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Routes from confederations are treated as internal BGP routes.
neighbor activate
Allows you to enable a specified neighbor/peer group for the current address and subsequent address family identifier (AFI/
SAFI).
Syntax
neighbor [ipv6-address | peer-group-name] activate
To disable, use the no neighbor [ipv6-address | peer-group-name] activate 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 Identify a peer group by name.
activate Enter the keyword activate to enable the identified neighbor or peer group in
the new AFI/SAFI.
Defaults Disabled.
Command Modes ROUTER BGPV6-ADDRESS FAMILY
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
By default, when a neighbor/peer group configuration is created in the Router BGP context, it is enabled
for the IPv6/Unicast AFI/SAFI. By using activate in the new context, the neighbor/peer group is
enabled for AFI/SAFI.
Related
Command
address family — changes the context to SAFI.
neighbor advertisement-interval
Set the advertisement interval between BGP neighbors or within a BGP peer group.
Syntax
neighbor {ipv6-address | peer-group-name} advertisement-interval seconds
To return to the default value, use the no neighbor {ipv6-address | peer-group-name}
advertisement-interval 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 set the advertisement interval for all routers in
the peer group.
seconds Enter a number as the time interval, in seconds, between BGP advertisements. The
range is from 0 to 600 seconds. The default is 5 seconds for internal BGP peers
and 30 seconds for external BGP peers.
Defaults
● seconds = 5 seconds (internal peers)
● seconds = 30 seconds (external peers)
Command Modes ROUTER BGPV6-ADDRESS FAMILY
Supported Modes Full–Switch
IPv6 Border Gateway Protocol (IPv6 BGP) 659