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BGP Configuration

[Command] show bgp peer-group

[Purpose] This command displays configured BGP peer-groups

[View] System view

[Use Cases]

sonic# show bgp peer-group
BGP peer-group PEER_V4_EBGP
Peer-group type is external
Configured address-families: IPv4 Unicast;
Peer-group members:
30.11.13.9 Established
30.11.13.137 Active
BGP peer-group PEER_V4_IBGP
Peer-group type is external
Configured address-families: IPv4 Unicast;
BGP peer-group PEER_V4_INT
Peer-group type is external
Configured address-families: IPv4 Unicast;
BGP peer-group PEER_V6_EBGP
Peer-group type is external
Configured address-families: IPv4 Unicast;
Peer-group members:
2022::9300 Active
2022::9310 Established
BGP peer-group PEER_V6_IBGP
Peer-group type is external
Configured address-families: IPv4 Unicast;
BGP peer-group PEER_V6_INT
Peer-group type is external
Configured address-families: IPv4 Unicast;

[Command] show ip bgp summary [{established|failed}]

[Purpose] View BGP neighbor information

[Parameter]

ParameterDescription
establishedView the neighbors that have successfully established BGP neighbor relationships and interacted with routes
failedView the neighbors whose BGP neighbor relationship establishment failed

[View] System view

[Use Cases]

sonic# show ip bgp summary

[Command] show ip bgp neighbors

[Purpose] Display the details of BGP neighbors

[View] System view

[Use Cases]

sonic# show ip bgp neighbors
BGP neighbor is 1.1.1.2, remote AS 65100, local AS 65200, external link
BGP version 4, remote router ID 2.1.1.2, local router ID 192.168.15.48
BGP state = Established, up for 02:34:12
Last read 00:00:09, Last write 00:00:12
Hold time is 90, keepalive interval is 30 seconds
Neighbor capabilities:
4 Byte AS: advertised
AddPath:
IPv4 Unicast: RX advertised IPv4 Unicast
Route refresh: advertised
Address Family IPv4 Unicast: advertised and received
Hostname Capability: advertised (name: sonic,domain name: n/a) not received
Graceful Restart Capability: advertised
Graceful restart information:
Local GR Mode: Helper*
Remote GR Mode: Disable
R bit: False
Timers:
Configured Restart Time(sec): 120
Received Restart Time(sec): 0
Message statistics:
Inq depth is 0
Outq depth is 0
Sent Rcvd
Opens: 3 3
Notifications: 0 4
Updates: 2 6
Keepalives: 338 337
Route Refresh: 0 0
Capability: 0 0
Total: 343 350
Minimum time between advertisement runs is 0 seconds
For address family: IPv4 Unicast
Update group 3, subgroup 3
Packet Queue length 0
Community attribute sent to this neighbor(all)
25 accepted prefixes
Connections established 3; dropped 2
Last reset 02:34:17, No AFI/SAFI activated for peer
Local host: 1.1.1.1, Local port: 179
Foreign host: 1.1.1.2, Foreign port: 1051
Nexthop: 1.1.1.1
Nexthop global: fe80::211:24ff:fe1a:1b61
Nexthop local: fe80::211:24ff:fe1a:1b61
BGP connection: shared network
BGP Connect Retry Timer in Seconds: 120
Estimated round trip time: 1 ms
Read thread: on Write thread: on FD used: 27

[Command] show ip bgp

[Purpose] Display all route information received from BGP neighbors

[View] System view

[Use Cases]

sonic# show ip bgp
Instance default:
BGP table version is 3, local router ID is 10.1.1.138, vrf id 0
Default local pref 100, local AS 65001
Status codes: s suppressed, d damped, h history, * valid, > best, = multipath,
i internal, r RIB-failure, S Stale, R Removed
Nexthop codes: @NNN nexthop's vrf id, < announce-nh-self
Origin codes: i - IGP, e - EGP, ? - incomplete
RPKI validation codes: V valid, I invalid, N Not found
Network Next Hop Metric LocPrf Weight Path
*> 10.1.1.138/32 0.0.0.0 0 32768 i
*> 10.1.1.139/32 10.1.1.2 0 0 65002 i
*> 10.1.1.216/32 10.1.1.2 0 65002 65003 i

[Command] show ip bgp statistics

[Purpose] Display BGP routing-related statistics

[View] System view

[Use Cases]

sonic# show ip bgp statistics
BGP IPv4 Unicast RIB statistics (VRF default)
Total Advertisements : 25
Total Prefixes : 25
Average prefix length : 19.20
Unaggregateable prefixes : 25
Maximum aggregateable prefixes: 0
BGP Aggregate advertisements : 0
Address space advertised : 985600
% announced : 0.02
/8 equivalent : 0.06
/24 equivalent : 3850.00
Advertisements with paths : 25
Longest AS-Path (hops) : 1
Average AS-Path length (hops) : 1.00
Largest AS-Path (bytes) : 6
Average AS-Path size (bytes) : 6.00
Highest public ASN : 0

[Command] router bgp AS no router bgp AS

[Purpose] Enable a BGP protocol process with the specified AS number

[Parameter]

ParameterDescription
ASAS number(1~4294967295)
viewspecify view
view_namethe name of view
vrfspecify VRF
vrf_namethe name of VRF

[View] System configuration view

[Notes] When VRF VRF_name is not specified, the BGP protocol process belongs to the default VRF.

