Reference Guide

Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms,
refer to the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
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.
neighbor timers
Set keepalive and hold time timers for a BGP neighbor or a peer group.
Syntax
neighbor {ipv6-address | peer-group-name} timers keepalive
holdtime
To return to the default values, use the no neighbor {ipv6-address | peer-
group-name
} timers command.
Parameters
ipv6-address Enter the IPv6 address in the x:x:x:x::x format.
NOTE: The :: notation specifies successive hexadecimal
fields of zeros.
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
IPv6 Border Gateway Protocol (IPv6 BGP)
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