DELL 9.8(0.0) User Manual

CAUTION: Inbound update storage is a memory-intensive operation. The 
entire BGP update database from the neighbor is stored in memory 
regardless of the inbound policy results applied on the neighbor.

NOTE: This command is supported in BGP Router Configuration mode for 
IPv4 Unicast address only.

Related 
Commands

neighbor timers

Set keepalive and hold time timers for a BGP neighbor or a peer group.

S4820T

Syntax

neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name} timers keepalive 
holdtime
To return to the default values, use the no neighbor {ip-address | peer-
group-name} timers command.

Parameters

Enter the IP address of the peer router in dotted decimal 
format.

Enter the name of the peer group to set the timers for all 
routers within the peer group.

Enter a number for the time interval, in seconds, between 
keepalive messages sent to the neighbor routers. The range 
is from 1 to 65535. The default is 60 seconds.

Enter a number for the time interval, in seconds, between 
the last keepalive message and declaring the router dead. 
The range is from 3 to 65535. The default is 180 seconds.

Defaults

• keepalive = 60 seconds
• holdtime = 180 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

Description

9.7(0.0)

Introduced on the S6000–ON.

9.0.2.0

Introduced on the S6000.

Border Gateway Protocol

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