[Use Cases]

sonic# configure terminal
sonic(config)# router bgp 65100
sonic(config-router)#

[Command] bgp router-idA.B.C.D no bgp router-idA.B.C.D

[Purpose] This command specifies the router-ID

[Parameter]

ParameterDescription
A.B.C.Dconfigured router identifier

[View] BGP configuration view

[Use Cases]

sonic# configure terminal
sonic(config)# router bgp 65100
sonic(config-router)# bgp router-id 1.1.1.1

[Command] bgp cluster-idA.B.C.D no bgp cluster-idA.B.C.D

[Purpose] Configure the cluster ID for the route reflector

[View] BGP configuration view

[Usage Scenario] When multiple route reflectors exist within a cluster, it is necessary to configure the same cluster ID to identify that these reflectors belong to the same cluster

[Use Cases]

sonic(config)# router bgp 65100
sonic(config-router)# bgp cluster-id 10.1.1.10

bgp bestpath [as-path {confed| ignore| multipath-relax}]

Section titled “bgp bestpath [as-path {confed| ignore| multipath-relax}]”

[Command] bgp bestpath [as-path {confed| ignore| multipath-relax}] no bgp bestpath [as-path {confed| ignore| multipath-relax}]

[Purpose] Specify the bestpath decision method for BGP

[Parameter]

ParameterDescription
confedSpecifies that BGP considers AS path length and content when selecting the best route
ignoreIgnore the attributes when specify bgp bestpath decision method multipath-relax. This command specifies that BGP decision process should consider paths of equal AS_PATH length candidates for multipath computation. Without the knob, the entire AS_PATH must match for multipath computation
Compare-routeridEnsure that when comparing routes where both are equal on most metrics, including local-pref, AS_PATH length, IGP cost, MED, that the tie is broken based on router-ID

[View] BGP configuration view

[Use Cases]

sonic# configure terminal
sonic(config)# router bgp 65100
sonic(config-router)# bgp bestpath as-path ignore

[Command] bgp bestpath bandwidth {default-weight-for-missing|ignore|skip-missing} no bgp bestpath bandwidth {default-weight-for-missing|ignore|skip-missing}

[Purpose] Configure BGP’s treatment of bandwidth when selecting the best path

[Parameter]

ParameterDescription
default-weight-for-missingWhen a route does not carry a bandwidth parameter, the default action is to assign a weight of 1
ignoreIgnore the bandwidth value in the route
skip-missingDiscard routes that do not carry a bandwidth parameter

[View] BGP configuration view

[Use Cases]

sonic(config)# router bgp 65100
sonic(config-router)# bgp bestpath bandwidth default-weight-for-missing

[Command] bgp ebgp-requires-policy no bgp ebgp-requires-policy

[Purpose] This command requires incoming and outgoing filters to be applied for EBGP sessions

[View] BGP configuration view

[Use Cases]

sonic# configure terminal
sonic(config)# router bgp 65100
sonic(config-router)# bgp ebgp-requires-policy

[Command] bgp graceful-restart restart-timedelay no bgp graceful-restart restart-timedelay

[Purpose] Set the maximum waiting time for the remote end to wait for the successful reconstruction of the local BGP neighbor

[Parameter]

ParameterDescription
delayRange value: 1-4094, unit: s

[View] BGP configuration view

[Usage Scenario] After executing this command, when the remote device detects that the BGP peer established with the local device is in a Down state, it triggers the BGP session to enter Graceful Restart mode. During this time, the device can continue to use previously learned routing information without waiting for the BGP session to be reestablished. If the maximum waiting time is exceeded without a successful reconnection, the device exits the Graceful Restart process and withdraws routes.

[Use Cases]

sonic# configure terminal
sonic(config)# router bgp 65100
sonic(config-router)# bgp graceful-restart restart-time 200

[Command] bgp graceful-restart rib-stale-timedelay no bgp graceful-restart rib-stale-timedelay

[Purpose] Configure the maximum waiting time for the local end to wait for the End-Of-RIB marker from the remote end

[Parameter]

ParameterDescription
delayRange value: 1-3600, unit: s

[View] BGP configuration view

[Usage Scenario] After the local end and remote end rebuild the BGP session, the local end should receive the End-Of-RIB marker from the remote end within the time set by this command. If the End-Of-RIB marker is not received within the specified time, the local end will exit the Graceful Restart process and withdraw routes.

[Use Cases]

sonic# configure terminal
sonic(config)# router bgp 65100
sonic(config-router)# bgp graceful-restart rib-stale-time 20

[Command] bgp shutdown [messagestring**]** no bgp shutdown [messagestring**]**

[Purpose] Administrative shutdown of all peers of a BGP instance

[Parameter]

ParameterDescription
messageString An optional shutdown message MSG can be specified.

