Administrator Guide

The third line of the show ip bgp neighbors output contains the BGP State. If anything other than ESTABLISHED is listed,
the neighbor is not exchanging information and routes. For more information about using the show ip bgp neighbors
command, refer to the Dell EMC Networking OS Command Line Interface Reference Guide.
The following example shows the show ip bgp neighbors command output.
DellEMC#show ip bgp neighbors
BGP neighbor is 20.20.20.1, remote AS 20, external link
BGP remote router ID 1.1.1.1
BGP state ESTABLISHED, in this state for 00:05:22
Last read 00:00:00, Last write 00:00:07
Hold time is 90, keepalive interval is 30 seconds
Received 18 messages, 0 in queue
7 opens, 6 notifications, 0 updates
5 keepalives, 0 route refresh requests
Sent 26 messages, 0 in queue
7 opens, 0 notifications, 0 updates
19 keepalives, 0 route refresh requests
Route refresh request: received 0, sent messages 0
Minimum time between advertisement runs is 30 seconds
Minimum time before advertisements start is 0 seconds
For address family: IPv4 Unicast
BGP local RIB : Routes to be Added 0, Replaced 0, Withdrawn 0
InQ : Added 0, Replaced 0, Withdrawn 0
OutQ : Added 0, Withdrawn 0
Allow local AS number 0 times in AS-PATH attribute
Prefixes accepted 0, withdrawn 0 by peer, martian prefixes ignored 0
Prefixes advertised 0, denied 0, withdrawn 0 from peer
Connections established 0; dropped 0
Last reset never
No active TCP connection
Enabling four-byte autonomous system numbers
You can enable 4-byte support for configuring autonomous system numbers (ASN).
To enable 4-byte support for the BGP process, use the following command.
NOTE:
When creating BGP confederations, all the routers in the Confederation must be a 4-byte or 2-byte identified
routers. You cannot mix them.
● Enable 4-byte support for the BGP process.
CONFIG-ROUTER-BGP mode
bgp four-octect-as-support
NOTE:
If you enter a 4-byte AS number, 4-byte AS support is enabled automatically. This command is optional. Use it
only if you support 4-Byte AS numbers or if you support AS4 number representation.
Disable 4-Byte support and return to the default 2-Byte format by using the no bgp four-octet-as-support
command. You cannot disable 4-Byte support if you currently have a 4-Byte ASN configured.
DellEMC# configure terminal
DellEMC(conf)# router bgp 80000
DellEMC(conf-router_bgp)# bgp four-octet-as-support
DellEMC(conf-router_bgp)# neighbor 20.20.20.1 remote-as 200
DellEMC(conf-router_bgp)# neighbor 20.20.20.1 no shutdown
DellEMC(conf-router_bgp)#exit
To view BGP configuration, use the show running-config bgp command in EXEC Privilege mode.
The following example shows the show ip bgp summary command output (4–byte AS number displays).
R2#show ip bgp summary
BGP router identifier 1.1.1.1, local 80000
BGP local RIB : Routes to be Added 0, Replaced 0, Withdrawn 0
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Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)