350-601 Network Practice Question
An engineer is configuring OSPF on a Cisco Nexus switch in a data center. The network consists of multiple point-to-point links. To improve convergence, the engineer wants to reduce the dead interval to 10 seconds. Which command sets the dead interval correctly?
⚠ Common exam trap
Cisco often tests the distinction between the 'ip ospf dead-interval' and 'ip ospf hello-interval' commands, trapping candidates who confuse the two or assume that changing the hello interval automatically adjusts the dead interval.
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ip ospf dead-interval 10
The 'ip ospf dead-interval 10' command directly sets the OSPF dead interval to 10 seconds on a Cisco Nexus switch. The dead interval is the time a router waits without receiving a hello packet before declaring the neighbor down, and reducing it to 10 seconds speeds up convergence on point-to-point links.
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ip ospf dead-interval 30
Why it's wrong here
30 is not 10.
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ip ospf hello-interval 10
Why it's wrong here
Sets hello interval, not dead.
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ip ospf dead-interval 10
Why this is correct
Sets dead interval to 10 seconds.
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ip ospf dead-interval 40
Why it's wrong here
40 is default, not 10.
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