Dell Force10 S55T FTOS Command Line Reference Guide for the S55 System FTOS 8. - Page 272

www.dell.com | support.dell.com Defaults Command Modes Usage Information Command History To disable MED comparison on BGP confederation paths, enter no bgp bestpath med confed. Disabled ROUTER BGP The software compares the MEDs only if the path contains no external autonomous system numbers. If you enable this command, use the clear ip bgp * command to recompute the best path. Version 8.3.5.0 Version 7.8.1.0 Version 7.7.1.0 Introduced on the S55. Introduced support on S-Series Introduced support on C-Series bgp bestpath med missing-as-best c e s 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 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. Command History Version 8.3.5.0 Version 7.8.1.0 Version 7.7.1.0 Version 6.3.1.0 Introduced on the S55. Introduced support on S-Series Introduced support on C-Series Introduced bgp bestpath router-id ignore c e s Do not compare router-id information for external paths during best path selection. Syntax bgp bestpath router-id ignore To return to the default selection, use the no bgp bestpath router-id ignore command. Defaults Disabled Command Modes ROUTER BGP Usage Configuring this option will retain the current best-path. When sessions are subsequently reset, the Information oldest received path will be chosen as the best-path. 272 | Border Gateway Protocol IPv4(BGPv4)