[View] BGP configuration view

[Use Cases]

sonic# configure terminal
sonic(config)# router bgp 65100
sonic(config-router)# bgp shutdown message testing

[Command] bgp network import-check no bgp network import-check

[Purpose] Check for the networks existence in RIB

[View] BGP configuration view

[Usage Scenario] This configuration modifies the behavior of the network statement. If you have this configured the underlying network must exist in the rib. If you have the [no] form configured then BGP will not check for the networks existence in the rib. For versions 7.3 and before frr defaults for datacenter were the network must exist, traditional did not check for existence. For versions 7.4 and beyond both traditional and datacenter the network must exist.

[Use Cases]

sonic# configure terminal
sonic(config)# router bgp 65100
sonic(config-router)# bgp network import-check

[Command] bgp update-delayMAX-DELAY ESTABLISH-WAIT no bgp update-delayMAX-DELAY ESTABLISH-WAIT

[Purpose] Configuring a global delay for sending Update messages

[Parameter]

ParameterDescription
MAX-DELAYMax delay in seconds (0..3600)
ESTABLISH-WAITEstablish wait in seconds (1..3600)

[View] BGP configuration view

[Use Cases]

sonic# configure terminal
sonic(config)# bgp update-delay 2 2

[Command] update-delayMAX-DELAY no update-delayMAX-DELAY

[Purpose] This command is used to delay the advertisement of BGP routes after a BGP process is restarted.

[Parameter]

ParameterDescription
MAX-DELAYRange value: 0-3600, unit: s

[View] BGP configuration view

[Use Cases]

sonic# configure terminal
sonic(config)# router bgp 65100
sonic(config-router)# update-delay 2

[Command] distanceebpg_distance ibgp_distance local_distance distancedistance A.B.C.D/M**[ip-prefix-name]** no distanceebpg_distance ibgp_distance local_distance no distancedistance A.B.C.D/M**[ip-prefix-name]**

[Purpose] Modify the administrative distance for the route

[Parameter]

ParameterDescription
ebpg_distanceModify the administrative distance of EBGP routes, the value range: 1-255
ibgp_distanceModify the administrative distance of IBGP routes, the value range is 1-255
local_distanceChange the administrative distance of the local route, the value range is 1-255
distanceSets the administrative distance for a particular route
A.B.C.D/MIP-prefix
ip-prefix-nameThe name of ip-prefix list

[View] BGP configuration view

[Usage Scenario] If the system has a static route configured from the kernel, it has a distance of 0. In some cases, it might be useful to override the route. E.g.: Kernel has a statically configured default route, and you received another default route from the BGP and want to install it to be preferred over the static route. In such a case, user can set a higher distance from the kernel. By default, the administrative distance for EBGP routes is 200, the administrative distance for IBGP routes is 20, and the administrative distance for local routes is 1.

[Use Cases]

sonic# configure terminal
sonic(config)# router bgp 65100
sonic(config-router)# distance 20 0.0.0.0/0

[Command] redistribute [babel|connected|eigrp|isis|kernel|openfabric|ospf|ospf6|rip|ripng|shar p|static|table|vnc|vnc-direct] [metricmetric_id**] [route-mapString]** no redistribute [babel|connected|eigrp|isis|kernel|openfabric|ospf|ospf6|rip|ripng|shar p|static|table|vnc|vnc-direct] [metricmetric_id**] [route-mapString]**

[Purpose] Redistribute routes from other protocols into BGP

[Parameter]

ParameterDescription
metricmetric_id Set the metric for route
route-mapString Apply a route-map

[View] Address-family view

[Use Cases]

sonic# configure terminal
sonic(config)# router bgp 65100
sonic(config-router)# address-family ipv4 unicast
sonic(config-router-af)# redistribute ospf metric 200

bgp listen range A.B.C.D/M|X:X::X:X/M peer-group

Section titled “bgp listen range A.B.C.D/M|X:X::X:X/M peer-group”

[Command] bgp listen rangeA.B.C.D/M|X:X::X:X***/Mpeer-groupNAME*** no bgp listen rangeA.B.C.D/M|X:X::X:X***/Mpeer-groupNAME***

[Purpose] Allow establishing BGP neighbor relationships with all IP addresses within the specified address range

[Parameter]

ParameterDescription
A.B.C.D/M|X:X::X:X*/M*IP range
NAME Peergroup name

[View] BGP configuration view

[Use Cases]

sonic(config)# router bgp 65100
sonic(config-router)# neighbor TEST peer-group
sonic(config-router)# neighbor TEST remote-as external
sonic(config-router)# bgp listen range 10.111.1.0/24 peer-group TEST

[Command] bgp listen limitneighor_number no bgp listen limitneighor_number

[Purpose] Define the maximum number of peers accepted for one BGP instance

[Parameter]

ParameterDescription
neighbor_numberConfigure Dynamic Neighbors listen limit value (1..5000)

[View] BGP configuration view

[Use Cases]

sonic# configure terminal
sonic(config)# router bgp 65100
sonic(config-router)# bgp listen limit 20

[Command] bgp default ipv4-unicast no bgp default ipv4-unicast

[Purpose] IPv4 unicast address families for all neighbors are enabled by default

[View] BGP configuration view

[Notes] By default, all neighbors do not enable the IPv4 unicast address family and require manual configuration to set their state to Active. After configuring the bgp default ipv4-unicast command, the created BGP peer automatically enables the IPv4 unicast address family by default.

