Reference Guide

Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the
relevant Dell FTOS Command Line Reference Guide .
The following is a list of the FTOS version history for this command.
Version 8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
Version 8.4.2.1 Introduced on the C-Series and S4810.
Version 8.2.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series ExaScale.
Version 7.4.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series TeraScale.
Usage
Information
The software compares the MEDs only if the path contains no external autonomous system
numbers.
If you enable this command, use the capture bgp-pdu max-buffer-size *
command to recompute the best path.
bgp bestpath med missing-as-best
During path selection, indicate a preference to paths with missing MED (MULTI_EXIT_DISC) over those paths with an
advertised MED attribute.
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Syntax
bgp bestpath med missing-as-best
To return to the default selection, use the no bgp bestpath med missing-as-best
command.
Defaults Disabled.
Command Modes ROUTER BGP
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the
relevant Dell FTOS Command Line Reference Guide .
The following is a list of the FTOS version history for this command.
Version 8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
Version 8.4.2.1 Introduced on the C-Series and S4810.
Version 8.2.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series ExaScale.
Version 7.4.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series TeraScale.
Usage
Information
The MED is a 4-byte unsigned integer value and the default behavior is to assume a missing
MED as 4294967295. This command causes a missing MED to be treated as 0. During path
selection, paths with a lower MED are preferred over those with a higher MED.
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