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disable values configured with the bfd neighbor command or configured for the peer group to
which a neighbor belongs. The neighbors inherit only the global timer values (configured with the bfd
neighbor command).
You can only enable BFD for VRRP in INTERFACE command mode (vrrp bfd all-neighbors).
You can enable BFD on both default and nondefault VRFs for OSPF and BGP protocols for both IPv4 and
IPv6 neighbors.
NOTE: The bfd all-neighbors command is applicable for both IPv4 and IPv6 BGP sessions.
bfd disable
Disable BFD on an interface.
Syntax
bfd disable
Re-enable BFD using the no bfd disable command.
Defaults BFD is disabled by default.
Command Modes INTERFACE VRRP
Supported Modes FullSwitch
Command
History
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN IOM.
9.2(0.0) Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
bfd enable (Configuration)
Enable BFD on all interfaces.
Syntax
bfd enable
Disable BFD using the no bfd enable command.
Defaults BFD is disabled by default.
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Supported Modes FullSwitch
Command
History
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN IOM.
9.2(0.0) Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
bfd enable (Interface)
Enable BFD on an interface.
Syntax
bfd enable
Defaults BFD is enabled on all interfaces when you enable BFD from CONFIGURATION mode.
Command Modes INTERFACE
Supported Modes FullSwitch
Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) 251