Reference Guide

In the show ip bgp ipv6 unicast command, aggregates contain an ‘a’ in the
first column and routes suppressed by the aggregate contain an ‘s’ in the first
column.
bgp always-compare-med
Allows you to enable comparison of the MULTI_EXIT_DISC (MED) attributes in the paths from different
external ASs.
Syntax
bgp always-compare-med
To disable comparison of MED, use the no bgp always-compare-med
command.
Defaults Disabled (that is, the software only compares MEDs from neighbors within the
same AS).
Command
Modes
ROUTER BGP
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. 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
8.3.19.0
Introduced on the S4820T.
Version 8.4.2.1 Introduced on the C-Series and S4810.
Version 8.2.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series ExaScale.
Version 7.4.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series TeraScale.
Usage
Information
Any update without a MED attribute is the least preferred route.
If you enable this command, use the capture bgp-pdu max-buffer-size *
command to recompute the best path.
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