Graceful BGP Restart Configuration Example for IPv4

In the following IPv4 configuration example, EXOS-1 is the restarting BGP router, and EXOS-2 is the receiving BGP router.

To configure router EXOS-1, use the following commands:

create vlan bgp-restart
configure vlan bgp-restart add port 2:2
configure vlan bgp-restart ipaddress 10.0.0.1/24
enable ipforwarding

configure bgp as-number 100
configure bgp route-id 10.0.0.1
configure bgp restart both
create bgp neighbor 10.0.0.2 remote-as 64500
enable bgp neighbor all
enable bgp

To configure router EXOS-2, use the following commands:

create vlan bgp-restart
configure vlan bgp-restart add port 2:5        
configure vlan bgp-restart ipaddress 10.0.0.2/24
enable ipforwarding

configure bgp as-number 64500
configure bgp route-id 10.0.0.2
configure bgp restart aware-only
create bgp neighbor 10.0.0.1 remote-as 100
enable bgp neighbor all
enable bgp