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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).
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
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.
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.
neighbor add-path
This command allows the specified neighbor/peer group to send/receive multiple path advertisements.
Syntax
neighbor [ip-address | peer-group-name] add-path [send | receive | both]
count
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.
send Enter the keyword send to indicate that the system sends multiple paths to peers.
receive Enter the keyword receive to indicate that the system accepts multiple paths
from peers.
both Enter the keyword both to indicate that the system sends and accepts multiple
paths from peers.
count
Enter the number paths supported. The range is from 2 to 64.
Defaults none
Command Modes CONFIGURATION-ROUTER-BGP-ADDRESS FAMILY
Supported Modes FullSwitch
Command
History
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN IOM.
284 Border Gateway Protocol IPv4 (BGPv4)