# set-overload-bit

#### Syntax

[ no ] set-overload-bit [ on-startup seconds | on-startup wait-for-bgp
[ bgpSeconds ] ]

#### Release Information

Command introduced before JunosE Release 7.1.0.

#### Description

Sets the overload bit, indicating to other IS-IS routers not to use this router as an intermediate hop in their SPF calculations. The no version restores the default value, clearing the overload bit.

#### Options

- on-startup—Sets the overload bit only after a system reload; prevents other routers from routing through this router before it is fully operational
- seconds—Period after the reload during which the overload bit is set, in the range 5–86400 seconds; the overload bit is cleared when the period expires
- wait-for-bgp—Specifies that the overload bit is not cleared until BGP has completed convergence
- bgpSeconds—Maximum period to wait for BGP to converge, in the range 5–86400 seconds with a default value of 600 seconds; the overload bit is cleared when the period expires

#### Mode

Router Configuration