Reference Guide

max-paths
Configure the maximum number of parallel routes (multipath support) BGP supports.
S4820T
Syntax
max-paths {ebgp | ibgp} number
To return to the default values, enter the no maximum-paths command.
Parameters
ebgp Enter the keyword ebgp to enable multipath support for External BGP
routes.
ibgp Enter the keyword ibgp to enable multipath support for Internal BGP
routes.
number Enter a number as the maximum number of parallel paths. The S4820T
range is from 2 to 64.
Defaults none
Command Modes ROUTER BGP
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the
relevant FTOS Command Line Reference Guide .
The following is a list of the FTOS version history for this command.
Version 8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
Version 8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
Version 8.3.8.0 Support from 2 to 64 paths on the S4810. Command syntax changed to
max-path (was maximum-paths).
Version 8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
Version 7.8.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
Version 7.7.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
Usage
Information
If you enable this command, use the clear ip bgp * command to recompute the best
path.
neighbor activate
This command allows the specified neighbor/peer group to be enabled for the current AFI/SAFI (Address Family
Identifier/Subsequent Address Family Identifier).
S4820T
Syntax
neighbor [ip-address | peer-group-name] activate
To disable, use the no neighbor [ip-address | peer-group-name]
activate command.
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