Users Guide

Version Description
7.7.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
7.4.1.0 Introduced.
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.
You cannot set this configuration for a peer that is associated with a peer group.
Similarly, you cannot associate a peer to a peer group if that peer is already configured
with these settings.
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 — display 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
Border Gateway Protocol 511