Command Line Reference Guide
IPv6 Border Gateway Protocol (IPv6 BGP) | 745
Parameters
Defaults
Not configured.
Command Modes
ROUTER BGPV6-ADDRESS FAMILY
Command
History
Usage
Information
Though FTOS does not generate a route due to backdoor config, there is an option for injecting/
sourcing a local route in presence of network backdoor config on a learned route.
redistribute
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Redistribute routes into BGP.
Syntax
redistribute {connected | static} [route-map map-name]
To disable redistribution, use the no redistribution {connected | static} command.
Parameters
Defaults
Not configured.
Command Modes
ROUTER BGPV6-ADDRESS FAMILY
Command
History
Usage
Information
If you do not configure default-metric command, in addition to the redistribute command, or there is no
route map to set the metric, the metric for redistributed static and connected is “0”.
To redistribute the default route (0::0/0) configure the neighbor default-originate command.
Related
Commands
ipv6-address prefix-length Enter the IPv6 address in the x:x:x:x::x format followed by the prefix
length in the
/x format.
Range: /0 to /128
The :: notation specifies successive hexadecimal fields of zeros.
Version 8.4.2.1 Introduced on C-Series and S-Series.
Version 8.2.1.0 Introduced on E-Series ExaScale
Version 7.4.1.0 Introduced on E-Series TeraScale
connected Enter the keyword connected to redistribute routes from physically connected interfaces.
static Enter the keyword static to redistribute manually configured routes.
These routes are treated as incomplete routes.
route-map
map-name
(OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword route-map followed by the name of an established route
map.
Only the following ROUTE-MAP mode commands are supported:
• match ipv6 address
• match ipv6 next-hop
• match ipv6 route-source
• set ipv6 next-hop
If the route map is not configured, the default is deny (to drop all routes).
Version 8.4.2.1 Introduced on C-Series and S-Series.
Version 8.2.1.0 Introduced on E-Series ExaScale
Version 7.4.1.0 Introduced on E-Series TeraScale
neighbor default-originate Inject the default route.










