Dell Force10 S25N-S50N FTOS Command Line Reference Guide FTOS 8.4.2.7 E-Series - Page 738

www.dell.com | support.dell.com Version 8.2.1.0 Version 7.4.1.0 Introduced on E-Series ExaScale Introduced on E-Series TeraScale Usage If you enable this command, use the capture bgp-pdu max-buffer-size * command to recompute the Information best path. bgp bestpath med confed c e Enable MULTI_EXIT_DISC (MED) attribute comparison on paths learned from BGP confederations. Syntax bgp bestpath med confed Defaults To disable MED comparison on BGP confederation paths, enter no bgp bestpath med confed. Disabled. Command Modes ROUTER BGP Command History Version 8.4.2.1 Version 8.2.1.0 Version 7.4.1.0 Introduced on C-Series and S4810. Introduced on E-Series ExaScale Introduced on E-Series TeraScale Usage Information The software compares the MEDs only if the path contains no external autonomous system numbers. If you enable this command, use the capture bgp-pdu max-buffer-size * command to recompute the best path. bgp bestpath med missing-as-best c e During path selection, indicate preference to paths with missing MED (MULTI_EXIT_DISC) over those paths with an advertised MED attribute. Syntax bgp bestpath med missing-as-best To return to the default selection, use the no bgp bestpath med missing-as-best command. Defaults Disabled Command Modes ROUTER BGP Command History Version 8.4.2.1 Version 8.2.1.0 Version 7.4.1.0 Introduced on C-Series and S4810. Introduced on E-Series ExaScale Introduced on E-Series TeraScale Usage Information The MED is a 4-byte unsigned integer value and the default behavior is to assume a missing MED as 4294967295. This command causes a missing MED to be treated as 0. During the path selection, paths with a lower MED are preferred over those with a higher MED. 738 | IPv6 Border Gateway Protocol (IPv6 BGP)