[Use Cases]

sonic# configure terminal
sonic(config)# router bgp 65100
sonic(config-router)# bgp default ipv4-unicast

[Command] bgp default local-preferencevalue no bgp default local-preferencevalue

[Purpose] configuring the default local preference for BGP

[View] BGP configuration view

[Notes] By default, the default local priority is 100.

[Use Cases]

sonic# configure terminal
sonic(config)# router bgp 65100
sonic(config-router)# bgp default local-preference 100

[Command] bgp default shutdown no bgp default shutdown

[Purpose] Set the default state of the newly configured peer to shutdown

[View] BGP configuration view

[Notes] After configuring this command, all newly added BGP peers will require manual configuration of the no shutdown command to be used properly.

[Use Cases]

sonic# configure terminal
sonic(config)# router bgp 65100
sonic(config-router)# bgp default shutdown

[Command] bgp route-reflector allow-outbound-policy no bgp route-reflector allow-outbound-policy

[Purpose] Allowing route policies to affect reflected routes

[View] BGP configuration view

[Usage Scenario] By default, policies that modify route attributes configured in a route-map do not affect routes that are reflected by route reflectors. Enabling this feature allows route attributes to be modified and take effect on all reflected routes.

[Use Cases]

sonic# configure terminal
sonic(config)# router bgp 65100
sonic(config-router)# bgp route-reflector allow-outbound-policy

[Command] bgp route-reflector allow-outbound-policy no bgp route-reflector allow-outbound-policy

[Purpose] Enable BGP to immediately close the EBGP peer when there is link instability.

[View] BGP configuration view

[Use Cases]

sonic# configure terminal
sonic(config)# router bgp 65100
sonic(config-router)# bgp fast-external-failover

[Command] aggregate-addressip-address**{mask-length|mask} [as-set|summary-only|route-mapString|origin{incomplete|igp|egp}]** no aggregate-addressip-address**{mask-length|mask} [as-set|summary-only|route-mapString|origin{incomplete|igp|egp}]**

[Purpose] This command specifies an aggregate address

[Parameter]

ParameterDescription
ip-addressSpecifies an IP address of the summarized route. The address is in dotted decimal notation
maskIP address mask, the address is in dotted decimal natation
mask-lengthLength of the IP address mask
as-setInclude AS-set in the generated routes
summary-onlyAnnounce only the aggregated route
route-map StringApply a route-map for an aggregated prefix
originOverride ORIGIN for an aggregated prefix

[View] IP Address-family View

[Usage Scenario] This command can be used to aggregate and advertise routes from the local routing table. To ensure that the aggregated routes have loop prevention, you can use the “as-set” keyword to create an aggregate route that inherits the Origin, AS_Path, Community, and large-community attributes from the specific routes. By configuring “summary-only,” you can suppress all the detailed routes included in the aggregate route, only announcing the aggregate route. This helps reduce the routing load on BGP peers.

[Use Cases]

sonic# configure terminal
sonic(config)# router bgp 65100
sonic(config-router)# address-family ipv6 unicast
sonic(config-router-af)# aggregate-address 100::1/64

[Command] networkip-address**{mask-length|mask} [route-mapString]** no networkip-address**{mask-length|mask} [route-mapString]**

[Purpose] This command adds the announcement network.

[Parameter]

ParameterDescription
A.B.C.DIP address, the address is in dotted decimal natation
maskIP address mask, the address is in dotted decimal natation
mask-lengthLength of the IP address mask
route-mapString Apply a route-map for an aggregated prefix

[View] IP address-family view

[Use Cases]

sonic# configure terminal
sonic(config)# router bgp 65100
sonic(config-router)# address-family ipv4 unicast
sonic(config-router-af)# network 1.1.1.0/24

neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X|String} [graceful-restart|graceful-restart-disable|graceful-restart-helper]

Section titled “neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X|String} [graceful-restart|graceful-restart-disable|graceful-restart-helper]”

[Command] **neighbor {A.B.C.D|**X:X::X:X |String} [graceful-restart|graceful-restart-disable|graceful-restart-helper] **no neighbor {A.B.C.D|**X:X::X:X |String} [graceful-restart|graceful-restart-disable|graceful-restart-helper]

[Purpose] This command will enable BGP graceful restart functionality at the global level.

[Parameter]

ParameterDescription
A.B.C.DNeighbor address
*X:X::X:X *Neighbor IPv6 address
StringPeer-group name
gracefule-restartGraceful Restart command for a neighbor
gracefule-restart-disableGraceful Restart Disable command for a neighbor
gracefule-restart-helperGraceful Restart Helper command for a neighbor

[View] BGP configuration view

[Use Cases]

sonic# configure terminal
sonic(config)# router bgp 65100
sonic(config-router)# neighbor 1.1.1.1 graceful-restart

neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X|String} advertisement-interval

Section titled “neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X|String} advertisement-interval”

[Command] neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X |String} advertisement-intervalinternal no neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X |String} advertisement-intervalinternal

[Purpose] Configure the time interval for a peer to send route prefix update messages

[Parameter]

ParameterDescription
A.B.C.DNeighbor address
*X:X::X:X *Neighbor IPv6 address
StringPeer-group name
internalThe range of value: 0-600, default value is: 0

