Reference Guide

peer-group-
name
Enter the name of the peer group to set the timers for all
routers within the peer group.
loopback
interface
Enter the keyword loopback followed by a number of the
loopback interface. The range is 0 to 16383.
Defaults Not configured.
Command
Modes
ROUTER BGP
Command
History
Version 9.0(1.3) Introduced on the S5000.
Usage
Information
Loopback interfaces are up constantly and the BGP session may need one
interface constantly up to stabilize the session. The neighbor update-source
command is not necessary for directly connected internal BGP sessions.
neighbor weight
Assign a weight to the neighbor connection, which is used to determine the best path.
S5000
Syntax
neighbor {ipv6-address | peer-group-name} weight weight
To remove a weight value, use the no neighbor {ipv6-address | peer-
group-name} weight weight command.
Parameters
ipv6-address Enter the IPv6 address in the x:x:x:x::x format.
NOTE: The :: notation specifies successive hexadecimal
fields of zeros.
peer-group-
name
Enter the name of the peer group to set the timers for all
routers within the peer group.
weight Enter a number as the weight. The range is 0 to 65535. The
default is 0.
Defaults 0
Command
Modes
ROUTER BGP
Command
History
Version 9.0(1.3) Introduced on the S5000.
Usage
Information
In the Dell Networking OS best path selection process, the path with the highest
weight value is preferred.
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IPv6 Border Gateway Protocol (IPv6 BGP)