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If you explicitly enable (or disable) a peer group for BFD that has no BFD parameters congured (for example, advertisement interval) using
the neighbor peer-group-name bfd command, the peer group inherits any BFD settings congured with the bfd all-
neighbors command.
Displaying BFD for BGP Information
You can display related information for BFD for BGP.
To display information about BFD for BGP sessions on a router, use the following commands and refer to the following examples.
• Verify a BFD for BGP conguration.
EXEC Privilege mode
show running-config bgp
• Verify that a BFD for BGP session has been successfully established with a BGP neighbor. A line-by-line listing of established BFD
adjacencies is displayed.
EXEC Privilege mode
show bfd neighbors [interface] [detail]
• Display BFD packet counters for sessions with BGP neighbors.
EXEC Privilege mode
show bfd counters bgp [interface]
• Check to see if BFD is enabled for BGP connections.
EXEC Privilege mode
show ip bgp summary
• Displays routing information exchanged with BGP neighbors, including BFD for BGP sessions.
EXEC Privilege mode
show ip bgp neighbors [ip-address]
Example of Verifying BGP Conguration
Example of Viewing All BFD Neighbors
Example of Viewing BFD Neighbor Detail
Example of Viewing Congured BFD Counters
Example of Viewing BFD Summary Information
Example of Viewing BFD Information for a Specied Neighbor
R2# show running-config bgp
!
router bgp 2
neighbor 1.1.1.2 remote-as 1
neighbor 1.1.1.2 no shutdown
neighbor 2.2.2.2 remote-as 1
neighbor 2.2.2.2 no shutdown
neighbor 3.3.3.2 remote-as 1
neighbor 3.3.3.2 no shutdown
bfd all-neighbors
R2# show bfd neighbors
* - Active session role
Ad Dn - Admin Down
B - BGP
C - CLI
I - ISIS
O - OSPF
R - Static Route (RTM)
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Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD)