Reference Guide

Version Description
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
8.5.1.0 Added support for 4-port 40G line cards on ExaScale.
6.2.1.1 Introduced
ip msdp peer
Configure an MSDP peer.
C9000 Series
Syntax
ip msdp peer peer address [connect-source] [description] [sa-
limit number]
To remove the MSDP peer, use the no ip msdp peer peer address
[connect-source interface] [description name] [sa-limit number]
command.
Parameters
peer address Enter the peer address in a dotted decimal format (A.B.C.D.).
connect-source
interface
Enter the keywords connect-source then one of the
interfaces and slot/port or number information:
• For a Loopback interface, enter the keyword loopback
then a number from 0 to 16383.
• For a Port Channel interface, enter the keywords port-
channel then a number. The range is from 1 to 128.
• For a 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword
TenGigabitEthernet then the slot/port information.
• For a 40-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword
fortyGigE then the slot/port information.
• For a VLAN, enter the keyword vlan then a number
from 1 to 4094.
description name (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword description then a
description name (maximum 80 characters) to designate a
description for the MSDP peer.
sa-limit number (OPTIONAL) Enter the maximum number of SA entries in
SA-cache. The range is from 1 to 500000. The default it
500000.
Defaults As described in the Parameters section.
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP)
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