Reference Guide

neighbor weight
Assign a weight to the neighbor connection, which is used to determine the best path.
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, see the relevant Dell
EMC Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
Version Description
9.10(0.1) Introduced on the S6010-ON and S4048T-ON.
9.10(0.0) Introduced on the S3148.
9.10(0.0) Introduced on the S6100-ON.
9.8(2.0) Introduced on the S3100 series.
9.8(1.0) Introduced on the Z9100–ON.
9.8(0.0P5) Introduced on the S4048-ON.
9.8(0.0P2) Introduced on the S3048-ON.
9.7(0.0) Introduced on the S6000–ON.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
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 Dell EMC Networking OS best path selection process, the path with the highest weight value is
preferred.
NOTE: In the Dell EMC Networking OS 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 — assign a weight to all paths meeting the route map criteria.
390 Border Gateway Protocol