Administrator Guide

When you change the path selection from Deterministic to Non-Deterministic, the path selection for the existing
paths remains Deterministic until you enter the clear ip bgp command to clear existing paths.
bgp outbound-optimization
Enables outbound optimization for IBGP peer-group members.
Syntax
bgp outbound-optimization
To disable outbound optimization, enter the no bgp outbound-optimization command.
Defaults Enabled.
Command Modes ROUTER BGP
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the relevant Dell EMC
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell EMC Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.4.(0.0) Introduced on the S4810.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
Usage Information
The updates are sent to all the neighbors in the peer-group and all the neighbors have the same attributes
including next-hop.
Enabling or disabling outbound optimization dynamically resets all neighbor sessions.
When you enable outbound optimization, all peers receive the same update packets. Also, the next-hop address,
which is chosen as one of the addresses of the neighbor's reachable interface, is the same for all peers.
bgp outbound-optimization
Enables outbound optimization for IBGP peer-group members.
Syntax
bgp outbound-optimization
To disable outbound optimization, enter the no bgp outbound-optimization command.
Defaults Enabled.
Command Modes ROUTER BGP
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the relevant Dell EMC
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell EMC Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.4.(0.0) Introduced on the S4810.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
Usage Information
The updates are sent to all the neighbors in the peer-group and all the neighbors have the same attributes
including next-hop.
Enabling or disabling outbound optimization dynamically resets all neighbor sessions.
When you enable outbound optimization, all peers receive the same update packets. Also, the next-hop address,
which is chosen as one of the addresses of the neighbor's reachable interface, is the same for all peers.
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