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set protocols bgp neighbor timers connect

set protocols bgp neighbor timers connect


By default, the BGP process attempts to connect to a peer after a failure (or on startup) every 10 seconds. You can change this value to suit your needs.

The set protocols bgp neighbor timers connect command sets the reconnect value.
The delete protocols  bgp neighbor timers connect command removes the configurations.


Command Syntax

set protocols bgp [vrf <vrf-name>{neighbor <ip>| peer-group <peer-group> | interface <interface>} timers connect <timers>

delete protocols bgp [vrf <vrf-name>{neighbor <ip>| peer-group <peer-group> | interface <interface>} timers connect


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 <ip>Specifies the IP address of a peer.
peer-group <peer-group>Specifies a peer group.
interface <interface>Specifies an interface for BGP connection.
timers connect <timers>Specifies the reconnect timer value for the neighbor. Default: 10 seconds. Range: 1-65535.


Example
• This example sets the reconnect value to 30 seconds.

admin@XorPlus# set protocols bgp neighbor 2.2.2.2 timers connect 30
admin@XorPlus# commit


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