CLI Guide

Version Description
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
7.8.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
7.7.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
Usage
Information
Loopback interfaces are up constantly and the BGP session may need one interface constantly up
to stabilize the session. The neighbor update-source command is not necessary for directly
connected internal BGP sessions.
neighbor weight
Assign a weight to the neighbor connection, which is used to determine the best path.
C9000 Series
Syntax
neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name} weight weight
To remove a weight value, use the no neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name} weight
command.
Parameters
ip-address Enter the IP address of the peer router in dotted decimal format.
peer-group-name Enter the name of the peer group to disable all routers within the peer group.
weight Enter a number as the weight. The range is from 0 to 65535. The default is 0.
Defaults 0
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.
7.8.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
7.7.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
Usage
Information
In the best path selection process, the path with the highest weight value is preferred.
NOTE: In the best-path selection process, the path with the highest weight value is preferred.
If you configure the set weight command in a route map applied to this neighbor, the weight set in
that command overrides the weight set in the neighbor weight command.
Related
Commands
set weight — assigns a weight to all paths meeting the route map criteria.
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