Maximum-Paths - Dell Z9500 Reference Manual

internal-
distance
local-distance
Defaults
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Command ROUTER BGP (conf-router_bgp_af)
Modes
Command
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms,
History
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
9.2(1.0)
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.
Z9500
Syntax
maximum-paths {ebgp | ibgp} number
To return to the default values, enter the no maximum-paths command.
Parameters
ebgp
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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
Description
Introduced on the Z9500.
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.
Border Gateway Protocol