CLI Guide

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

Timer values configured with the neighbor timers command override the timer

values configured with any other command.

When two neighbors, configured with different keepalive and holdtime values,

negotiate for new values, the resulting values are as follows:

• the lower of the holdtime value is the new holdtime value, and

• whichever is the lower value; one-third of the new holdtime value, or the

configured

keepalive value, is the new keepalive value.

neighbor update-source

Enable the software to use Loopback interfaces for TCP connections for BGP sessions.

Syntax

neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name} update-source interface

To use the closest interface, use the no neighbor {ip-address | peer-

group-name} update-source interface command.

Parameters

ip-address Enter the IP address of the peer router in dotted decimal

format.

peer-group-name Enter the name of the peer group to disable all routers

within the peer group.

interface Enter the keyword loopback then a number of the

Loopback interface. The range is from 0 to 16383.

Defaults Not configured.