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neighbor weight
Assign a weight to the neighbor connection, which is used to determine the best path.
C-Series, E-Series
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 disable 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 8.2.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series ExaScale.
Version 7.4.1.0 Introduced
Usage
Information
In the FTOS best path selection process, the path with the highest weight value is preferred.
NOTE: Reset the neighbor connection (the clear ip bgp * command) to apply the weight to the
connection and recompute the best path.
neighbor X:X:X::X password
Enable TCP MD5 Authentication for an IPv6 BGP peer session.
C-Series, E-Series
Syntax
neighbor x:x:x::x password {7 <encrypt-pass>|<clear-pass>
To return to the default setting, use the no neighbor x:x:x::x password command.
Parameters
encrypt-pass Enter the encrypted password.
clear-pass Enter the clear text password.
Defaults Disabled.
Command Modes ROUTER BGPV6-ADDRESS FAMILY
Command
History
Version 8.2.1.0 Introduced
Usage
Information
The TCP session is authentication and hence prevents the data from being compromised.
Border Gateway Protocol 459