Specifications

Multiprotocol Label Switching Commands
bgp scan-time
MP-16
Cisco IOS Multiprotocol Label Switching Command Reference
January 2010
bgp scan-time
To configure scanning intervals of Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) routers for next hop validation or to
decrease import processing time of Virtual Private Network version 4 (VPNv4) routing information, use
the bgp scan-time command in address family or router configuration mode. To return the scanning
interval of a router to its default scanning interval of 60 seconds, use the no form of this command.
bgp scan-time [impo
rt] scanner-interval
no bgp scan-time [im
port] scanner-interval
Syntax Description
Command Default The default scanning interval is 60 seconds.
Command Modes Address family configuration (config-router-af)
Router configuration (config-router)
Command History
Usage Guidelines Entering the no for
m of this command does not disable scanning, but removes it from the output of the
show running-config command.
The impo
rt keyword is supported in address family VPNv4 unicast mode only.
The BGP Event Based VPN Import feature introduced a modification to the existing BGP path import
pr
ocess using new commands and the import keyword was removed from the bgp scan-time command
in Cisco IOS Release 15.0(1)M, 12.2(33)SRE, and later releases.
import (Optional) Configures import processing of VPNv4 unicast routing
i
nformation from BGP routers into routing tables.
scanner-interval The scanning interval of BGP routing information. Valid values used for
se
lecting the desired scanning interval are from 5 to 60 seconds. The default
is 60 seconds.
Release Modification
12.0(7)T This command was introduced.
12.2(33)SRA This command was integrated into Cisco IOS Release 12.2(33)SRA.
12.2SX This command is supported in the Cisco IOS Release 12.2SX train. Support
i
n a specific 12.2SX release of this train depends on your feature set,
platform, and platform hardware.
15.0(1)M This command was modified. The impo
rt keyword was removed. It is not
available in Cisco IOS Release 15.0(1)M and later Cisco IOS
Re
lease 15.0M releases.
12.2(33)SRE This command was modified. The impo
rt keyword was removed. It is not
available in Cisco IOS Release 12.2(33)SRE and later Cisco IOS
Re
lease 12.2SR releases.