# BGP4 Messages

The BGP4 Messages category of the Monitor BGP4 Traffic dialog box enables you to monitor BGP4 update messages and total messages that have been transmitted or received.

## Procedure

For CiscoView versions earlier than 5.2:

1. Right-click the device. Then select Configure, or double-click the device. The Device Configuration dialog box appears.

2. Select Protocols from the Category list.

3. Select BGP4 in from the SelectProtocol list. Then click the Details button. The BGP4 Configuration dialog box appears.

4. Select BGP4 Peer Information from the Category list.

5. Select a row from the table and click the Monitor button. The Monitor BGP4 Traffic dialog box appears.

6. Select BGP4 Messages from the Category list.

For CiscoView version 5.2 and later:

1. Right-click the device. Then select Configure, or double-click the device. The Device Configuration dialog box appears.

2. Select Protocols from the Category list.

3. Select BGP4 in the Selectprotocol list, then click the Details button. The BGP4 Configuration dialog box appears.

> > Note: The left frame in the dialog box displays the categories and the right frame displays the category details or a table. If a table is displayed, the variable on which the table is indexed and the key values of the index are listed below the category. Double-click the category to view the table and double-click a key value to view details of a particular row in the table.

> > Multiple indexes for a table, if any, are listed below the category in a nested manner. Select a key value to view the rows of the table about that value. Select a key value of the lowest indexing variable to view the details of that particular row.

4. Select BGP4 Peer Information from the left pane of the BGP4 Configuration dialog box. A table appears on the right pane of the dialog box.

5. Select a row in the table and click the Monitor button. The Monitor BGP4 Traffic dialog box appears.

6. Select BGP4 Messages from the Category list.

The following information appears:

BGP4 Update Rx Count (bgpPeerInUpdates)

Last BGP4 Update Rx Elapsed Time (bgpPeerInUpdateElapsedTime)

BGP4 Update Tx Count (bgpPeerOutUpdates)

Total Message Rx Count (bgpPeerInTotalMessages)

Total Message Tx Count (bgpPeerOutTotalMessages)

## Related Topic

BGP4 FSM Transitions

### BGP4 Update Rx Count (bgpPeerInUpdates)

Number of BGP4 update messages received on the connection. The object is initialized to zero when the connection is established.

### Last BGP4 Update Rx Elapsed Time (bgpPeerInUpdateElapsedTime)

Elapsed time, in seconds, since the last BGP4 update message was received from the peer. Each time bgpPeerInUpdates is incremented, the value of this object is set to zero.

### BGP4 Update Tx Count (bgpPeerOutUpdates)

Number of BGP4 update messages transmitted from this connection. The object is initialized to zero when the connection is established.

### Total Message Rx Count (bgpPeerInTotalMessages)

Total number of messages received from the remote peer on this connection. This object is initialized to zero when the connection is established.

### Total Message Tx Count (bgpPeerOutTotalMessages)

Total number of messages transmitted to the remote peer from this connection. This object is initialized to zero when the connection is established.