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RJ1
Explorer II
October 11, 2024
Question

BGP Flapping / Carrier issue

  • October 11, 2024
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I am running a SDWAN infrastructure with one Hub and several spoke (15 spokes). All sites are equipped with FGT  clusters running 7.2.x. we have ADVPN configured with iBGP running over it for route advertisement .On 4-5 spoke sites  I have a strange behavior that is every 2-3 days   have this error in router events logs as below:

 

BGP: %BGP-5-ADJCHANGE: VRF 0 neighbor 192.168.88.254 Down Hold Timer Expired

BGP: %BGP-3-NOTIFICATION: sending to 192.168.88.254 4/0 (Hold Timer Expired/Unspecified Error Subcode) 0 data-bytes []

BGP: %BGP-5-ADJCHANGE: VRF 0 neighbor 192.168.88.254 Down BGP Notification FSM-ERR

BGP: %BGP-5-ADJCHANGE: VRF 0 neighbor192.168.88.254 Up

 

The problem is that during this event all connections from spoke to hub are shut during roughly 60 or 120 sec

2 replies

Toshi_Esumi
SuperUser
SuperUser
October 11, 2024

I simply googled with one of messages and found this. Nothing to do with ADVPN though. But it was inconclusive.
https://community.fortinet.com/t5/Support-Forum/BGP-instability-on-IPSEC-tunnel/m-p/65094

Toshi

RJ1
RJ1Author
Explorer II
October 11, 2024

Yes I have gone thru this but as you said it was inconclusive

Toshi_Esumi
SuperUser
SuperUser
October 11, 2024

Because the OP didn't update after my comment.
I also found a KB below in another google search.
https://community.fortinet.com/t5/FortiGate/Troubleshooting-Tip-BGP-Hold-Timer-Expired-Unspecified-Error/ta-p/253117

Toshi

pacionet
New Member
February 7, 2026

We have the same topology and we have FGT 60F with 7.4.11 firmware version.

Every 1-2 days we got the same error

 

BGP: %BGP-5-ADJCHANGE: VRF 0 neighbor 10.81.253.1 Down Hold Timer Expired

BGP-3-NOTIFICATION: sending to 10.81.253.1 4/0 (Hold Timer Expired/Unspecified Error Subcode) 0 data-bytes []

BGP: %BGP-5-ADJCHANGE: VRF 0 neighbor 10.81.253.1 Down BGP Notification FSM-ERR

 

Any suggest? Is it a bug?