[View] BGP configuration view

[Use Cases]

sonic# configure terminal
sonic(config)# router bgp 65100
sonic(config-router)# neighbor 1.1.1.1 advertisement-interval 2

neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X|String} bfd [date-plane]

Section titled “neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X|String} bfd [date-plane]”

[Command] **neighbor {A.B.C.D|**X:X::X:X |String} bfd [date-plane]

[Purpose] Enable BFD functionality for a specific peer

[Parameter]

ParameterDescription
date-planeSpecify that locally generated BFD packets are processed by the hardware

[View] BGP configuration view

[Usage Scenario] By default, when BFD functionality is enabled, both the reception and transmission of BFD packets on the device are processed by the CPU. If the device is running multiple network protocols and the CPU is relatively busy, it may lead to inaccurate BFD detection results due to CPU processing delays.

Enabling this feature ensures that BFD packets generated locally by the device are processed by the hardware, reducing the performance load on the CPU

[Use Cases]

sonic(config) router bgp 65100
sonic(config-router)# neighbor 44.1.3.1 remote-as external
sonic(config-router)# neighbor 44.1.3.1 bfd data-plane

neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X|String} capability extended-nexthop

Section titled “neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X|String} capability extended-nexthop”

[Command] **neighbor {A.B.C.D|**X:X::X:X |String} capability {extended-nexthop|dynamic} **no neighbor {A.B.C.D|**X:X::X:X |String} capability {extended-nexthop|dynamic}

[Purpose] Allow BGP to negotiate extended next-hop capability with its peers

[Parameter]

ParameterDescription
A.B.C.DNeighbor address
*X:X::X:X *Neighbor IPv6 address
StringPeer-group name

[View] BGP configuration view

[Notes] Allow bgp to negotiate the extended-nexthop capability with it’s peer. If user is peering over a IPv6 LL address then this capability is turned on automatically.

If user is peering over a IPv6 Global Address then turning on this command will allow BGP to install IPv4 routes with IPv6 nexthops if you do not have IPv4 configured on interfaces.

[Use Cases]

sonic# configure terminal
sonic(config)# router bgp 65100
sonic(config-router)# neighbor 1.1.1.1 capability extended-nexthop

neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X|String} capability dynamic

Section titled “neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X|String} capability dynamic”

[Command] **neighbor {A.B.C.D|**X:X::X:X |String} capability dynamic **no neighbor {A.B.C.D|**X:X::X:X |String} capability dynamic

[Purpose] Allow bgp to negotiate the extended-nexthop capability with it’s peer.

[Parameter]

ParameterDescription
A.B.C.DNeighbor address
*X:X::X:X *Neighbor IPv6 address
StringPeer-group name

[View] BGP configuration view

[Notes] Dynamic Capability defines a new BGP message (CAPABILITY) that can be used to set/unset BGP capabilities without bringing down a BGP session.

This includes changing graceful-restart (LLGR also) timers, enabling/disabling add-path, and other supported capabilities.

[Use Cases]

sonic# configure terminal
sonic(config)# router bgp 65100
sonic(config-router)# neighbor 1.1.1.1 capability dynamic

neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X|String} description 

Section titled “neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X|String} description ”

[Command] neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X |String} descriptionString no neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X |String} descriptionString

[Purpose] Set description of the peer.

[Parameter]

ParameterDescription
A.B.C.DNeighbor address
*X:X::X:X *Neighbor IPv6 address
StringPeer-group name
StringDescribing this neighbor

[View] BGP configuration view

[Use Cases]

sonic# configure terminal
sonic(config)# router bgp 65100
sonic(config-router)# neighbor 1.1.1.1 description test

neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X|String} disable-connected-check

Section titled “neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X|String} disable-connected-check”

[Command] **neighbor {A.B.C.D|**X:X::X:X |String} disable-connected-check **no neighbor {A.B.C.D|**X:X::X:X |String} disable-connected-check

[Purpose] Allow peerings between directly connected EBGP peers using loopback addresses.

[Parameter]

ParameterDescription
A.B.C.DNeighbor address
*X:X::X:X *Neighbor IPv6 address
StringPeer-group name

[View] BGP configuration view

[Use Cases]

sonic# configure terminal
sonic(config)# router bgp 65100
sonic(config-router)# neighbor 1.1.1.1 disable-connected-check

neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X|String} ebgp-multihop

Section titled “neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X|String} ebgp-multihop”

[Command] neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X |String} ebgp-multihopcount no neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X |String} ebgp-multihopcount

[Purpose] Specifying ebgp-multihop allows sessions with eBGP neighbors to establish when they are multiple hops away

[Parameter]

ParameterDescription
A.B.C.DNeighbor address
*X:X::X:X *Neighbor IPv6 address
StringPeer-group name
countMaximum hop count (1..255)

[View] BGP configuration view

[Use Cases]

sonic# configure terminal
sonic(config)# router bgp 65100
sonic(config-router)# neighbor 1.1.1.1 ebgp-multihop 2

neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X|String} interface

Section titled “neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X|String} interface”

[Command] neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X |String} interfaceString no neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X |String} interfaceString

[Purpose] When you connect to a BGP peer over an IPv6 link-local address, you have to specify the IFNAME of the interface used for the connection.

