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neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name} bfd
NOTES:
When you establish a BFD session with a specified BGP neighbor or peer group using the
neighbor bfd command, the default BFD session parameters are used (interval: 100
milliseconds, min_rx: 100 milliseconds, multiplier: 3 packets, and role: active).
When you explicitly enable or disable a BGP neighbor for a BFD session with the neighbor bfd
or neighbor bfd disable commands, the neighbor does not inherit the BFD enable/disable
values configured with the bfd all-neighbors command or configured for the peer group to
which the neighbor belongs. Also, the neighbor only inherits the global timer values configured
with the
bfd all-neighbors command (interval, min_rx, and multiplier).
6. Repeat Steps 1 to 5 on each BGP peer participating in a BFD session.
Disabling BFD for BGP
You can disable BFD for BGP.
To disable a BFD for BGP session with a specified neighbor, use the first command. To remove the
disabled state of a BFD for BGP session with a specified neighbor, use the second command.
The BGP link with the neighbor returns to normal operation and uses the BFD session parameters globally
configured with the bfd all-neighbors command or configured for the peer group to which the
neighbor belongs.
Disable a BFD for BGP session with a specified neighbor.
ROUTER BGP mode
neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name} bfd disable
Remove the disabled state of a BFD for BGP session with a specified neighbor.
ROUTER BGP mode
no neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name} bfd disable
Use BFD in a BGP Peer Group
You can establish a BFD session for the members of a peer group (the neighbor peer-group-name
bfd command in ROUTER BGP configuration mode).
Members of the peer group may have BFD:
Explicitly enabled (the neighbor ip-address bfd command)
Explicitly disabled (the neighbor ip-address bfd disable command)
Inherited (neither explicitly enabled or disabled) according to the current BFD configuration of the
peer group. For information about BGP peer groups, refer to Configure Peer Groups.
If you explicitly enable (or disable) a BGP neighbor for BFD that belongs to a peer group:
The neighbor does not inherit the BFD enable/disable values configured with the bfd all-
neighbors
command or configured for the peer group to which the neighbor belongs.
The neighbor inherits only the global timer values that are configured with the bfd all-neighbors
command (interval, min_rx, and multiplier).
If you explicitly enable (or disable) a peer group for BFD that has no BFD parameters configured (for
example, advertisement interval) using the neighbor peer-group-name bfd command, the peer
group inherits any BFD settings configured with the bfd all-neighbors command.
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