Users Guide

min_rx milliseconds Enter the keywords min_rx to specify the minimum rate at which the local system
would like to receive control packets from the remote system. The range is from 50
to 1000. The default is 200.
multiplier value Enter the keywords multiplier to specify the number of packets that must be
missed in order to declare a session down. The range is from 3 to 50. The default is
3.
role [active |
passive]
Enter the role that the local system assumes:
• Active — The active system initiates the BFD session. Both systems can be
active for the same session.
• Passive — The passive system does not initiate a session. It only responds to
a request for session initialization from the active system.
The default is Active.
Defaults Refer to Parameters.
Command Modes INTERFACE
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(0.0P5) Introduced on the S4048-ON.
9.8(0.0P2) Introduced on the S3048-ON.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
9.0.0.0 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.10.0 Introduced on the S4810.
8.2.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series ExaScale.
7.6.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
7.4.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series.
Example
Dell(conf-if-gi-1/3)#bfd interval 250 min_rx 300 multiplier 4 role passive
Dell(conf-if-gi-1/3)#
bfd neighbor
Establish a BFD session with a neighbor.
Syntax
bfd neighbor ip-address
To remove the BFD session with the neighbor, use the no bfd neighbor ip-address command.
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Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD)