Users Guide
ip msdp peer
Congure an MSDP peer.
S4820T
Syntax
ip msdp peer peer address [connect-source] [description] [sa-limit number]
To remove the MSDP peer, use the no ip msdp peer peer address [connect-source 
interface] [description name] [sa-limit number] command.
Parameters
peer address Enter the peer address in a dotted decimal format (A.B.C.D.).
connect-source 
interface
Enter the keywords connect-source then one of the interfaces and slot/port 
or number information:
• For a 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword 
TenGigabitEthernet then the slot/port information.
•
For a 40-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword fortyGigE then the 
slot/port information.
• For a Loopback interface, enter the keyword loopback then a number from 0 
to 16383.
• For a port channel interface, enter the keywords port-channel then a 
number. The range is from 1 to 128.
• For a VLAN interface, enter the keyword vlan then a number from 1 to 4094.
description name (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword description then a description name (maximum 80 
characters) to designate a description for the MSDP peer.
sa-limit number (OPTIONAL) Enter the maximum number of SA entries in SA-cache. The range is 
from 1 to 100000. .
Defaults As described in the Parameters section.
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Command History
This guide is platform-specic. 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 Description
9.7(0.0) Introduced on the S6000-ON.
9.5(0.1) 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.
8.5.1.0 Added support for 4-port 40G line cards on ExaScale.
7.5.1.0 Added option for SA upper limit and the description option.
6.2.1.1 Introduced
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