Users Guide

Enabling BFD Globally
You must enable BFD globally on both routers.
To enable the BFD globally, use the following command.
• Enable BFD globally.
CONFIGURATION mode
bfd enable
Example of Verifying that BFD is Enabled
To verify that BFD is enabled globally, use the show running bfd command.
The bold line shows that BFD is enabled.
Dell(conf)#bfd ?
enable Enable BFD protocol
protocol-liveness Enable BFD protocol-liveness
Dell(conf)#bfd enable
Dell(conf)#do show running-config bfd
!
bfd enable
Dell(conf)#
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Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD)