Dell S4048T Configuration Manual page 184

Example of Verifying BFD is Enabled
To verify that BFD is enabled globally, use the show running bfd command.
The bold line shows that BFD is enabled.
R1(conf)#bfd ?
enable
protocol-liveness
R1(conf)#bfd enable
R1(conf)#do show running-config bfd
!
bfd enable
R1(conf)#
Establishing a Session on Physical Ports
To establish a session, enable BFD at the interface level on both ends of the link, as shown in the following
illustration. The configuration parameters do not need to match.
Figure 16. Establishing a BFD Session on Physical Ports
1 Enter interface mode.
CONFIGURATION mode
interface
2 Assign an IP address to the interface if one is not already assigned.
INTERFACE mode
ip address ip-address
3 Identify the neighbor that the interface participates with the BFD session.
INTERFACE mode
bfd neighbor ip-address
Examples of the show bfd neighbors command.
To verify that the session is established, use the show bfd neighbors command.
Enable BFD protocol
Enable BFD protocol-liveness
Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) 184