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mask
Enter the mask of the IP address in the slash prefix length format (for example, /
24).
The mask appears in command outputs in dotted decimal format (A.B.C.D).
route-map map-
name
(OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword route-map then the name of an established
route map.
Only the following ROUTE-MAP mode commands are supported:
● match ip address
● set metric
● set tag
If the route map is not configured, the default is deny (to drop all routes).
Defaults Not configured.
Command Modes ROUTER BGP
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
The system software resolves the network address the network command configures with the routes in
the main routing table to ensure that the networks are reachable using non-BGP routes and non-default
routes.
Related
Commands
redistribute — redistributes routes into BGP.
network backdoor
Specify this IGP route as the preferred route.
Syntax
network ip-address mask backdoor
To remove a network, use the no network ip-address mask backdoor command.
Parameters
ip-address Enter an IP address in dotted decimal format of the network.
mask
Enter the mask of the IP address in the slash prefix length format (for example, /
24).
The mask appears in command outputs in dotted decimal format (A.B.C.D).
Defaults Not configured.
Command Modes ROUTER BGP
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
Although the system does not generate a route due to the backdoor config, there is an option for
injecting/sourcing a local route in the presence of network backdoor config on a learned route.
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