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Defaults
external-distance = 20; internal-distance = 200; local-distance = 200.
Command Modes
ROUTER BGPV6-ADDRESS FAMILY
Command
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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.
neighbor activate
e
This command allows the specified neighbor/peer group to be enabled for the current AFI/SAFI.
Syntax
neighbor [ipv6-address | peer-group-name] activate
To disable, use the no neighbor [ipv6-address | peer-group-name] activate command.
Parameters
Defaults
Disabled
Command Modes
ROUTER BGPV6-ADDRESS FAMILY
Command
History
Usage
Information
By default, when a neighbor/peer group configuration is created in the Router BGP context, it is
enabled for the IPv6/Unicast AFI/SAFI. By using activate in the new context, the neighbor/peer group
is enabled for AFI/SAFI.
Related
Commands
Version 7.4.1.0 Introduced
Caution: Dell Force10 recommends that you do not change the administrative
distance of internal routes. Changing the administrative distances may cause
routing table inconsistencies.
ipv6-address (OPTIONAL) Enter the IPv6 address in the x:x:x:x::x format.
The
:: notation specifies successive hexadecimal fields of zeros.
peer-group-name
(OPTIONAL) Enter the name of the peer group
activate Enter the keyword activate to enable the neighbor/peer group in the new
AFI/SAFI.
Version 7.4.1.0 Introduced
address family ipv4
multicast (MBGP)
Changes the context to SAFI