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Parameters
keepalive Enter the time interval (in seconds) between which the system sends keepalive
messages. The range is from 1 to 65535. The default is 60 seconds.
holdtimer Enter the time interval (in seconds) that the the system waits since the last keepalive
message before declaring a BGP peer dead. The range is from 3 to 65535. The default is
180 seconds.
Defaults
• keepalive = 60 seconds
• holdtimer = 180 seconds
Command Modes ROUTER BGP
Command History
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN IOM.
9.2(0.0) Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
Related Commands neighbor timers — adjusts BGP timers for a specific peer or peer group.
IPv6 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 (AS). The Dell Networking MBGP is implemented as per IETF RFC 1858.
address family
This command changes the context to subsequent address family identifier (SAFI).
Syntax
address family ipv6 unicast
To remove SAFI context, use the no address family ipv6 unicast command.
Parameters
ipv6 Enter the keyword ipv6 to specify the address family as IPv6.
unicast Enter the keyword unicast to specify multicast as SAFI.
Defaults IPv6 Unicast
Command Modes ROUTER BGPV6-ADDRESS FAMILY
Command History
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN IOM.
9.2(0.0) Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
Usage Information
After this command is executed, all subsequent commands apply to this address family. You can exit from this
AFI/SAFI to the IPv6 Unicast (the default) family by entering the exit command and returning to the Router
BGP context.
692 IPv6 Border Gateway Protocol (IPv6 BGP)