Deployment Guide

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neighbor shutdown
c e s
Disable a BGP neighbor or peer group.
Syntax
neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name} shutdown
To enable a disabled neighbor or peer group, use the neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name} no
shutdown command.
Parameters
Defaults
Enabled (that is, BGP neighbors and peer groups are disabled.)
Command Modes
ROUTER BGP
Usage
Information
Peers that are enabled within a peer group are disabled when their peer group is disabled.
The neighbor shutdown command terminates all BGP sessions on the BGP neighbor or BGP peer
group. Use this command with caution as it terminates the specified BGP sessions. When a neighbor or
peer group is shutdown, use the show ip bgp summary command to confirm its status.
Related
Commands
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neighbor soft-reconfiguration inbound
c e s
Enable a BGP soft-reconfiguration and start storing inbound route updates.
Syntax
neighbor {ipv4-address | ipv6-address | peer-group-name} soft-reconfiguration inbound
Parameters
Defaults
Disabled
Command Modes
ROUTER BGP
Version 7.8.1.0 Introduced support on S-Series
Version 7.7.1.0 Introduced support on C-Series
ip-address
Enter the IP address of the neighbor in dotted decimal format.
peer-group-name
Enter the name of the peer group to disable or enable all routers within the peer
group.
show ip bgp summary Displays the current BGP configuration.
show ip bgp neighbors Displays the current BGP neighbors.
Version 7.8.1.0 Introduced support on S-Series
Version 7.7.1.0 Introduced support on C-Series
ipv4-address |
ipv6-address
Enter the IP address of the neighbor for which you want to start storing
inbound routing updates.
peer-group-name
Enter the name of the peer group for which you want to start storing inbound
routing updates.