BGP peer issue

[rcrimp]

I am attempting to configure BGP routing but have been unable to get the 2 routers to form a peer. I am able ping the router interfaces with no issue. When i enable debug i get the following messages. Is there something  i am missing in the configuration?

*Aug 13 00:16:28:999 2015 H3C BGP/7/DEBUG:
 Notify Event to SESSION.

*Aug 13 00:16:52:999 2015 H3C BGP/7/DEBUG:
 BGP_TIMER.: 172.16.20.1 CR Timer Expired.

*Aug 13 00:16:52:999 2015 H3C BGP/7/DEBUG:
 BGP.: 172.16.20.1 Peer not exist.

*Aug 13 00:16:56:999 2015 H3C BGP/7/DEBUG:
 BGP_TIMER.: 4.4.4.4 CR Timer Expired.

*Aug 13 00:16:56:999 2015 H3C BGP/7/DEBUG:
 BGP.: 4.4.4.4 Peer not exist.

*Aug 13 00:16:58:999 2015 H3C BGP/7/DEBUG:
 BGP_TIMER: SESSION Global Send Protect Timer Expired.

Config of routers below

Router1

router id 4.4.4.4

bgp 65000
 graceful-restart
 peer 172.16.20.2 as-number 65001
 #
 address-family ipv4 unicast
  import-route ospf 1
  network 10.1.224.0 255.255.240.0
  network 172.16.20.0 255.255.255.252

#

interface GigabitEthernet5/1
 port link-mode route
 combo enable copper
 ip address 172.16.20.1 255.255.255.252

Router 2

bgp 65001
 graceful-restart
 peer 4.4.4.4 as-number 65000
 peer 172.16.20.1 as-number 65000
 #
 address-family ipv4 unicast
  network 172.16.20.0 255.255.255.252

interface GigabitEthernet1/0/15
 port link-mode route
 combo enable fiber
 ip address 172.16.20.2 255.255.255.252

[Peter_Debruyne · Accepted solution]

Hi,

You need to enable the peer for the desired address families, in this case:

bgp 65000
 peer 172.16.20.2 as-number 65001
 #
 address-family ipv4 unicast

  peer 172.16.20.2 enable

best regards,Peter.