Users Guide

bgp bestpath med confed
Enable MULTI_EXIT_DISC (MED) attribute comparison on paths learned from BGP confederations.
Syntax
bgp bestpath med confed
To disable MED comparison on BGP confederation paths, enter the no bgp bestpath
med confed command.
Defaults Disabled
Command Modes ROUTER BGP
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, see
the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
Version Description
9.10(0.1) Introduced on the S6010-ON and S4048T-ON.
9.8(0.0P5) Introduced on the S4048-ON.
9.8(0.0P2) Introduced on the S3048-ON.
9.7(0.0) Introduced on the S6000–ON.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
7.8.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
7.7.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
Usage Information The software compares the MEDs only if the path contains no external autonomous
system numbers. If you enable this command, use the clear ip bgp * command to
recompute the best path.
bgp bestpath med missing-as-best
During path selection, indicate preference to paths with missing MED (MULTI_EXIT_DISC) over paths with an
advertised MED attribute.
Syntax
bgp bestpath med missing-as-best
To return to the default selection, use the no bgp bestpath med missing-as-
best command.
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