Administrator Guide

Related
Commands
show ip bgp neighbors — views the information the BGP neighbors exchange.
show ip protocols — views information on routing protocols.
bgp fast-external-fallover
Enable the fast external fallover feature, which immediately resets the BGP session if a link to a directly connected external peer
fails.
C9000 Series
Syntax
bgp fast-external-fallover
To disable fast external fallover, use the no bgp fast-external-fallover command.
Defaults Enabled
Command Modes ROUTER BGP
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, 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 Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the C9010.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
7.8.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
7.7.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
Usage
Information
The bgp fast-external-fallover command appears in the show config command output.
bgp four-octet-as-support
Enable 4-byte support for the BGP process.
C9000 Series
Syntax
bgp four-octet-as-support
To disable fast external failover, use the no bgp four-octet-as-support command.
Defaults Disabled (supports 2–byte format)
Command Modes ROUTER BGP
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, 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 Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the C9010.
338 Border Gateway Protocol