Users Guide

To return to the default values, enter the no maximum-paths command.
Parameters
ebgp Enter the keyword ebgp to enable multipath support for External BGP routes.
ibgp Enter the keyword ibgp to enable multipath support for Internal BGP routes.
number Enter a number as the maximum number of parallel paths. The range is from 2 to
64.
Defaults none
Command Modes ROUTER BGP
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the relevant Dell
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the C9010.
9.8(0.0) Introduced on the S3048–ON and S4048–ON.
9.7(0.0) Introduced on the S6000–ON.
9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.8.0 Support from 2 to 64 paths on the S4810. Command syntax changed to max-
path (was maximum-paths).
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
7.8.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
7.7.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
Usage
Information
If you enable this command, use the clear ip bgp * command to recompute the best path.
neighbor activate
This command allows the specified neighbor/peer group to be enabled for the current AFI/SAFI (Address Family Identifier/
Subsequent Address Family Identifier).
C9000 Series
Syntax
neighbor [ip-address | peer-group-name] activate
To disable, use the no neighbor [ip-address | peer-group-name] activate command.
Parameters
ip-address (OPTIONAL) Enter the IP address of the neighbor in dotted decimal format.
peer-group-name (OPTIONAL) Enter the name of the peer group.
activate Enter the keyword activate to enable the neighbor/peer group in the new AFI/
SAFI.
Defaults Disabled
Command Modes CONFIGURATION-ROUTER-BGP-ADDRESS FAMILY
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the relevant Dell
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
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