[c-nsp] Shutting down a switch port automatically after a specific time

[Arun Vijay]

Dear Alan

Yes.That feature set is not available in 3550.

If possible can u send a sample of the script which you are using to bring
down the port after a certain time.

Thanks
Arun

On Sun, Jun 24, 2012 at 8:07 PM, alan buxey <A.L.M.Buxey at lboro.ac.uk> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> > I would like to shutdown certain switch ports in my cisco 3550 switch
> > automatically after a specific time.
> > I tried configuring Time range with access list.But that only denies the
> ip
> > traffic to the port while the port remains UP.
> > I need the port to be down and then get the intimation about the port
> gone
> > down in my syslog server through traps,which is not possible through time
> > range as the port remains in the UP state.
>
> very easy with energywise....but this is 3550 so doesnt have that
> featureset for
> timers.... we used to just use extrenal scripts which would use SNMP to
> UP/DOWN
> a port at certain times
>
> alan
>