Service Manual
show ip bgp ipv6 unicast neighbors
Allows you to view the information exchanged by BGP neighbors.
Syntax
show ip bgp ipv6 unicast neighbors [ipv6-address prefix-length [advertised-
routes | dampened-routes | detail | flap-statistics | routes]]
Parameters
ipv6-address
prefix-length
(OPTIONAL) Enter the IPv6 address in the x:x:x:x::x format then the prefix length in
the /x format. The range is from /0 to /128.
NOTE: The :: notation specifies successive hexadecimal fields of zeros.
advertised-routes (OPTIONAL) Enter the keywords advertised-routes to view only the routes the
neighbor sent.
dampened-routes (OPTIONAL) Enter the keywords dampened-routes to view information on
dampened routes from the BGP neighbor.
flap-statistics (OPTIONAL) Enter the keywords flap-statistics to view flap statistics on the
neighbor’s routes.
detail (OPTIONAL) Display detailed neighbor information.
routes (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword routes to view only the neighbor’s feasible routes.
Command Modes
• EXEC
• EXEC Privilege
Command History
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN IOM.
9.2(0.0) Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
Usage Information The following describes the show ip bgp ipv6 unicast neighbors command shown in the Example
below.
Lines Beginning
With
Description
BGP neighbor Displays the BGP neighbor address and its AS number. The last phrase in the line
indicates whether the link between the BGP router and its neighbor is an external or
internal one. If they are located in the same AS, then the link is internal; otherwise, the
link is external.
BGP version Displays the BGP version (always version 4) and the remote router ID.
BGP state Displays the neighbor’s BGP state and the amount of time in hours:minutes:seconds it
has been in that state.
Last read This line displays the following information:
• last read is the time (hours:minutes:seconds) the router reads a message from its
neighbor
• hold time is the number of seconds configured between messages from its neighbor
710 IPv6 Border Gateway Protocol (IPv6 BGP)