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Parameters
Defaults
external-distance = 20; internal-distance = 200; local-distance = 200.
Command Modes
ROUTER BGP
Usage
Information
The higher the administrative distance assigned to a route means that your confidence in that route is
low. Routes assigned an administrative distance of 255 are not installed in the routing table. Routes
from confederations are treated as internal BGP routes.
Command
History
maximum-paths
c e s
Configure the maximum number of parallel routes (multipath support) BGP supports.
Syntax
maximum-paths {ebgp | ibgp} number
To return to the default values, enter no maximum-paths.
Parameters
Defaults
1
Command Modes
ROUTER BGP
Usage
Information
If you enable this command, use the clear ip bgp ipv4 unicast soft * command to recompute the best
path.
external-distance
Enter a number to assign to routes learned from a neighbor external to the AS.
Range: 1 to 255.
Default: 20
internal-distance
Enter a number to assign to routes learned from a router within the AS.
Range: 1 to 255.
Default: 200
local-distance
Enter a number to assign to routes learned from networks listed in the network
command.
Range: 1 to 255.
Default: 200
Caution: Dell Force10 recommends that you do not change the administrative distance of
internal routes. Changing the administrative distances may cause routing table
inconsistencies.
Version 7.8.1.0 Introduced support on S-Series
Version 7.7.1.0 Introduced support on C-Series
ebgp Enter the keyword ebgp to enable multipath support for External BGP routes.
ibgp Enter the keyword ibgp to enable multipath support for Internal BGP routes.
number
Enter a number as the maximum number of parallel paths.
Range: 1 to 16
Default: 1