conf/bgpneighbors
The conf/bgpneighbors directory contains configuration files for BGP neighbors. The name of a file is the name of the neighbor configuration that it defines. BGP neighbors can be managed under the System > Fault Tolerance > BGP Neighbors section of the Admin UI, or by using functions under the BGPNeighbors section of the SOAP API and CLI.
Key | Description |
|---|---|
address | The IP address of the BGP neighbor Value type: string Default value: <none> |
advertisement_interval | The minimum interval between the sending of BGP routing updates to neighbors. Note that as a result of jitter, as defined for BGP, the interval during which no advertisements are sent will be between 75% and 100% of this value. Value type: seconds Default value: "5" |
as_number | The AS number for the BGP neighbor Value type: unsigned integer Default value: "65534" |
authentication_password | The password to be used for authentication of sessions with neighbors Value type: string Default value: <none> |
holdtime | The period after which the BGP session with the neighbor is deemed to have become idle - and requires re-establishment - if the neighbor falls silent. Value type: seconds Default value: "90" |
keepalive | The interval at which messages are sent to the BGP neighbor to keep the mutual BGP session established. Value type: seconds Default value: "30" |
machines | The traffic managers that are to use this neighbor Value type: list Default value: <none> |