Command Reference Guide

SROS Command Line Interface Reference Guide BGP Configuration Command Set

bgp fast-external-fallover

Use the bgp fast-external-fallover command to enable the fast-external-fallover feature.

Syntax Description

No subcommands.

Default Values

By default, this command is enabled.

Command Modes

(config-bgp)# BGP Configuration Mode

Functional Notes

When enabled, if the link interface over which the router is communicating with a BGP peer goes down, the

BGP session with that peer is immediately cleared. When fallover is disabled and the link goes down, the

session is maintained until the BGP hold timer expires.

Usage Examples

The following example enables this option:

(config-bgp)#bgp fast-external-fallover