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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
Supported Modes Full–Switch
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
9.14(0.0) Introduced on the C9010, MXL, FN IOM, S3100 series, S3048–ON, S4048–ON,
S4048T-ON, S5048F-ON, S6000, S6010–ON, S6100–ON, Z9100–ON, Z9500, and
S6000–ON.
Usage
Information
The peer remains in idle state based on the configured idle-holdtime. The less the idle-holdtime,
lesser the peer in idle state.
For the new idle-holdtime to take effect, you need to shutdown all the peers manually using neighbor
shutdown command and enable the peers again.
MBGP Commands
Multiprotocol BGP (MBGP) is an enhanced BGP that enables multicast routing policy throughout the internet and connecting
multicast topologies between BGP and autonomous systems (ASs).
MBGP is implemented as per IETF RFC 1858.
debug ip bgp dampening
View information on routes being dampened.
Syntax
debug ip bgp ipv4 multicast dampening
To disable debugging, use the no debug ip bgp ipv4 multicast dampening command.
Parameters
dampening Enter the keyword dampening to clear route flap dampening information.
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.
Border Gateway Protocol IPv4 (BGPv4) 329