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weight: the range is from 0 to 65535. The default is 0.
● Sets weight for the route.
CONFIG-ROUTE-MAP mode
set weight weight
weight: the range is from 0 to 65535.
NOTE: The weight assigned using the set weight command under route map configuration override the weight
assigned using the neighbor weight command.
DellEMC# configure terminal
DellEMC(conf)# router bgp 400
DellEMC(conf-router_bgp)# neighbor 10.10.10.1 remote-as 500
DellEMC(conf-router_bgp)# neighbor 10.10.10.1 weight 150
DellEMC(conf-router_bgp)# exit
In the above configuration example, the weight attribute for routes received from the neighbor 10.10.10.1 is set to 150.
To view BGP configuration, use the show config command in CONFIGURATION ROUTER BGP mode or the show
running-config bgp command in EXEC Privilege mode.
Enabling Multipath
By default, the software allows one path to a destination. You can enable multipath to allow up to 64 parallel paths to a
destination.
You can configure the maximum number of parallel routes (multipath support) to a destination in BGP.
NOTE: Dell EMC Networking recommends not using multipath and add path simultaneously in a route reflector.
To allow more than one path, use the following command.
● Enable multiple parallel paths.
CONFIG-ROUTER-BGP mode
maximum-paths {ebgp | ibgp} number
Configure the following parameters:
○ ebgp: Enable multipath support for external BGP routes.
○ ibgp: Enable multipath support for internal BGP routes.
○ number: Maximum number of parallel paths. The range is from 2 to 64.
DellEMC# configure terminal
DellEMC(conf)# router bgp 400
DellEMC(conf-router_bgp)# maximum-paths ibgp 5
DellEMC(conf-router_bgp)# exit
In the above example configuration, the maximum number of parallel internal BGP routes is set to 5, so that only 5 routes can be
installed in a routing table.
The show ip bgp network command includes multipath information for that network.
Route Reflectors
Route reflectors reorganize the iBGP core into a hierarchy and allow some route advertisement rules.
NOTE:
Do not use route reflectors (RRs) in the forwarding path. In iBGP, hierarchal RRs maintaining forwarding plane RRs
could create routing loops.
Route reflection divides iBGP peers into two groups: client peers and nonclient peers. A route reflector and its client peers
form a route reflection cluster. Because BGP speakers announce only the best route for a given prefix, route reflector rules are
applied after the router makes its best path decision.
● If a route was received from a nonclient peer, reflect the route to all client peers.
● If the route was received from a client peer, reflect the route to all nonclient and all client peers.
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Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)