Scheduling the RTR Probe

When you have configured the RTR probe, you must schedule the operation to begin collecting statistics and other information about problems that may arise.

You cannot set any of these characteristics until you have set the probe type using the type command. The default values of these characteristics depend on the type of the entry. The only no version for all the rtr schedule commands is no rtr schedule rtrIndex. Use the no version to stop the test. The no version stops the probe operation by putting it in the pending state. The no version also resets the restart-time attribute and the life attribute.

To schedule the probe:

• Create an RTR schedule.
  host1(config)#rtr schedule 5
• Schedule the test’s length. Life is a value that depends on the type of the RTR entry; it is not a length of time.
  • If the type is echo, life relates to the number of probes sent until a test finishes.
  • If the type is pathEcho, life relates to the maximum number of hops used by the traceRoute trap.
  host1(config)#rtr schedule 5 life 1800
• Specify a restart time, in seconds, after which a test is restarted.
  host1(config)#rtr schedule 5 restart-time 15
• Schedule a test’s starting time (now or pending).
  host1(config)#rtr schedule 5 start-time now