Administrator Guide

Version Description
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.
Version Description
9.14(0.0) Introduced on the C9010, MXL, FN IOM, S3100 series, S3048–ON, S4048–ON, S4048T-
ON, S5048F-ON, S6000, S6010–ON, S6100–ON, Z9100–ON, Z9500, and S6000–ON.
Usage Information
The peer remains in idle state based on the configured idle-holdtime. The less the idle-holdtime, lesser
the peer in idle state.
For the new idle-holdtime to take effect, you need to shutdown all the peers manually using neighbor
shutdown command and enable the peers again.
MBGP Commands
Multiprotocol BGP (MBGP) is an enhanced BGP that enables multicast routing policy throughout the internet and connecting multicast
topologies between BGP and autonomous systems (ASs).
MBGP on the Dell Networking OS is implemented as per IETF RFC 1858.
BGPv4 is supported in the following:
Version
Platform Support
9.9(0.0) C9010
9.2(1.0) Z9500
7.8.1.0 TeraScale and C-Series (MBGP for IPv6)
7.8.1.0 S-Series (MBGP for IPv4 Multicast Only)
8.2.1.0 E-Series ExaScale (MBGP)
Border Gateway Protocol 409