Deployment Guide

Version Description
8.3.11.0 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.8.0 Introduced on the S4810.
Related
Commands
neighbor add-path — specifies that this neighbor/peer group can send/receive multiple path
advertisements.
bgp always-compare-med
Allows you to enable comparison of the MULTI_EXIT_DISC (MED) attributes in the paths from different external ASs.
C9000 Series
Syntax
bgp always-compare-med
To disable comparison of MED, enter no bgp always-compare-med.
Defaults Disabled (that is, the software only compares MEDs from neighbors within the same AS).
Command Modes ROUTER BGP
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the relevant Dell
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the C9010.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
8.2.1.0 Introduced command.
7.7.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
Usage
Information
Any update without a MED attribute is the least preferred route.
If you enable this command, use the clear ip bgp * command to recompute the best path.
bgp asnotation
Allows you to implement a method for AS number representation in the command line interface (CLI).
C9000 Series
Syntax
bgp asnotation [asplain | asdot+ | asdot]
To disable a dot or dot+ representation and return to ASPLAIN, enter the no bgp asnotation
command.
Defaults asplain
Command Modes ROUTER BGP
326 Border Gateway Protocol