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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.
Usage
Information
This command turns on BGP soft-reconfiguration inbound debugging. If no neighbor is specified, debug
turns on for all neighbors.
debug ip bgp updates
Allows you to view information about BGP updates.
Syntax
debug ip bgp updates [in | out | prefix-list prefix-list-name]
To disable debugging, use the no debug ip bgp [ip-address | peer-group peer-group-
name] updates [in | out] command.
Parameters
in (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword in to view only BGP updates received from
neighbors.
out (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword out to view only BGP updates sent to neighbors.
prefix-list prefix-
list-name
(OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword prefix-list then the name of an established
prefix list. If the prefix list is not configured, the default is permit (to allow all
routes).
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 to disable or enable all routers
within the peer group.
Command Modes EXEC Privilege
Supported Modes Full–Switch
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.
Usage
Information
To remove all configured debug commands for BGP, enter the no debug ip bgp command.
default-metric
Allows you to change the metric of redistributed routes to locally originated routes. Use this command with the redistribute
command.
Syntax
default-metric number
To return to the default setting, use the no default-metric command.
Parameters
number Enter a number as the metric to be assigned to routes from other protocols. The
range is from 1 to 4294967295.
Defaults 0
Command Modes ROUTER BGP
Supported Modes Full–Switch
282 Border Gateway Protocol IPv4 (BGPv4)