Maximum-Paths - Dell C9000 Series Reference Manual

Command History
This guide is platform-specific. 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
9.9(0.0)
9.8(0.0)
9.7(0.0)
9.0.2.0
8.3.11.1
7.8.1.0
7.7.1.0
7.6.1.0
Usage Information
The higher the administrative distance assigned to a route means that your confidence
in that route is low. Routes assigned an administrative distance of 255 are not installed
in the routing table. Routes from confederations are treated as internal BGP routes.

maximum-paths

Configure the maximum number of parallel routes (multipath support) BGP supports.
C9000 Series
Syntax
maximum-paths {ebgp | ibgp} number
To return to the default values, enter the no maximum-paths command.
Parameters
ebgp
ibgp
number
Defaults none
Description
Introduced on the C9010.
Introduced on the S3048–ON and S4048–ON.
Introduced on the S6000–ON.
Introduced on the S6000.
Introduced on the Z9000.
Introduced on the S-Series.
Introduced on the C-Series.
Introduced IPv6 MGBP on the E-Series.
CAUTION: Dell Networking recommends that you do not change the
administrative distance of internal routes. Changing the administrative
distances may cause routing table inconsistencies.
Enter the keyword ebgp to enable multipath support for External
BGP routes.
Enter the keyword ibgp to enable multipath support for Internal
BGP routes.
Enter a number as the maximum number of parallel paths. The
range is from 2 to 64.
Border Gateway Protocol 460