Command Line Reference Guide

NOTE: The :: notation specifies successive hexadecimal fields of
zeros.
peer-group-name Enter the name of the peer group to set the timers for all routers
within the peer group.
loopback
interface
Enter the keyword loopback followed by a number of the loopback
interface. The range is 0 to 16383.
Defaults Not configured.
Command Modes ROUTER BGP
Command History
Version 9.0(1.3) Introduced on the S5000.
Usage
Information
Loopback interfaces are up constantly and the BGP session may need one interface constantly
up to stabilize the session. The neighbor update-source command is not necessary for
directly connected internal BGP sessions.
neighbor weight
Assign a weight to the neighbor connection, which is used to determine the best path.
S5000
Syntax
neighbor {ipv6-address | peer-group-name} weight weight
To remove a weight value, use the no neighbor {ipv6-address | peer-group-
name
} weight weight command.
Parameters
ipv6-address Enter the IPv6 address in the x:x:x:x::x format.
NOTE: The :: notation specifies successive hexadecimal fields of
zeros.
peer-group-name Enter the name of the peer group to set the timers for all routers
within the peer group.
weight Enter a number as the weight. The range is 0 to 65535. The default is
0.
Defaults 0
Command Modes ROUTER BGP
Command History
Version 9.0(1.3) Introduced on the S5000.
Usage
Information
In the FTOS best path selection process, the path with the highest weight value is preferred.
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