The set protocols bgp timers command sets the timers for a specific BGP neighbor or peer group. When the timer is applied to peergroup then all the neighbors that are part of peer-group will inherit the value configured.
The delete protocols bgp timers command clears the timers for a specific BGP neighbor or peer group.
Command Syntax
set protocols bgp [vrf <vrf-name>] neighbor <protocol bgppeer> timers <KEEPALIVE> <HOLDTIME>
delete protocols bgp [vrf <vrf-name>] neighbor <protocol bgppeer>timers <KEEPALIVE> <HOLDTIME>
Parameter
Parameter | Description |
vrf <vrf-name> | Optional. Specifies a VRF name. The value is a string. It’s a user-defined VRF set by the command set ip vrf <vrf-name> [description <string>]. |
| neighbor <protocol bgppeer> | Specifies an IP address of neighbor. |
| <KEEPALIVE> | Specifies the Keep-Alive timer value for the neighbor. Default: 60 seconds. Range: 0-65535. |
| <HOLDTIME> | Specifies the Hold-timer value. Default: 180 seconds. Range: 0-65535. |
Example
• This example sets the timers for a specific BGP neighbor or peer group.
admin@XorPlus# set protocols bgp neighbor 2.2.2.2 timers 120 360 admin@XorPlus# commit