Reference Guide

bgp graceful-restart
Enable graceful restart on a BGP neighbor, a BGP node, or designate a local router to support graceful restart as a
receiver only.
Z9000
Syntax
bgp graceful-restart [restart-time seconds] [stale-path-time
seconds] [role receiver-only]
To return to the default, enter the no bgp graceful-restart command.
Parameters
neighbor ip-
address | peer-
group-name
Enter the keyword neighbor then one of the options:
• ip-address of the neighbor in IP address format of the
neighbor
• peer-group-name of the neighbor peer group
restart-time
seconds
Enter the keywords restart-time then the maximum number of
seconds needed to restart and bring up all peers. The range is from 1
to 3600 seconds. The default is 120 seconds.
stale-path-time
seconds
Enter the keywords stale-path-time then the maximum number
of seconds to wait before restarting a peer’s stale paths. The default
is
360 seconds.
role receiver-only Enter the keywords role receiver-only to designate the local
router to support graceful restart as a receiver only.
Defaults As above
Command Modes ROUTER BGP
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the
relevant Dell FTOS Command Line Reference Guide .
The following is a list of the FTOS version history for this command.
Version 8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
Version 8.4.2.1 Introduced on the C-Series and S4810.
Version 8.2.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series ExaScale.
Version 7.4.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series TeraScale.
Usage
Information
This feature is advertised to BGP neighbors through a capability advertisement. In Receiver
Only mode, BGP saves the advertised routes of peers that support this capability when they
restart.
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