOut

Sets or displays the idle timeout value for a login session.

Synopsis timeout [timeval]

Description Use this command without operand to display the current timeout value (in minutes) after which

idle logins are automatically terminated.

Use this command with the timeval operand to set the login timeout value to the specified interval.

A value of 0 disables timeout of login sessions.

The new timeout value takes effect with the next logins.

Note The execution of this command is subject to Virtual Fabric or Admin Domain restrictions that may

be in place. Refer to chapter 1, "Using Fabric OS commands" and Appendix A, "Command

Availability" for details.

Operands This command has the following operand:

timeval Specify the number of minutes for the Telnet timeout value. Valid values are 1

to 99,999, or 0 to disable login timeouts. This operand is optional; if omitted,

the command displays the current timeout value.

Examples To set the idle timeout to 10 minutes:

switch:admin> timeout 10

IDLE Timeout Changed to 10 minutes

The modified IDLE Timeout will be in effect after NEXT login