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fast-external-fallover
Resets BGP sessions immediately when a link to a directly connected external peer fails.
Syntax
fast-external-fallover
Parameters None
Default Not configured
Command Mode ROUTER-BGP
Usage
Information
Fast external fall-over terminates the EBGP session immediately after the IP unreachability or link failure
is detected. This only applies after you manually reset all existing BGP sessions. For the configuration to
take effect, use the clear ip bgp command. The no version of this command disables fast external
fallover.
NOTE: To configure these settings for a non default VRF instance, you must first enter the
ROUTER-CONFIG-VRF sub mode using the following commands:
1. Enter the ROUTER BGP mode using the router bgp as-number command.
2. From the ROUTER BGP mode, enter the ROUTER BGP VRF mode using the vrf vrf-name
command.
Example
OS10(conf-router-bgp-10)# fast-external-fallover
Supported
Releases
10.3.0E or later
graceful-restart
Enables graceful or hitless restart and configures the required parameters for the restart process.
Syntax
graceful-restart role receiver-only
Parameters
role Sets the restart role of the local router
receiver-only Local router supports graceful restart as a receiver only
Defaults Disabled
Command Mode ROUTER BGP
Usage
Information
When you enable graceful restart on a node, its BGP neighbor acts as a helper by not dropping the
sessions and maintaining the route information so that the traffic is not disturbed. The no version of this
command disables graceful-restart helper mode.
NOTE: To configure these settings for a non-default VRF instance, you must first enter ROUTER-
CONFIG-VRF sub mode using the following commands:
1. Enter the ROUTER BGP mode using the router bgp as-number command.
2. From the ROUTER BGP mode, enter the ROUTER BGP VRF mode using the vrf vrf-name
command.
Example
OS10(conf-router-bgp-10)# graceful-restart role receiver-only
Supported
Releases
10.3.0E or later
ibgp-ecmp-next-hop-self
Configures the ECMP routes to be advertised to an iBGP peer with next-hop-self.
Syntax
[no] ibgp-ecmp-next-hop-self
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