CLI Guide
min_rx milliseconds Enter the keywords min_rx to specify the minimum rate at which the local system would
like to receive control packets from the remote system. The range is from 50 to 1000. The
default is 200.
multiplier value Enter the keywords multiplier to specify the number of packets that must be missed
in order to declare a session down. The range is from 3 to 50. The default is 3.
role [active |
passive]
Enter the role that the local system assumes:
• Active — The active system initiates the BFD session. Both systems can be active
for the same session.
• Passive — The passive system does not initiate a session. It only responds to a
request for session initialization from the active system.
The default is Active.
Defaults Refer to Parameters.
Command Modes INTERFACE
Supported Modes Full–Switch
Command History
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN IOM.
9.2(0.0) Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
Example
Dell(conf-if-gi-0/3)#bfd interval 250 min_rx 300 multiplier 4 role passive
Dell(conf-if-gi-0/3)#
bfd neighbor
Establish a BFD session with a neighbor.
Syntax
bfd neighbor ip-address
Parameters
ip-address Enter the IP address of the neighbor in dotted decimal format (A.B.C.D).
Defaults none
Command Modes INTERFACE
Supported Modes Full–Switch
Command History
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN IOM.
9.2(0.0) Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
Related Commands show bfd neighbors — displays the BFD neighbor information on all interfaces or a specied interface.
Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) 275