Reference Guide
Defaults The router ID is the highest IP address of the Loopback interface or, if no Loopback
interfaces are configured, the highest IP address of a physical interface on the
router.
Command
Modes
ROUTER BGP
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms,
refer to the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version 9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
Version
8.3.19.0
Introduced on the S4820T.
Version 8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
Version 8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
Version 7.8.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
Version 7.7.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
Usage
Information
Peering sessions are reset when you change the router ID of a BGP router.
bgp soft-reconfig-backup
To avoid the peer from resending messages, use this command only when route-refresh is not
negotiated.
Z9500
Syntax
bgp soft-reconfig-backup
To return to the default setting, use the no bgp soft-reconfig-backup
command.
Defaults Off
Command
Modes
ROUTER BGP
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms,
refer to the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version 9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
Version 9.1(0.0) Added support for IPv6.
Version
8.3.19.0
Introduced on the S4820T.
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