[Parameter]

ParameterDescription
A.B.C.DNeighbor address
*X:X::X:X *Neighbor IPv6 address
StringInterface name or neighbor tag
interface_nameInterface name

[View] BGP configuration view

[Usage Scenario] When you connect to a BGP peer over an IPv6 link-local address, you have to specify the IFNAME of the interface used for the connection. To specify IPv4 session addresses, see the neighbor PEER update-source command below

[Use Cases]

sonic# configure terminal
sonic(config)# router bgp 65100
sonic(config-router)# neighbor 1.1.1.1 interface Ethernet1

neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X|String} local-as ASN [no-prepend] [replace-as]

Section titled “neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X|String} local-as ASN [no-prepend] [replace-as]”

[Command] neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X |String} local-as*ASN***[no-prepend] [replace-as]** no neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X |String} local-as*ASN***[no-prepend] [replace-as]**

[Purpose] Specify an alternate AS for this BGP process when interacting with the specified peer

[Parameter]

ParameterDescription
A.B.C.DNeighbor address
*X:X::X:X *Neighbor IPv6 address
StringInterface name or neighbor tag
ASNAS number

[View] BGP configuration view

[Usage Scenario] Specify an alternate AS for this BGP process when interacting with the specified peer. With no modifiers, the specified local-as is prepended to the received AS_PATH when receiving routing updates from the peer, and prepended to the outgoing AS_PATH (after the process local AS) when transmitting local routes to the peer.

If the no-prepend attribute is specified, then the supplied local-as is not prepended to the received AS_PATH.

If the replace-as attribute is specified, then only the supplied local-as is prepended to the AS_PATH when transmitting local-route updates to this peer.

[Notes] Note that replace-as can only be specified if no-prepend is.

[Use Cases]

sonic# configure terminal
sonic(config)# router bgp 65100
sonic(config-router)# neighbor 1.1.1.1 local-as 123 no-prepend replace-as

neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X|String} password

Section titled “neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X|String} password”

[Command] neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X |String} passwordPASSWORD no neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X |String} passwordPASSWORD

[Purpose] Set a MD5 password to be used with the tcp socket that is being used to connect to the remote peer

[Parameter]

ParameterDescription
A.B.C.DNeighbor address
*X:X::X:X *Neighbor IPv6 address
StringPeer-group name
PASSWORDThe password

[View] BGP configuration view

[Usage Scenario] To enhance the security of BGP connections, MD5 authentication can be used during the establishment of TCP connections. When the passwords at both ends of the BGP neighbors do not match, the BGP neighbor establishment will fail.

[Notes] It is important to note that the key will be displayed in ciphertext, meaning that the password will not be visible in plain text.

[Use Cases]

sonic# configure terminal
sonic(config)# router bgp 65100
sonic(config-router)# neighbor 1.1.1.1 password test1234

[Command] neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X |String} portPORT no neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X |String} portPORT

[Purpose] Specify the L4-port to use for the BGP session to this neighbor

[Parameter]

ParameterDescription
A.B.C.DNeighbor address
*X:X::X:X *Neighbor IPv6 address
StringPeer-group name
PORTTCP port number (0..65535)

[View] BGP configuration view

[Use Cases]

sonic# configure terminal
sonic(config)# router bgp 65100
sonic(config-router)# neighbor 1.1.1.1 port 234

neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X|String} remote-as [ASN|internal|external]

Section titled “neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X|String} remote-as [ASN|internal|external]”

[Command] **neighbor {A.B.C.D|**X:X::X:X |String} remote-as [ASN|internal|external] **no neighbor {A.B.C.D|**X:X::X:X |String} remote-as [ASN|internal|external]

[Purpose] Create a new neighbor whose remote-as is ASN

[Parameter]

ParameterDescription
A.B.C.DNeighbor address
*X:X::X:X *Neighbor IPv6 address
StringPeer-group name
ASNAS number

[View] BGP configuration view

[Use Cases]

sonic# configure terminal
sonic(config)# router bgp 65100
sonic(config-router)# neighbor 1.1.1.1 remote-as 65101
sonic(config-router)# neighbor 1.1.1.1 remote-as external

[Command] neighborPEER-GROUPpeer-group no neighborPEER-GROUPpeer-group

[Purpose] Create a peer group

[View] BGP configuration view

[Usage Scenario] In large-scale BGP networks, the number of peers can be substantial, and many of these peers share similar policies. Configuring these peers can be repetitive, but using peer groups can simplify the configuration process. When a user wants to apply the same configuration to several peers, they can create a peer group, configure it accordingly, and then add the peers to that group. This way, all peers within the group inherit the group’s configuration.

[Use Cases]

sonic# configure terminal
sonic(config)# router bgp 65100
sonic(config-router)# neighbor PEER_V4_EBGP peer-group

neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X|String} peer-group

Section titled “neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X|String} peer-group”

[Command] neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X |String} peer-groupNAME no neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X |String} peer-groupNAME

[Purpose] This command bind specific peer to peer group

[Parameter]

ParameterDescription
A.B.C.DNeighbor address
*X:X::X:X *Neighbor IPv6 address
NAMEPeer-group name

[View] BGP configuration view

[Usage Scenario] A peer group is a collection of peers with similar policies or attributes. When a peer joins a peer group, the configuration settings for that peer group apply to all members within the group.

