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This command automatically restarts the BGP instance for the configuration to take
effect.
bgp graceful-restart
To support graceful restart as a receiver only, enable graceful restart on a BGP neighbor, a BGP node, or
designate a local router.
Syntax
bgp graceful-restart [restart-time seconds] [stale-path-time
seconds] [role receiver-only]
To return to the default, use the no bgp graceful-restart command.
Parameters
restart-time
seconds
Enter the keyword restart-time then the maximum number
of seconds to restart and bring-up all the peers. The range is
from 1 to 3600 seconds. The default is 120 seconds.
stale-path-time
seconds
Enter the keyword stale-path-time then the maximum
number of seconds to wait before restarting a peer’s stale paths.
The default is 360 seconds.
role receiver-only Enter the keyword role receiver-only to designate the
local router to support graceful restart as a receiver only.
Defaults as above
Command Modes ROUTER BGP
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(1.0) Introduced on the Z9100–ON.
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.
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