Bgp Cluster-Id; Bgp Confederation Identifier - Dell Force10 Z9000 Reference Manual

bgp cluster-id

Assign a cluster ID to a BGP cluster with more than one route reflector.
C-Series, E-Series
Syntax bgp cluster-id {ip-address | number}
To delete a cluster ID, use the no bgp cluster-id {ip-address | number}
command.
Parameters
ip-address
number
Defaults Not configured.
Command Modes ROUTER BGP
Command History
Version 8.2.1.0
Version 7.4.1.0
Usage
When a BGP cluster contains only one route reflector, the cluster ID is the route reflector's
Information
router ID. For redundancy, a BGP cluster may contain two or more route reflectors and you
assign a cluster ID with the bgp cluster-id command. Without a cluster ID, the route
reflector cannot recognize route updates from the other route reflectors within the cluster.
The default format for displaying the cluster-id is dotted decimal, but if you enter the
cluster-id as an integer, it is displayed as an integer.
Related
Commands

bgp confederation identifier

Configure an identifier for a BGP confederation.
C-Series, E-Series
Syntax bgp confederation identifier as-number
To delete a BGP confederation identifier, use the no bgp confederation
identifier as-number command.
Parameters
as-number
Defaults Not configured.
Command Modes ROUTER BGP
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Enter an IP address as the route reflector cluster ID.
Enter a route reflector cluster ID as a number from 1 to 4294967295.
Introduced on the E-Series ExaScale.
Introduced
• bgp client-to-client reflection
clients.
• neighbor route-reflector-client
• show ip bgp cluster-list
Enter the AS number. The range is 1 to 65535.
– enables route reflection between route reflector and
– configures a route reflector and clients.
– views paths with a cluster ID.