Reference Guide

bgp bestpath med missing-as-best
During path selection, indicate preference to paths with missing MED (MULTI_EXIT_DISC) over those
paths with an advertised MED attribute.
S5000
Syntax
bgp bestpath med missing-as-best
To return to the default selection, use the no bgp bestpath med missing-as-
best command.
Defaults Disabled
Command
Modes
ROUTER BGP
Command
History
Version 9.0(1.3) Introduced on the S5000.
Usage
Information
The MED is a 4-byte unsigned integer value and the default behavior is to assume a
missing MED as 4294967295. This command causes a missing MED to be treated
as 0. During path selection, paths with a lower MED are preferred over those with a
higher MED.
bgp bestpath router-id ignore
Do not compare router-id information for external paths during best path selection.
S5000
Syntax
bgp bestpath router-id ignore
To return to the default selection, use the no bgp bestpath router-id
ignore command.
Defaults Disabled
Command
Modes
ROUTER BGP
Command
History
Version 9.0(1.3) Introduced on the S5000.
Usage
Information
Configuring this option retains the current best-path. When sessions are
subsequently reset, the oldest received path is chosen as the best-path.
Border Gateway Protocol IPv4 (BGPv4)
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