In situations where there are a significant number of peers with identical configurations in the network, configuring peer groups can streamline the setup process.

[Use Cases]

sonic# configure terminal
sonic(config)# router bgp 65100
sonic(config-router)# neighbor 1.1.1.1 peer-group PEER_V4_EBGP

[Command] **neighbor {A.B.C.D|**X:X::X:X **|String} update-source {A.B.C.D|**X:X::X:X |String} **no neighbor {A.B.C.D|**X:X::X:X **|String} update-source {A.B.C.D|**X:X::X:X |String}

[Purpose] Specify the IPv4 source address to use for the BGP session to this neighbor

[Parameter]

ParameterDescription
A.B.C.DNeighbor address
*X:X::X:X *Neighbor IPv6 address
StringPeer-group name

[View] BGP configuration view

[Usage Scenario] Specify the IPv4 source address to use for the BGP session to this neighbor, may be specified as either an IPv4 address directly or as an interface name.

[Use Cases]

sonic# configure terminal
sonic(config)# router bgp 65100
sonic(config-router)# neighbor 1.1.1.1 update-source Ethernet1

[Command] **neighbor {A.B.C.D|**X:X::X:X } activate **no neighbor {A.B.C.D|**X:X::X:X } activate

[Purpose] Enable a specific BGP peer

[Parameter]

A.B.C.D IPv4 address

X:X::X:X IPv6 address

ParameterDescription
A.B.C.DNeighbor address
*X:X::X:X *Neighbor IPv6 address
StringPeer-group name

[View] IP Address-family view

[Notes] By default, only the IPv4 unicast address family is announced to all neighbors. Using the no bgp default ipv4-unicast configuration overrides this default so that all address families need to be enabled explicitly

[Use Cases]

sonic# configure terminal
sonic(config)# router bgp 65100
sonic(config-router)# address-family ipv4 unicast
sonic(config-router-af)# network 1.1.1.1 activate

neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X|String} allowas-in [

Section titled “neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X|String} allowas-in [”

[Command] **neighbor {A.B.C.D|**X:X::X:X |String} allowas-in [number|origin] **no neighbor {A.B.C.D|**X:X::X:X |String} allowas-in [number|origin]

[Purpose] This command accepts incoming routes with AS paths that have the same value as the current system’s AS

[Parameter]

ParameterDescription
A.B.C.DNeighbor address
*X:X::X:X *Neighbor IPv6 address
StringInterface name or neighbor tag
numberNumber of occurrences of AS number (1..10)

[View] IP address-family view

[Usage Scenario] Normally, BGP determines the presence of loops by checking for the presence of the same AS number in the AS_PATH attribute. This command allows you to configure the maximum number of times the local AS number is allowed to repeat, meeting the requirements of special scenarios。

[Use Cases]

sonic# configure terminal
sonic(config)# router bgp 65100
sonic(config-router)# address-family ipv4 unicast
sonic(config-router-af)# neighbor 1.1.1.1 allowas-in 2

neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X|String} as-override

Section titled “neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X|String} as-override”

[Command] **neighbor {A.B.C.D|**X:X::X:X |String} as-override **no neighbor {A.B.C.D|**X:X::X:X |String} as-override

[Purpose] Override AS number of the originating router with the local AS number

[Parameter]

ParameterDescription
A.B.C.DNeighbor address
*X:X::X:X *Neighbor IPv6 address
StringInterface name or neighbor tag

[View] IP address-family view

[Use Cases]

sonic# configure terminal
sonic(config)# router bgp 65100
sonic(config-router)# address-family ipv4 unicast
sonic(config-router-af)# neighbor 1.1.1.1 as-override

neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X|String} attribute-unchanged [{as-path|next-hop|med}]

Section titled “neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X|String} attribute-unchanged [{as-path|next-hop|med}]”

[Command] **neighbor {A.B.C.D|**X:X::X:X |String} attribute-unchanged [{as-path|next-hop|med}]* **no neighbor {A.B.C.D|**X:X::X:X |String} attribute-unchanged [{as-path|next-hop|med}]*

[Purpose] Preserve the next hop when advertising routes to a specified EBGP peer

[Parameter]

ParameterDescription
A.B.C.DNeighbor address
*X:X::X:X *Neighbor IPv6 address
StringPeer group name

[View] IP address-family view

[Use Cases]

sonic# configure terminal
sonic(config)# router bgp 65100
sonic(config-router)# address-family ipv4 unicast
sonic(config-router-af)# neighbor 1.1.1.1 attribute-unchanged as-path

neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X|String} default-originate [route-map

Section titled “neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X|String} default-originate [route-map”

[Command] neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X |String} default-originate [route-map*WORD***]** no neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X |String} default-originate [route-map*WORD***]**

[Purpose] Advertise a default route to a specified peer

[Parameter]

