bgp graceful-restart restart-time

Description

Sets the graceful restart timer which determines how long the switch waits for a graceful-restart capable neighbor to re-establish BGP peering. Any changes in BGP configuration are applied by restarting the current BGP sessions on the VRFs.

The no form of this command resets to the default value of 120 seconds.

Command context

config-bgp

Parameters

<DELAY>

Graceful restart timer delay in seconds. Range: 1 to 3600. Default: 1500.

Authority

Administrators or local user group members with execution rights for this command.

Usage

• Graceful restart functionality is enabled by default, and there is no command to disable the functionality at the protocol level.

• However, the graceful-restart functionality can be disabled globally using the command router graceful-restart.

Examples

switch(config-bgp)# bgp graceful-restart restart-time 150
All current BGP sessions in VRF default will be restarted.
Do you want to continue (y/n)?

switch(config-bgp)# no bgp graceful-restart restart-time
All current BGP sessions in VRF default will be restarted.
Do you want to continue (y/n)?