Administrator Guide

Table Of Contents
Defaults See Parameters
Command
Modes
INTERFACE
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 9.0.0.0 Introduced on Z9000.
Version
8.3.19.0
Introduced on the S4820T.
Version
8.3.12.0
Introduced on S4810.
Version 8.2.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series ExaScale.
Version 7.5.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series.
Usage
Information
This command provides the flexibility to fine-tune the timer values based on
individual interface needs when ISIS BFD is configured in CONFIGURATION mode.
Any timer values specified with this command overrides timers set using the bfd
all-neighbors
command. Using the no form of this command does not disable
BFD if BFD is configured in CONFIGURATION mode.
To disable BFD on a specific interface while BFD is configured in CONFIGURATION
mode, use the keyword disable.
neighbor bfd
Explicitly enable a BFD session with a BGP neighbor or a BGP peer group.
Z9000
Syntax
neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name} bfd
Parameters
ip-address Enter the IP address of the BGP neighbor that you want to
explicitly enable for BFD sessions in dotted decimal format
(A.B.C.D).
peer-group-
name
Enter the name of the peer group that you want to explicitly
enable for BFD sessions.
Defaults none
Command
Modes
ROUTER BGP
338
Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD)