Service Manual

Version Description
pre-7.7.1.0 Introduced.
Related Commands
router bgp — enters ROUTER mode on the switch.
maximum-paths
Congure the maximum number of parallel routes (multipath support) BGP supports.
Syntax
maximum-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.
Defaults none
Command Modes ROUTER BGP
Command History
This guide is platform-specic. 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.
9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.8.0 Support from 2 to 64 paths on the S4810. Command syntax changed to max-
path (was maximum-paths).
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
7.8.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
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 specied neighbor/peer group to be enabled for the current AFI/SAFI (Address Family Identier/
Subsequent Address Family Identier).
Syntax
neighbor [ip-address | peer-group-name] activate
Border Gateway Protocol
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