Administrator Guide

bgp router-id
Assign a user-given ID to a BGP router.
C9000 Series
Syntax
bgp router-id ip-address
To delete a user-assigned IP address, use the no bgp router-id command.
Parameters
ip-address Enter an IP address in dotted decimal format to reset only that BGP neighbor.
Defaults The router ID is the highest IP address of the Loopback interface or, if you do not configure Loopback
interfaces, the highest IP address of a physical interface on the router.
Command Modes ROUTER BGP
Command
History
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the C9010.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
8.2.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series ExaScale.
7.4.1.0 Introduced
Usage
Information
Peering sessions are reset when you change the router ID of a BGP router.
bgp soft-reconfig-backup
To avoid the peer from resending messages, use this command only when route-refresh is not negotiated.
C9000 Series
Syntax
bgp soft-reconfig-backup
To return to the default setting, use the no bgp soft-reconfig-backup command.
Defaults Off
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.
9.1(0.0) Added support for IPv6.
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.
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