You can also alter the hold timer both globally and for individual neighbors.
This timer determines how long the BGP router waits for an update before
terminating a session. It should be relatively high to keep the router from
continually having to restart sessions. To set the global timer, enter this
command from the BGP configuration mode context:
Syntax: hold-timer <seconds>
The hold timer can be between 0 and 65,535 seconds.
To set an override timer for an individual neighbor, set the timer from the
configuration mode context of that neighbor. For example:
ProCurve(config-bgp-neighbor)# hold-timer 180
Configuration Examples
The organization in Figure 15-20 is AS 3. It connects to customers through the
Internet. Router A provides the organization two Internet connections. The
organization needs to provide customer routes to its networks. Router A
advertises these routes to the two ISPs, which then distribute the routes to
the customer. The customer who attaches to the Internet can then communi-
cate with the private organization.
AS 2
.2
ISP 2
10.2.0.0 /24
Figure 15-20. Example BGP Configuration
Example 1: Baseline BGP Configuration
A baseline configuration allows Router A to:
connect to BGP neighbors—in this example, the ISP routers
advertise the local network to all neighbors
receive all routes that neighbors advertise to it
IP Routing—Configuring RIP, OSPF, BGP, and PBR
AS 1
10.1.1.0 /24
Network 1
.3
.1
.3
RouterA
10.1.0.0 /24
AS 3
Configuring BGP
Customer
ISP 1
15-109