Administrator Guide

Usage
Information
If you enable this command, use the clear ip bgp * command to recompute the best path.
neighbor activate
This command allows the specified neighbor/peer group to be enabled for the current AFI/SAFI (Address Family Identifier/
Subsequent Address Family Identifier).
Z-Series
Syntax
neighbor [ip-address | peer-group-name] activate
To disable, use the no neighbor [ip-address | peer-group-name] activate command.
Parameters
ip-address (OPTIONAL) Enter the IP address of the neighbor in dotted decimal format.
peer-group-name (OPTIONAL) Enter the name of the peer group.
activate Enter the keyword activate to enable the neighbor/peer group in the new AFI/
SAFI.
Defaults Disabled
Command Modes CONFIGURATION-ROUTER-BGP-ADDRESS FAMILY
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.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
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.
Usage
Information
By default, when you create a neighbor/peer group configuration in the Router BGP context, this enables
IPv4/Unicast AFI/SAFI. When you use activate in the new context, the neighbor/peer group enables
for AFI/SAFI.
It is not possible to de-activate a peer from the IPv4 unicast address family.
neighbor add-path
This command allows the specified neighbor/peer group to send/receive multiple path advertisements.
Z-Series
Syntax
neighbor [ip-address | peer-group-name] add-path [send | receive | both]
path-count
Parameters
ip-address (OPTIONAL) Enter the IP address of the neighbor in dotted decimal format.
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