> Source: [sk182413](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk182413)

# sk182413 - Long time to establish BGP sessions, BGB sessions go down again after some minutes or flap

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk182413 |
| Date Created | 2024-07-01 |
| Last Modified | 2024-07-02 |
| Technical Level | General |
| Products | Security Gateway |
| Versions | R81.20, R81.10 (EOS), R81 (EOS) |
| OS | Gaia |

## Symptoms

- * It takes a long time to establish BGP sessions, and after some minutes the BGB sessions go down again.

* BGP is unstable, flapping from one member to a a different member.

* High CPU spikes are correlated with the BGP flaps.

* Core dumps are generated for the `routed`, `snmpd`, and `cpviewd` processes.

* The output of the "`show bgp peers`" command initially shows "`there are no peers`", and then the peers appear in the idle state before establishing.

## Solution

[Contact Check Point Support](https://www.checkpoint.com/support-services/contact-support/) to get a Hotfix for this issue.

A Support Engineer will make sure the Hotfix is compatible with your environment before providing it.  
For faster resolution and verification, collect these files:

1. [CPinfo](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk92739) file from the Management Server involved in the case.
2. [CPinfo](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk92739) file from the Security Gateway / each Cluster Member involved in the case.

**Hotfix installation instructions:**   
Refer to [sk168597 - How to install a Hotfix](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk168597).

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