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Changing IPv6 Static Route Session Parameters
BFD sessions are configured with default intervals and a default role.
The parameters you can configure are: Desired TX Interval, Required Min RX Interval, Detection Multiplier, and system role.
These parameters are configured for all static routes. If you change a parameter, the change affects all sessions for static
routes.
To change parameters for static route sessions, use the following command .
Change parameters for all static route sessions.
CONFIGURATION mode
ipv6 route bfd [vrf vrf-name][prefix-list prefix-list-name] interval milliseconds min_rx
milliseconds multiplier value role [active | passive]
To view session parameters, use the show bfd neighbors detail command, as shown in the examples in Displaying BFD
for BGP Information
Configure BFD for OSPF
When using BFD with OSPF, the OSPF protocol registers with the BFD manager.
BFD sessions are established with all neighboring interfaces participating in OSPF. If a neighboring interface fails, the BFD agent
on the line card notifies the BFD manager, which in turn notifies the OSPF protocol that a link state change occurred.
Configuring BFD for OSPF is a two-step process:
1. Enable BFD globally.
2. Establish sessions with OSPF neighbors.
Related Configuration Tasks
Changing OSPF Session Parameters
Disabling BFD for OSPF
Enabling BFD Globally
You must enable BFD globally on both routers.
To enable the BFD globally, use the following command.
Enable BFD globally.
CONFIGURATION mode
bfd enable
To verify that BFD is enabled globally, use the show running bfd command.
The bold line shows that BFD is enabled.
Dell(conf)#bfd ?
enable Enable BFD protocol
protocol-liveness Enable BFD protocol-liveness
Dell(conf)#bfd enable
Dell(conf)#do show running-config bfd
!
bfd enable
Dell(conf)#
Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD)
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