Reference Guide

bgp graceful-restart
Enable graceful restart on a BGP neighbor, a BGP node, or designate a local router to support graceful
restart as a receiver only.
Syntax
bgp graceful-restart [restart-time seconds] [stale-path-time
seconds] [role receiver-only]
To return to the default, enter the no bgp graceful-restart command.
Parameters
neighbor ip-
address | peer-
group-name
Enter the keyword neighbor then one of the options:
• ip-address of the neighbor in IP address format of the
neighbor
• peer-group-name of the neighbor peer group
restart-time
seconds
Enter the keywords restart-time then the maximum
number of seconds needed to restart and bring up all peers.
The range is from 1 to 3600 seconds. The default is 120
seconds.
stale-path-time
seconds
Enter the keywords 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 keywords 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,
refer to the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
Dell Networking OS
Version
8.3.19.0
Introduced on the S4820T.
Version 8.4.2.1 Introduced on the C-Series and S4810.
Version 8.2.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series ExaScale.
Version 7.4.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series TeraScale.
Usage
Information
This feature is advertised to BGP neighbors through a capability advertisement. In
Receiver Only mode, BGP saves the advertised routes of peers that support this
capability when they restart.
IPv6 Border Gateway Protocol (IPv6 BGP)
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