Reference Guide

Command History
Version 8.2.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series ExaScale.
Version 7.4.1.0 Introduced
Usage
Information
When a peer group is created, it is disabled (shut mode).
Related
Commands
• neighbor peer-group (assigning peers) – assigns routers to a peer group.
• neighbor remote-as – assigns an indirectly connected AS to a neighbor or peer group.
• neighbor shutdown – disables a peer or peer group.
neighbor peer-group passive
Enable passive peering on a BGP peer group, that is, the peer group does not send an OPEN message, but responds to
one.
C-Series, E-Series
Syntax
neighbor peer-group-name peer-group passive
To delete a passive peer-group, use the no neighbor peer-group-name peer-
group passive command.
Parameters
peer-group-name Enter a text string up to 16 characters long as the name of the peer
group.
Defaults Not configured.
Command Modes ROUTER BGP
Command History
Version 8.2.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series ExaScale.
Version 7.4.1.0 Introduced
Usage
Information
After you configure a peer group as passive, you must assign it a subnet using the neighbor
subnet
command.
Related
Commands
neighbor subnet – assigns a subnet to a dynamically-configured BGP neighbor.
neighbor remote-as
Create and specify the remote peer to the BGP neighbor.
C-Series, E-Series
Syntax
neighbor {ipv6-address | peer-group-name} remote-as number
To delete a remote AS entry, use the no neighbor {ipv6-address | peer-
group-name
} remote-as number command.
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