Users Guide
neighbor shutdown
Disable a BGP neighbor or peer group.
Syntax
neighbor {ipv6-address | peer-group-name} shutdown
To enable a disabled neighbor or peer group, use the no neighbor {ipv6-address | peer-
group-name} shutdown command.
Parameters
ipv6-address Enter the IPv6 address in the x:x:x:x::x format.
NOTE: The :: notation species successive hexadecimal elds of zeros.
peer-group-name Enter the name of the peer group to disable or enable all routers within the peer
group.
Defaults Enabled (that is, BGP neighbors and peer groups are disabled.)
Command Modes ROUTER BGP
Command History
This guide is platform-specic. 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.
Usage Information Peers that are enabled within a peer group are disabled when their peer group is disabled.
The neighbor shutdown command terminates all BGP sessions on the BGP neighbor or BGP peer
group. Use this command with caution as it terminates the specied BGP sessions. When a neighbor or peer
group is shutdown, use the show ip bgp ipv6 unicast summary command to conrm its status.
Related Commands
show ip bgp ipv6 unicast summary – displays the current BGP conguration.
show ip bgp ipv6 unicast neighbors – displays IPv6 routing information exchanged by BGP neighbors.
neighbor soft-reconguration inbound
Enable a BGP soft-reconguration and start storing updates for inbound IPv6 unicast routes.
Syntax
neighbor {ipv4-address | ipv6-address | peer-group-name} soft-
reconfiguration inbound
IPv6 Border Gateway Protocol (IPv6 BGP)
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