CLI Guide

Field Description
Cost Displays the cost associated with using this next hop.
Flaps Displays the number of times the next hop has flapped.
Time Elapsed Displays the time elapsed since the next hop was learned. If
the route is down, this field displays time elapsed since the
route went down.
Example
Dell>show ip bgp next-hop
Next-hop Via RefCount Cost Flaps Time
Elapsed
63.114.8.33 63.114.8.33, Gi 12/22 240984 0 0 00:18:25
63.114.8.34 63.114.8.34, Gi 12/22 135152 0 0 00:18:13
63.114.8.35 63.114.8.35, Gi 12/22 1 0 0 00:18:07
63.114.8.60 63.114.8.60, Gi 12/22 135155 0 0 00:18:11
Dell>
show ip bgp paths
View all the BGP path attributes in the BGP database.
Syntax
show ip bgp paths [regexp regular-expression]
Parameters
regexp regular-
expression
Enter a regular expression then use one or a combination of
the following characters to match:
• . = (period) any single character (including a white
space).
• * = (asterisk) the sequences in a pattern (zero or more
sequences).
• + = (plus) the sequences in a pattern (one or more
sequences).
• ? = (question mark) sequences in a pattern (either zero
or one sequences).
NOTE: Enter an escape sequence (CTRL+v) prior to
entering the ? regular expression.
• [ ] = (brackets) a range of single-character patterns.
• ( ) = (parenthesis) groups a series of pattern elements
to a single element.
• { } = (braces) minimum and the maximum match
count.
• ^ = (caret) the beginning of the input string. If you use
the caret at the beginning of a sequence or range, it
matches on everything BUT the characters specified.
• $ = (dollar sign) the end of the output string.
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Border Gateway Protocol IPv4 (BGPv4)