Command Line Reference Guide

role [active |
passive]
Enter the role that the local system assumes:
• Active — The active system initiates the BFD session.
Both systems can be active for the same session.
• Passive — The passive system does not initiate a
session. It only responds to a request for session
initialization from the active system.
The default is Active.
Defaults See Parameters
Command
Modes
INTERFACE
Command
History
Version 9.2(0.0) Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
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.
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
Command
History
Version 9.2(0.0) Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD)
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