Reference Guide
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 add-path
Allow the advertisement of multiple paths for the same address prefix without the new paths replacing 
any previous ones.
S4820T
Syntax
bgp add-path [send | receive | both] path-count
Parameters
send Enter the keyword send to indicate that the system sends 
multiple paths to peers.
receive Enter the keyword receive to indicate that the system 
accepts multiple paths from peers.
both Enter the keyword both to indicate that the system sends 
and accepts multiple paths from peers.
path-count Enter the number paths supported. The range is from 2 to 
64.
Defaults Disabled
Command 
Modes
• ROUTER BGP
• ROUTER BGP-address-family
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 9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
Version 
8.3.19.0
Introduced on the S4820T.
Version 8.3.11.0 Introduced on the Z9000.
Version 8.3.8.0 Introduced on the S4810.
Related 
Commands
neighbor add-path — specifies that this neighbor/peer group can send/receive 
multiple path advertisements.
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