Administrator Guide

This command automatically restarts the BGP instance for the configuration to
take effect.
Related
Commands
bgp four-octet-as-support — enables 4-byte support for the BGP process.
bgp confederation peers
Specify the autonomous systems (ASs) that belong to the BGP confederation.
Z9000
Syntax
bgp confederation peers as-number [...as-number]
To return to the default, use the no bgp confederation peers command.
Parameters
as-number Enter the AS number. The range is from 0 to 65535 (2 byte),
from 1 to 4294967295 (4 byte), or from 0.1 to 65535.65535
(dotted format).
...as-number (OPTIONAL) Enter up to 16 confederation numbers. The
range is from 0 to 65535 (2 byte), from 1 to 4294967295 (4
byte), or from 0.1 to 65535.65535 (dotted format).
Defaults Not configured.
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
9.7(0.0) Introduced on the S6000–ON.
9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
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. Added support for the 4-byte
format.
Usage
Information
All the routers in the Confederation must be 4 byte or 2 byte identified routers. You
cannot mix them.
Border Gateway Protocol
371