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Configuring Graceful Restart Options for BGP

To configure the duration of the BGP graceful restart period, include the restart-time statement at the [edit protocols bgp graceful-restart] hierarchy level. To set the amount of time the router waits to receive messages from restarting neighbors before declaring them down, include the stale-routes-time statement at the [edit protocols bgp graceful-restart] hierarchy level.



[edit]
protocols {


bgp {



graceful-restart {

disable;

restart-time seconds;

stale-routes-time seconds;
}


}


}

To disable BGP graceful restart capability for all BGP sessions, include the disable statement at the [edit protocols bgp graceful-restart] hierarchy level.

Note: To set BGP graceful restart properties or disable them for a group, include the desired statements at the [edit protocols bgp group group-name graceful-restart] hierarchy level.

To set BGP graceful restart properties or disable them for a specific neighbor in a group, include the desired statements at the [edit protocols bgp group group-name neighbor ip-address graceful-restart] hierarchy level.

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