Users Guide

min_rx
milliseconds
Enter the keywords min_rx to specify the minimum rate at which the local system
receives control packets from the remote system. The range is from 50 to 1000.
The default is 200.
multiplier value Enter the keywords multiplier to specify the number of packets that must be
missed in order to declare a session down. The range is from 3 to 50. The default is
3.
role [active |
passive]
Enter the role that the local system assumes:
● Active — active system initiates the BFD session. Both systems can be active
for the same session.
● Passive — passive system does not initiate a session. It only responds to a
request for session initialization from the active system.
The default is Active.
Defaults See Parameters.
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, see the relevant Dell
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
Version Description
9.11(0.0) Introduced the prefix-list keyword.
9.10(0.0) Introduced on the S6100-ON.
9.8(1.0) Introduced on the Z9100–ON.
9.8(0.0P5) Introduced on the S4048-ON.
9.8(0.0P2) Introduced on the S3048-ON.
9.7(0.0) Introduced on the S6000–ON.
9.3.(0.0) Introduced on S6000.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
9.2.(0.0) Introduced on Z9000, S4810, and S4820T.
8.2.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series.
7.6.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
7.4.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series.
neighbor bfd
Explicitly enable a BFD session with a BGP neighbor or a BGP peer group.
Syntax
neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name} bfd
Parameters
ip-address Enter the IP address of the BGP neighbor that you want to explicitly enable for
BFD sessions in dotted decimal format (A.B.C.D).
peer-group-name Enter the name of the peer group that you want to explicitly enable for BFD
sessions.
Defaults None
Command Modes ROUTER BGP
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, see the relevant Dell
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) 277