Users Guide

Command History
This guide is platform-specic. For command information about other platforms, refer to the relevant FTOS
Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the FTOS 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 7.4.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series TeraScale.
neighbor maximum-prex
Control the number of network prexes received.
Syntax
neighbor {ipv6-address | peer-group-name} maximum-prefix maximum
[threshold] [warning-only]
To return to the default values, use the no neighbor {ipv6-address | peer-group-name}
maximum-prefix maximum [threshold] [warning-only] command.
Parameters
ipv6-address Enter the IPv6 address in the x:x:x:x::x format.
NOTE: The :: notation species successive hexadecimal elds of zeros.
peer-group-name Enter the name of the peer group.
maximum Enter a number as the maximum number of prexes allowed for this BGP router.
The range is from 1 to 4294967295.
threshold (OPTIONAL) Enter a number to be used as a percentage of the maximum value.
When the number of prexes reaches this percentage of the maximum value, the
software sends a message. The range is from 1 to 100 percent. The default is 75.
warning-only (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword warning-only to set the router to send a log
message when the maximum value is reached. If this parameter is not set, the
router stops peering when the maximum number of prexes is reached.
Defaults threshold = 75
Command Modes ROUTER BGPV6-ADDRESS FAMILY
Command History
This guide is platform-specic. 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 7.4.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series TeraScale.
IPv6 Border Gateway Protocol (IPv6 BGP)
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