CLI Guide

Related
Commands
show ip protocols — views information on all routing protocols enabled and active.
bgp router-id
Assign a user-given ID to a BGP router.
Syntax
bgp router-id ip-address
To delete a user-assigned IP address, use the no bgp router-id command.
Parameters
ip-address Enter an IP address in dotted decimal format to reset only
that BGP neighbor.
Defaults The router ID is the highest IP address of the Loopback interface or, if no Loopback
interfaces are configured, the highest IP address of a physical interface on the
router.
Command Modes ROUTER BGP
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.
Usage Information
Peering sessions are reset when you change the router ID of a BGP router.
bgp soft-reconfig-backup
To avoid the peer from resending messages, use this command only when route-refresh is not
negotiated.
Syntax
bgp soft-reconfig-backup
To return to the default setting, use the no bgp soft-reconfig-backup
command.
Defaults Off
Command Modes ROUTER BGP
Supported Modes Full–Switch
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Border Gateway Protocol IPv4 (BGPv4)