Service Manual

Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, see
the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
Version Description
9.8(0.0P5) Introduced on the S4048-ON.
9.8(0.0P2) Introduced on the S3048-ON.
9.7(0.0) Introduced on the S6000–ON.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
7.8.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
7.7.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series. Added support for the 4-byte
format.
Usage Information
All the routers in the Confederation must be 4 byte or 2 byte identified routers. You
cannot mix them.
The autonomous systems configured in this command are visible to the EBGP
neighbors. Each autonomous system is fully meshed and contains a few connections to
other autonomous systems.
After specifying autonomous systems numbers for the BGP confederation, recycle the
peers to update their configuration.
Related
Commands
• bgp confederation identifier — configure a confederation ID.
• bgp four-octet-as-support — enable 4-byte support for the BGP process.
bgp connection-retry-timer
Configures the BGP connection retry timer.
Syntax
bgp connection-retry-timer retry-timer-value
To return to the default configuration, enter the no connection-retry-timer
retry-timer-value command.
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