Users 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 8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
Version 7.8.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
Version 7.7.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
Usage Information
CAUTION: Dell Networking recommends not changing the administrative distance of internal
routes. Changing the administrative distances may cause routing table inconsistencies.
The higher the administrative distance assigned to a route means that your condence in that route is low.
Routes assigned an administrative distance of 255 are not installed in the routing table. Routes from
confederations are treated as internal BGP routes.
Related Commands
router bgp — enters ROUTER mode on the switch.
neighbor activate
This command allows the specied neighbor/peer group to be enabled for the current AFI/SAFI.
Syntax
neighbor [ip-address | peer-group-name] activate
To disable, use the no neighbor [ip-address | peer-group-name] activate command.
Parameters
ip-address (OPTIONAL) Enter the IP address of the neighbor in dotted decimal format.
peer-group-name (OPTIONAL) Enter the name of the peer group.
activate Enter the keyword activate to enable the neighbor/peer group in the new AFI/
SAFI.
Defaults Disabled
Command Modes ROUTER BGP Address Family (conf-router_bgp_af)
Command History
Version 7.8.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
Version 7.7.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
Version 7.6.1.0 Introduced IPv6 MGBP on the E-Series.
Usage Information By default, when you create a neighbor/peer group conguration in the Router BGP context, this enables
IPv4/Unicast AFI/SAFI. By using activate in the new context, the neighbor/peer group enables for AFI/
SAFI.
Related Commands address family ipv4 multicast (MBGP) – changes the context to SAFI.
Border Gateway Protocol
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