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Configure BFD for OSPFv3
Configure BFD for IS-IS
Configure BFD for BGP
Configure BFD for VRRP
Configuring Protocol Liveness
Configure BFD for Physical Ports
Configuring BFD for physical ports is supported on the C-Series and E-Series platforms only.
BFD on physical ports is useful when you do not enable the routing protocol. Without BFD, if the remote system fails, the local
system does not remove the connected route until the first failed attempt to send a packet. When you enable BFD, the local
system removes the route as soon as it stops receiving periodic control packets from the remote system.
Configuring BFD for a physical port is a two-step process:
1. Enable BFD globally.
2. Establish a session with a next-hop neighbor.
Related Configuration Tasks
Viewing Physical Port Session Parameters.
Disabling and Re-Enabling BFD.
Enabling BFD Globally
You must enable BFD globally on both routers.
To enable the BFD globally, use the following command.
Enable BFD globally.
CONFIGURATION mode
bfd enable
To verify that BFD is enabled globally, use the show running bfd command.
The bold line shows that BFD is enabled.
R1(conf)#bfd ?
enable Enable BFD protocol
protocol-liveness Enable BFD protocol-liveness
R1(conf)#bfd enable
R1(conf)#do show running-config bfd
!
bfd enable
R1(conf)#
Viewing Physical Port Session Parameters
BFD sessions are configured with default intervals and a default role (active). Dell EMC Networking recommends maintaining
the default values.
To view session parameters, use the show bfd neighbors detail command.
Example of Viewing Session Parameters
R1(conf-if-te-4/24)#bfd interval 100 min_rx 100 multiplier 4 role passive
R1(conf-if-te-4/24)#do show bfd neighbors detail
Session Discriminator: 1
Neighbor Discriminator: 1
Local Addr: 2.2.2.1
Local MAC Addr: 00:01:e8:09:c3:e5
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