RRAS: BGP peer's Hold-Timer should not be set to a very low value

 

Applies To: Windows Server 2012 R2

This topic is intended to address a specific issue identified by a Best Practices Analyzer scan. You should apply the information in this topic only to computers that have had the Remote Access Best Practices Analyzer run against them and are experiencing the issue addressed by this topic. For more information about best practices and scans, see  Best Practices Analyzer.

Operating System	Windows Server 2012 R2
Product/Feature	Remote Access
Severity	Warning
Category	Configuration

Issue

The Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) router's Hold-Timer is set to a very low value.

Impact

A low Hold-Timer value might cause peering failure with third party routers that do not support very low values.

Resolution

Set the Hold-Timer to a different value (preferably one that is greater than 20 seconds).

Membership in Administrators, or equivalent, is the minimum required to perform these procedures.

To set the Hold-Timer to a different value

1. Run Windows PowerShell with Administrative privileges.

2. Run the following command to set the Hold-Timer to a different value.

   Set-BgpPeer –Name <Peer Name> -HoldTimeSec <hold time in seconds>