VPRN Service Configuration Commands
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auth-keychain
Syntax auth-keychain name
Context config>service>vprn>bgp
config>service>vprn>bgp>group
config>service>vprn>bgp>group>neighbor
Description This command configures the BGP authentication key for all peers.
The keychain allows the rollover of authentication keys during the lifetime of a session.
Default no auth-keychain
Parameters name — Specifies the name of an existing keychain, up to 32 characters, to use for the specified TCP 
session or sessions. 
connect-retry
Syntax connect-retry seconds
no connect-retry
Context config>service>vprn>bgp
config>service>vprn>bgp>group
config>service>vprn>bgp>group>neighbor
Description This command configures the BGP connect retry timer value in seconds.
When this timer expires, BGP tries to reconnect to the configured peer. This configuration parameter 
can be set at three levels: global level (applies to all peers), peer-group level (applies to all peers in 
group) or neighbor level (only applies to specified peer). The most specific value is used.
The no form of the command used at the global level reverts to the default value.
The no form of the command used at the group level reverts to the value defined at the global level. 
The no form of the command used at the neighbor level reverts to the value defined at the group level.
Default 120 seconds
Parameters seconds — The BGP Connect Retry timer value in seconds, expressed as a decimal integer.
Values 1 — 65535
damping
Syntax [no] damping
Context config>service>vprn>bgp
config>service>vprn>bgp>group
config>service>vprn>bgp>group>neighbor
Description This command enables BGP route damping for learned routes which are defined within the route 
policy. Use damping to reduce the number of update messages sent between BGP peers and reduce