Administrator Guide

timers bgp
Adjust the BGP Keep Alive and Hold Time timers.
C9000 Series
Syntax
timers bgp keepalive holdtime
To return to the default, use the no timers bgp command.
Parameters
keepalive Enter a number for the time interval, in seconds, between keepalive messages sent
to the neighbor routers. The range is from 1 to 65535. The default is 60 seconds.
holdtime Enter a number for the time interval, in seconds, between the last keepalive
message and declaring the router dead. The range is from 3 to 65535. The default
is 180 seconds.
Defaults none
Command Modes EXEC Privilege
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the relevant Dell
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the C9010.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
7.8.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
7.7.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
7.6.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series.
timers bgp extended
Adjust the BGP idle holdtime for all the BGP neighbors.
Syntax
timers bgp extended idle-holdtime
To return to the default, use the no timers bgp extended command.
Parameters
extended idle-
holdtime
Enter a number for the time interval, in seconds, for the peer to be idle state. The
range is from 1 to 32767. The default is 15 seconds.
Defaults
The default idle-holdtime is 15 seconds.
Command Modes EXEC Privilege
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, see the relevant Dell
EMC Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
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