Distance Bgp - Dell MXL 10GbE Reference Manual

distance bgp

Configure three administrative distances for routes.
Syntax
distance bgp external-distance internal-distance local-distance
To return to default values, use the no distance bgp command.
Parameters
external-
distance
internal-
distance
local-distance
Defaults
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Command ROUTER BGPV6-ADDRESS FAMILY
Modes
Command
Version 9.2(0.0)
History
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.
Syntax
maximum-paths {ebgp | ibgp} number
To return to the default values, use the no maximum-paths command.
720
Enter a number to assign to routes learned from a neighbor
external to the AS. The range is from 1 to 255. The default is
20.
Enter a number to assign to routes learned from a router
within the AS. The range is from 1 to 255. The default is 200.
Enter a number to assign to routes learned from networks
listed in the network command. The range is from 1 to 255.
The default is 200.
external-distance = 20
internal-distance = 200
local-distance = 200
Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
CAUTION: Dell Force10 recommends that you do not change the
administrative distance of internal routes. Changing the administrative
distances may cause routing table inconsistencies.
IPv6 Border Gateway Protocol (IPv6 BGP)