Administrator Guide
Related Commands
• neighbor add-path — specify 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 dierent external ASs.
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-specic. For command information about other platforms, see the relevant Dell Networking
OS Command Line Reference Guide.
Version Description
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.
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).
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
352 Border Gateway Protocol