Command Line Reference Guide

Parameters
description Enter a description to identify the BGP protocol (80 characters
maximum).
Defaults none
Command Modes ROUTER BGP
Command History
Version 9.0(1.3) Introduced on the S5000.
Related
Commands
router bgp – enters ROUTER mode on the switch.
distance bgp
Define an administrative distance for routes.
S5000
Syntax
distance bgp external-distance internal-distance local-distance
To return to default values, use the no distance bgp command.
Parameters
external-distance Enter a number to assign to routes learned from a neighbor external
to the AS. The range is 1 to 255. The default is 20.
internal-distance Enter a number to assign to routes learned from a router within the
AS. The range is 1 to 255. The default is 200.
local-distance Enter a number to assign to routes learned from networks listed in the
network command. The range is 1 to 255. The default is 200.
Defaults
• external-distance = 20
• internal-distance = 200
• local-distance = 200
Command Modes ROUTER BGP (conf-router_bgp_af)
Command History
Version 9.0(1.3) Introduced on the S5000.
Usage
Information
CAUTION: Dell Networking recommends that you do not change the administrative
distance of internal routes. Changing the administrative distances may cause routing table
inconsistencies.
The higher the administrative distance assigned to a route means that your confidence in that
route is low. Routes assigned an administrative distance of 255 are not installed in the routing
table. Routes from confederations are treated as internal BGP routes.
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