Users Guide

description
Enter a description of the BGP routing protocol.
Syntax
description {description}
To remove the description, use the no description {description} command.
Parameters
description Enter a description to identify the BGP protocol (80 characters maximum).
Defaults none
Command Modes ROUTER BGP
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 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.
Related Commands
router bgp – enters ROUTER mode on the switch.
distance bgp
Congure three administrative distances for routes.
Syntax
distance bgp external-distance internal-distance local-distance
To return to default values, use the no distance bgp command.
Parameters
external-distance Enter a number to assign to routes learned from a neighbor external to the AS. The
range is from 1 to 255. The default is 20.
internal-distance Enter a number to assign to routes learned from a router within the AS. The range
is from 1 to 255. The default is 200.
local-distance Enter a number to assign to routes learned from networks listed in the network
command. The range is from 1 to 255. The default is 200.
Defaults
• external-distance = 20
• internal-distance = 200
• local-distance = 200
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IPv6 Border Gateway Protocol (IPv6 BGP)