Users Guide

Field Description
If the neighbor is not in Established stage, the current stage is displayed (Idle, Connect,
Active, OpenSent, OpenConrm). When the peer is transitioning between states and
clearing the routes received, the phrase (Purging) may appear in this column.
If the neighbor is disabled, the phrase (Admin shut) appears in this column.
Example (S4810)
Dell#show ip bgp summary
BGP router identifier 120.10.10.1, local AS number 100
BGP table version is 34, main routing table version 34
9 network entrie(s) using 1372 bytes of memory
5 paths using 380 bytes of memory
4 denied paths using 164 bytes of memory
BGP-RIB over all using 385 bytes of memory
2 BGP path attribute entrie(s) using 168 bytes of memory
1 BGP AS-PATH entrie(s) using 39 bytes of memory
1 BGP community entrie(s) using 43 bytes of memory
2 neighbor(s) using 7232 bytes of memory
Neighbor AS MsgRcvd MsgSent TblVer InQ OutQ Up/Down State/Pfx
100.10.10.2 200 46 41 34 0 0 00:14:33 5
120.10.10.2 300 40 47 34 0 0 00:37:10 0
Dell#
show running-cong bgp
To display the current BGP conguration, use this feature.
Syntax
show running-config bgp
Defaults none
Command Modes EXEC Privilege
Supported Modes Full–Switch
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.
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.
Border Gateway Protocol IPv4 (BGPv4) 365