Administrator Guide

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Related
Commands
neighbor add-path — specifies that this neighbor/peer group can send/receive
multiple path advertisements.
bgp always-compare-med
Allows you to enable comparison of the MULTI_EXIT_DISC (MED) attributes in the paths from different
external ASs.
Z9000
Syntax
bgp always-compare-med
To disable comparison of MED, enter no bgp always-compare-med.
Defaults Disabled (that is, the software only compares MEDs from neighbors within the
same AS).
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 9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
Version
8.3.19.0
Introduced on the S4820T.
Version 8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
Version 8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
Version 8.2.1.0 Introduced command.
Version 7.7.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
Usage
Information
Any update without a MED attribute is the least preferred route.
If you enable this command, use the clear ip bgp * command to recompute
the best path.
bgp asnotation
Allows you to implement a method for AS number representation in the command line interface (CLI).
Z9000
Syntax
bgp asnotation [asplain | asdot+ | asdot]
To disable a dot or dot+ representation and return to ASPLAIN, enter the no bgp
asnotation command.
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