Administrator Guide

Version Description
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
7.8.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
7.7.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
pre-7.7.1.0 Introduced.
Related
Commands
router bgp — enters ROUTER mode on the switch.
distance bgp
Define an administrative distance for routes.
Z-Series
Syntax
distance bgp external-distance internal-distance local-distance
To return to default values, use the no distance bgp command.
Parameters
external-distance Enter a number to assign to routes learned from a neighbor external to the AS. The
range is from 1 to 255. The default is 20.
internal-distance Enter a number to assign to routes learned from a router within the AS. The range
is from 1 to 255. The default is 200.
local-distance Enter a number to assign to routes learned from networks listed in the network
command. The range is from 1 to 255. The default is 200.
Defaults
● external-distance = 20
● internal-distance = 200
● local-distance = 200
Command Modes ROUTER BGP (conf-router_bgp_af)
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 Description
9.7(0.0) Introduced on the S6000–ON.
9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
7.8.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
7.7.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
7.6.1.0 Introduced IPv6 MGBP on the E-Series.
Usage
Information
CAUTION: Dell Networking recommends that you do not change the administrative
distance of internal routes. Changing the administrative distances may cause routing table
inconsistencies.
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.
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