Users Guide

Usage
Information
After you use this command, use the clear ip bgp * and clear ip bgp vrf vrf-name
commands to recompute the best path for default and nondefault VRF BGP instances, respectively. The
no version of this command resets the value to the default.
NOTE: To configure these settings for a nondefault VRF instance, first enter the ROUTER-CONFIG-
VRF sub mode using the following commands:
1. Enter the ROUTER BGP mode using the router bgp as-number command.
2. From the ROUTER BGP mode, enter ROUTER BGP VRF mode using the vrf vrf-name
command.
Example
OS10(conf-router-bgp-10)# always-compare-med
Supported
Releases
10.2.0E or later
as-notation
Changes the AS number notation format and requires four-octet-as support.
Syntax
as-notation {asdot | asdot+ | asplain}
Parameters
● asdot — Specify the AS number notation in asdot format.
● asdot+ — Specify the AS number notation in asdot+ format.
● asplain — Specify the AS number notation in asplain format.
Defaults
asplain
Command Modes ROUTER-BGP
Usage
Information
NOTE: To configure these settings for a non-default VRF instance, first enter the ROUTER-
CONFIG-VRF sub mode using the following commands:
1. Enter the ROUTER BGP mode using the router bgp as-number command.
2. From the ROUTER BGP mode, enter ROUTER BGP VRF mode using the vrf vrf-name
command.
Example - asdot
format
OS10(conf-router-bgp-100)# as-notation asdot
OS10(conf-router-bgp-100)# show configuration
!
router bgp 100
as-notation asdot
Example - asdot+
format
OS10(conf-router-bgp-100)# as-notation asdot+
OS10(conf-router-bgp-100)# show configuration
!
router bgp 0.100
as-notation asdot+
Example - asplain
format
OS10(conf-router-bgp-100)# as-notation asplain
OS10(conf-router-bgp-100)# show configuration
!
router bgp 100
Supported
Releases
10.1.0E or later
Layer 3 835