Dell Force10 C150 Configuration Manual page 177

Figure 9-5. Establishing a BFD Session for Physical Ports
R1: ACTIVE Role
To establish a session:
Step Task
1 Enter interface mode
2 Assign an IP address to the interface if one is not already
assigned.
3 Identify the neighbor with which the interface will
participate in the BFD session.
Verify that the session is established using the command
Figure 9-6. Viewing Established Sessions for Physical Ports
R1(conf-if-gi-4/24)#do show bfd neighbors
* - Active session role
Ad Dn - Admin Down
C - CLI
I - ISIS
O - OSPF
R - Static Route (RTM)
LocalAddr
* 2.2.2.1
show bfd neighbors detail
The command
(Figure 9-7).
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Force10(config)# bfd enable
Force10(config)# interface gigabitethernet 2/1
Force10(conf-if-gi-2/1)# ip address 2.2.2.2/24
Force10(conf-if-gi-2/1)# bfd neighbor 2.2.2.1
Force10(config)# bfd enable
Force10(config)# interface gigabitethernet 4/24
Force10(conf-if-gi-2/1)# ip address 2.2.2.1/24
Force10(conf-if-gi-2/1)# bfd neighbor 2.2.2.2
RemoteAddr Interface State Rx-int Tx-int Mult Clients
2.2.2.2 Gi 4/24
shows more specific information about BFD sessions
2/1
Command Syntax
interface
ip address ip-address
bfd neighbor ip-address
show bfd neighbors
Up 100 100 3
R2: ACTIVE Role
fnC0038mp
Command Mode
CONFIGURATION
INTERFACE
INTERFACE
, as shown in Figure
C
BFD Session Enabled
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9-6.