Cisco Cisco IOS Software Release 12.0(24)S

BGP Configuration Using Peer Templates

How to Configure BGP Using Peer Templates

Cisco IOS Release: Multiple Releases (see the Feature History table)

DETAILED STEPS

What to Do Next

After the peer session template is created, the configuration of the peer session template can be inherited
or applied by another peer session template with the inherit peer-session or neighbor inherit
peer-session command.

Command or Action

Purpose

Step 1

enable

Example:

Router> enable

Enables privileged EXEC mode.

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Enter your password if prompted.

Step 2

configure

terminal

Example:

Router# configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.

Step 3

router bgp

as-number

Example:

Router(config)# router bgp 101

Enters router configuration mode and creates a BGP routing
process.

Step 4

template peer-session

session-template-name

Example:

Router(config-router)# template peer-session

INTERNAL-BGP

Enters session-template configuration mode and creates a
peer session template.

Step 5

remote-as

as-number

Example:

Router(config-router-stmp)# remote-as 202

Configures peering with a remote neighbor in the specified
autonomous system.

Step 6

timers

keepalive-interval hold-time

Example:

Router(config-router-stmp)# timers 30 300

Configures BGP keepalive and hold timers.

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The hold time must be at least twice the keepalive time.

Step 7

exit peer-session

Example:

Router(config-router-stmp)# exit peer-session

Exits session-template configuration mode and enters
router configuration mode.