Reference Guide

Related
Commands
show ipv6 prefix-list – View the selected IPv6 prefix-list.
maximum-paths
Configure the maximum number of parallel routes (multipath support) BGP supports.
C-Series, E-Series
Syntax
maximum-paths {ebgp | ibgp} number
To return to the default values, use the no maximum-paths command.
Parameters
ebgp Enter the keyword ebgp to enable multipath support for External BGP
routes.
ibgp Enter the keyword ibgp to enable multipath support for Internal BGP
routes
number Enter a number as the maximum number of parallel paths. The range
is 1 to 16. The default is 1.
Defaults 1
Command Modes ROUTER BGPV6-ADDRESS FAMILY
Command History
Version 8.2.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series ExaScale.
Version 7.4.1.0 Introduced
Usage
Information
If you enable this command, use the clear ip bgp command to recompute the best path.
neighbor activate
This command allows the specified neighbor/peer group to be enabled for the current AFI/SAFI.
C-Series, E-Series
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.
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