Administrator Guide

timers bgp
Adjust the BGP Keep Alive and Hold Time timers.
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, see the relevant Dell EMC
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
Version Description
9.10(0.1) Introduced on the S6010-ON and S4048T-ON.
9.10(0.0) Introduced on the S3148.
9.10(0.0) Introduced on the S6100-ON.
9.8(2.0) Introduced on the S3100 series.
9.8(1.0) Introduced on the Z9100–ON.
9.8(0.0P5) Introduced on the S4048-ON.
9.8(0.0P2) Introduced on the S3048-ON.
9.7(0.0) Introduced on the S6000–ON.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
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
432 Border Gateway Protocol