Activating And Disabling Bgp4 - Dell PowerConnect B-RX Configuration Manual

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Activating and disabling BGP4

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After resetting neighbor sessions
The following parameter changes take effect only after the router's BGP4 sessions are cleared, or
reset using the "soft" clear option (Refer to
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After disabling and re-enabling redistribution
The following parameter change takes effect only after you disable and then re-enable
redistribution:
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Activating and disabling BGP4
BGP4 is disabled by default. To enable BGP4 and place your BigIron RX into service as a BGP4
router, you must perform the following required steps.
1. Enable the BGP4 protocol.
2. Set the local AS number.
3. Add each BGP4 neighbor (peer BGP4 router) and identify the AS the neighbor is in.
4. Save the BGP4 configuration information to the system configuration file.
For example, enter commands such as the following.
BigIron RX> enable
BigIron RX# configure terminal
BigIron RX(config)# router bgp
BGP4: Please configure 'local-as' parameter in order to enable BGP4.
BigIron RX(config-bgp)# local-as 10
BigIron RX(config-bgp)# write memory
The router bgp command enables the BGP4 protocol.
(For information on the local AS number, refer to
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Change other load-sharing parameters.
Define route flap dampening parameters.
Add, change, or negate redistribution parameters (except changing the default MED; see
below).
Add, change, or negate route maps (when used by the network command or a redistribution
command).
Aggregate routes.
Change the Hold Time or Keep Alive Time.
Add, change, or negate filter tables that affect inbound and outbound route policies.
Change the default MED (metric).
NOTE
BGP4 is not functional until you specify the local AS number.
"Closing or resetting a neighbor session"
"Setting the local AS number"
BigIron RX Series Configuration Guide
on page 811):
on page 759.)
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