Dell PowerConnect FCS624S Configuration Guide - Page 1045

Basic configuration tasks 30 [send-community] [soft-reconfiguration inbound] [shutdown] [timers keep-alive hold-time ] [update-source loopback ] [weight ] The | parameter indicates whether you are configuring a peer group or an individual neighbor. You can specify a peer group name or IP address with the neighbor command. If you specify a peer group name, you are configuring a peer group. If you specify a neighbor IP address, you are configuring that individual neighbor. Use the parameter if you are configuring an individual neighbor instead of a peer group. Refer to "Adding BGP4 neighbors" on page 993. The remaining parameters are the same ones supported for individual neighbors. Refer to "Adding BGP4 neighbors" on page 993. Applying a peer group to a neighbor After you configure a peer group, you can add neighbors to the group. When you add a neighbor to a peer group, you are applying all the neighbor attributes specified in the peer group to the neighbor. To add neighbors to a peer group, enter commands such as the following. PowerConnect(config-bgp-router)#neighbor 192.168.1.12 peer-group PeerGroup1 PowerConnect(config-bgp-router)#neighbor 192.168.2.45 peer-group PeerGroup1 PowerConnect(config-bgp-router)#neighbor 192.168.3.69 peer-group PeerGroup1 The commands in this example add three neighbors to the peer group "PeerGroup1". As members of the peer group, the neighbors automatically receive the neighbor parameter values configured for the peer group. You also can override the parameters (except parameters that govern outbound traffic) on an individual neighbor basis. For neighbor parameters not specified for the peer group, the neighbors use the default values. Syntax: neighbor peer-group The parameter specifies the IP address of the neighbor. The parameter specifies the peer group name. NOTE You must add the peer group before you can add neighbors to it. Administratively shutting down a session with a BGP4 neighbor You can prevent the Layer 3 Switch from starting a BGP4 session with a neighbor by administratively shutting down the neighbor. This option is very useful for situations in which you want to configure parameters for a neighbor but are not ready to use the neighbor. You can shut the neighbor down as soon as you have added it the Layer 3 Switch, configure the neighbor parameters, then allow the Layer 3 Switch to re-establish a session with the neighbor by removing the shutdown option from the neighbor. When you apply the new option to shut down a neighbor, the option takes place immediately and remains in effect until you remove the option. If you save the configuration to the startup-config file, the shutdown option remains in effect even after a software reload. PowerConnect B-Series FCX Configuration Guide 53-1002266-01 1003