Service Manual

Version Description
7.7.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
Usage Information Dell Networking OS software resolves the network address the network command congures with the
routes in the main routing table to ensure that the networks are reachable using non-BGP routes and non-
default routes.
As BGP does not query next-hop information corresponding to locally originated routes, a local route with an
unreachable next-hop is chosen as the best route.
When a combination of locally originated and peer originated routes occurs, both these routes will exist in
the RTM. However, only the best route is kept active in the RTM and the remaining route is rendered in-
active.
It is possible to keep only one locally originated route in the BGP database. Network command has
preference over the re-distributed routes. When the locally originated route is no longer present in the
database the other route is automatically installed.
In BGP, the next-hop for the route is calculated from the information that is acquired through IGP or static
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 prex length format (for example, /
24).
The mask appears in command outputs in dotted decimal format (A.B.C.D).
Defaults Not congured.
Command Modes ROUTER BGP
Command History
This guide is platform-specic. For command information about other platforms, refer to the relevant Dell
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.8(0.0) Introduced on the S3048–ON and S4048–ON.
9.7(0.0) Introduced on the S6000–ON.
9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
Border Gateway Protocol
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