BGP graceful restart

Graceful restart commands

Command syntax	Description	CLI reference
`bgp graceful-restart` { restart-time `val` \| [stalepath-time `val`]}	Configures BGP graceful restart timers.	Configuring BGP graceful restart timers
[no] `bgp log-neighbor-changes` [prefix-list `prefix-list-name`]	Enables or disables BGP event logging.	Enabling event logging
[no] `neighbor ipv4-addr description desc`	Describes a neighbor.	Describing a neighbor

Configuring BGP graceful restart timers

Syntax:

bgp graceful-restart { restart-time val | [stalepath-time val]}

Configures BGP graceful restart timers as follows:

restart-time

The time in seconds to wait for a graceful restart capable neighbor to re-establish BGP peering.

stalepath-time

The time in seconds to hold stale routes for a restarting peer.

Enabling event logging

Syntax:

[no] bgp log-neighbor-changes [prefix-list prefix-list-name]

Enables or disables BGP event logging. Optionally, specify a prefix-list to filter log messages from specific BGP neighbors only.

Describing a neighbor

Syntax:

[no] neighbor ipv4-addr description desc

Describes a neighbor.

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`restart-time`	The time in seconds to wait for a graceful restart capable neighbor to re-establish BGP peering.
`stalepath-time`	The time in seconds to hold stale routes for a restarting peer.