Neighbor Weight; Network - Dell Force10 Z9000 Reference Manual

Usage Loopback interfaces are up constantly and the BGP session may need one interface constantly
Information up to stabilize the session. The neighbor update-source command is not necessary for
directly connected internal BGP sessions.

neighbor weight

Assign a weight to the neighbor connection, which is used to determine the best path.
C-Series, E-Series, S-Series, Z-Series, S4810
Syntax neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name} weight weight
To remove a weight value, use the no neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-
name} weight command.
Parameters
ip-address
peer-group-name
weight
Defaults 0
Command Modes ROUTER BGP
Command History
Version 8.3.11.1
Version 8.3.7.0
Version 7.8.1.0
Version 7.7.1.0
Usage
In the FTOS best path selection process, the path with the highest weight value is preferred.
Information
If you configure the set weight command in a route map applied to this neighbor, the
weight set in that command overrides the weight set in the neighbor weight command.
Related set weight
Commands

network

Specify the networks for the BGP process and enter them in the BGP routing table.
C-Series, E-Series, S-Series, Z-Series, S4810
Syntax network ip-address mask [route-map map-name]
To remove a network, use the no network ip-address mask [route-map map-
name] command.
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Enter the IP address of the peer router in dotted decimal format.
Enter the name of the peer group to disable all routers within the peer
group.
Enter a number as the weight. The range is 0 to 65535. The default is
0.
Introduced on the Z9000.
Introduced on the S4810.
Introduced on the S-Series.
Introduced on the C-Series.
NOTE: In the FTOS best-path selection process, the path with the highest weight value is
preferred.
– assigns a weight to all paths meeting the route map criteria.