Command Reference Guide

Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) | 281
Defaults
Parameters
Command Modes
INTERFACE
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Example
FTOS(conf-if-gi-0/3)#bfd interval 250 min_rx 300 multiplier 4 role passive
FTOS(conf-if-gi-0/3)#
bfd neighbor
c e
Establish a BFD session with a neighbor.
This command is deprecated as of FTOS 8.3.12.0.
Syntax
bfd neighbor ip-address
Parameters
Defaults
None
Command Modes
INTERFACE
Command
History
multiplier value
Enter this keyword to specify the number of packets that must be
missed in order to declare a session down.
Range: 3 to 50
Default: 3
role [active | passive] Enter the role that the local system assumes:
• Active—The active system initiates the BFD session. Both
systems can be active for the same session.
• Passive—The passive system does not initiate a session. It only
responds to a request for session initialization from the active
system.
Default: Active
Version 8.3.12.0 Deprecated command. Replaced by
Version 8.3.10.0 Introduced on S4810
Version 8.2.1.0 Introduced on E-Series ExaScale
Version 7.6.1.0 Introduced on C-Series
Version 7.4.1.0 Introduced on E-Series
ip-address
Enter the IP address of the neighbor in dotted decimal format
(A.B.C.D).
Version 8.3.12.0 Deprecated command. Replaced by
Version 8.3.10.0 Introduced on S4810
Version 8.2.1.0 Introduced on E-Series ExaScale
Version 7.6.1.0 Introduced on C-Series
Version 7.5.1.0 Added support for VLAN and port-channel interfaces on E-Series.
Version 7.4.1.0 Introduced on E-Series