Reference Guide

Parameters
retry-timer-
value
Enter a value that denotes the time interval after which the
session retries the connection. The valid range is from 10 to
65535.
Defaults 60 seconds.
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.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version 9.4.
(0.0)
Introduced on the S4810.
bgp dampening
Enable BGP route dampening and configure the dampening parameters.
Syntax
bgp dampening [half-life reuse suppress max-suppress-time]
[route-map map-name]
To disable route dampening, use the no bgp dampening [half-life reuse
suppress max-suppress-time
] [route-map map-name] command.
Parameters
half-life (OPTIONAL) Enter the number of minutes after which the
Penalty is decreased. After the router assigns a Penalty of
1024 to a route, the Penalty is decreased by half after the
half-life period expires. The range is from 1 to 45. The default
is 15 minutes.
reuse (OPTIONAL) Enter a number as the reuse value, which is
compared to the flapping route’s Penalty value. If the Penalty
value is less than the reuse value, the flapping route is once
again advertised (or no longer suppressed). The range is from
1 to 20000. The default is 750.
suppress (OPTIONAL) Enter a number as the suppress value, which is
compared to the flapping route’s Penalty value. If the Penalty
value is greater than the suppress value, the flapping route is
no longer advertised (that is, it is suppressed). The range is
from 1 to 20000. The default is 2000.
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