neighbor timers
Specifies how frequently a device sends KEEPALIVE messages to its BGP neighbors, as
well as how long the device waits for KEEPALIVE or UPDATE messages before concluding
that a neighbor is dead.
Syntax
neighbor
{
ip-address
|
ipv6-address
|
peer-group-name
}
timers
keep-alive
keepalive_interval
hold-time
holdtime_interval
no neighbor
{
ip-address
|
ipv6-address
|
peer-group-name
}
timers
keep-alive
keepalive_interval
hold-time
holdtime_interval
Parameters
Modes
BGP configuration mode
BGP address-family IPv4 unicast VRF configuration mode
BGP address-family IPv6 unicast VRF configuration mode
Usage Guidelines
Examples
The following example sets the keepalive timer for a device to 120 seconds and the hold-timer to 360 seconds.
device# configure terminal device(config)# router bgp device(config-bgp-router)# neighbor 10.11.12.13 timers keep-alive 120 hold-time 360
The following example sets the keepalive timer to 120 seconds and the hold-timer to 360 seconds for VRF instance "red".
device# configure terminal device(config)# router bgp device(config-bgp-router)# address-family ipv6 unicast vrf red device(config-bgp-ipv6u-vrf)# neighbor 10.11.12.13 timers keep-alive 120 hold-time 360
History
| Release version | Command history |
|---|---|
| 08.0.30 | Support was added for the BGP address-family IPv6 unicast VRF configuration mode. |