Dell S4048–ON Configuration Manual page 152

Configuring BFD for static routes is a three-step process:
1 Enable BFD globally.
2 Configure static routes on both routers on the system (either local or remote).
3 Configure an IP route to connect BFD on the static routes using the ip route bfd command.
Related Configuration Tasks
• Changing Static Route Session Parameters
• Disabling BFD for Static Routes
Establishing Sessions for Static Routes
Sessions are established for all neighbors that are the next hop of a static route.
Figure 12. Establishing Sessions for Static Routes
To establish a BFD session, use the following command.
• Establish BFD sessions for all neighbors that are the next hop of a static route.
CONFIGURATION mode
ip route bfd [prefix-list prefix-list-name] [interval interval min_rx min_rx multiplier value
role {active | passive}]
Example of the show bfd neighbors Command to Verify Static Routes
To verify that sessions have been created for static routes, use the show bfd neighbors command.
R1(conf)#ip route 2.2.3.0/24 2.2.2.2
R1(conf)#ip route bfd
R1(conf)#do show bfd neighbors
* - Active session role
Ad Dn - Admin Down
C - CLI
I - ISIS
O - OSPF
R - Static Route (RTM)
LocalAddr RemoteAddr Interface State Rx-int Tx-int Mult Clients
2.2.2.1 2.2.2.2
152 Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD)
Te 4/24 Up 100 100 4 R