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To disable, use the no neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name} soft-
reconfiguration inbound command.
Parameters
ip-address Enter the IP address of the neighbor in dotted decimal format.
peer-group-name Enter the name of the peer group to disable or enable all routers within the peer
group.
Defaults Disabled
Command Modes ROUTER BGP
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.
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.
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.
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.
Defaults
● keepalive = 60 seconds
● holdtime = 180 seconds
Command Modes ROUTER BGP
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.
296 Border Gateway Protocol IPv4 (BGPv4)