Reference Guide

Version
8.3.19.0
Introduced on the S4820T.
Version 8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
Version 8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
Version 7.8.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
Version 7.7.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
Version 7.4.1.0 Introduced.
Usage
Information
This command enables soft-reconfiguration for the BGP neighbor specified. BGP
stores all the updates the neighbor receives but does not reset the peer-session.
You cannot set this configuration for a peer that is associated with a peer group.
Similarly, you cannot associate a peer to a peer group if that peer is already
configured with these settings.
CAUTION: Inbound update storage is a memory-intensive operation. The
entire BGP update database from the neighbor is stored in memory
regardless of the inbound policy results applied on the neighbor.
NOTE: This command is supported in BGP Router Configuration mode for
IPv4 Unicast address only.
Related
Commands
show ip bgp neighbors — displays routes received by a neighbor.
neighbor timers
Set keepalive and hold time timers for a BGP neighbor or a peer group.
S4820T
Syntax
neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name} timers keepalive
holdtime
To return to the default values, use the no neighbor {ip-address | peer-
group-name} timers command.
Parameters
ip-address Enter the IP address of the peer router in dotted decimal
format.
peer-group-
name
Enter the name of the peer group to set the timers for all
routers within the peer group.
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.
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