ParameterDescription
A.B.C.DNeighbor address
*X:X::X:X *Neighbor IPv6 address
StringPeer group name
WORDRoute-map name

[View] IP address-family view

[Use Cases]

sonic# configure terminal
sonic(config)# router bgp 65100
sonic(config-router)# address-family ipv4 unicast
sonic(config-router-af)# neighbor 1.1.1.1 default-originate route-map test

neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X|String} next-hop-self [force]

Section titled “neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X|String} next-hop-self [force]”

[Command] **neighbor {A.B.C.D|**X:X::X:X |String} next-hop-self [force] **no neighbor {A.B.C.D|**X:X::X:X |String} next-hop-self [force]

[Purpose] When announcing routes to IBGP peers or peer groups, set the next hop attribute to the local IP address

[Parameter]

ParameterDescription
A.B.C.DNeighbor address
*X:X::X:X *Neighbor IPv6 address
StringPeer group name
ForceIf the optional keyword force is specified the modification is done also for routes learned via IBGP

[View] IP address-family view

[Usage Scenario] By default, when a device learns routes from its EBGP neighbors and forwards them to its IBGP neighbors, it does not modify the next-hop IP address of the routes. As a result, the next hop of the route remains the Neighbor address of the EBGP neighbor. When IBGP neighbors receive these routes, they become unusable because the next hop is unreachable. To avoid this situation, you can resolve it by configuring the “next-hop-self” command.

[Use Cases]

sonic# configure terminal
sonic(config)# router bgp 65100
sonic(config-router)# address-family ipv4 unicast
sonic(config-router-af)# neighbor 1.1.1.1 next-hop-self force

neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X|String} prefix-list

Section titled “neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X|String} prefix-list”

[Command] neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X |String} prefix-list*NAME***[in|out]** no neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X |String} prefix-list*NAME***[in|out]**

[Purpose] Apply a prefix-list on the neighbor

[Parameter]

ParameterDescription
A.B.C.DNeighbor address
*X:X::X:X *Neighbor IPv6 address
StringInterface name or neighbor tag
NAMEprefix-list name

[View] IP address-family view

[Use Cases]

sonic# configure terminal
sonic(config)# router bgp 65100
sonic(config-router)# address-family ipv4 unicast
sonic(config-router-af)# neighbor 1.1.1.1 prefix-list test in

neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X|String} route-reflector-client

Section titled “neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X|String} route-reflector-client”

[Command] **neighbor {A.B.C.D|**X:X::X:X |String} route-reflector-client **no neighbor {A.B.C.D|**X:X::X:X |String} route-reflector-client

[Purpose] Configure the current device as a route reflector when establishing a BGP connection with the specified neighbor

[View] IP address-family view

[Usage Scenario] To ensure connectivity between IBGP peers, it’s necessary to establish full mesh connections between IBGP peers. However, when there are many IBGP peers, this consumes significant network and CPU resources. Utilizing route reflectors can address this issue by allowing BGP routers to establish connections only with a few route reflectors instead of all other routers.

[Use Cases]

sonic# configure terminal
sonic(config)# router bgp 65100
sonic(config-router)# address-family ipv4 unicast
sonic(config-router-af)# neighbor 1.1.1.1 route-reflector-client

neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X|String} route-map

Section titled “neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X|String} route-map”

[Command] neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X |String} route-map*NAME***[in|out]** no neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X |String} route-map*NAME***[in|out]**

[Purpose] Apply a route-map on the neighbor

[Parameter]

ParameterDescription
A.B.C.DNeighbor address
*X:X::X:X *Neighbor IPv6 address
StringPeer-group name
NAMEroute-map name

[View] IP address-family view

[Use Cases]

sonic# configure terminal
sonic(config)# router bgp 65100
sonic(config-router)# address-family ipv4 unicast
sonic(config-router-af)# neighbor 1.1.1.1 route-map test in

neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X|String} send-community [both|all|extended|standard|large]

Section titled “neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X|String} send-community [both|all|extended|standard|large]”

[Command] **neighbor {A.B.C.D|**X:X::X:X |String} send-community [both|all|extended|standard|large] **no neighbor {A.B.C.D|**X:X::X:X |String} send-community [both|all|extended|standard|large]

[Purpose] Set the route’community for the neighbor.

[Parameter]

ParameterDescription
A.B.C.DNeighbor address
*X:X::X:X *Neighbor IPv6 address
StringPeer-group name
bothSend both standard and extended community attributes
allSend both standard, extended and large community attributes
extendedSend extended community attributes
standardSend standard community attributes
largeSend large community attributes

[View] IP address-family view

[Use Cases]

sonic# configure terminal
sonic(config)# router bgp 65100
sonic(config-router)# address-family ipv4 unicast
sonic(config-router-af)# neighbor 1.1.1.1 send-community extended

neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X|String} shutdown [[message MSG] |[rtt rtt [count

Section titled “neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X|String} shutdown [[message MSG] |[rtt rtt [count”

[Command] neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X |String} shutdown [[message*MSG***]|[rttrtt[countcount]]]** no neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X |String} shutdown [[message*MSG***] |[rttrtt[countcount]]]**

[Purpose] Shutdown the peer.

[Parameter]

ParameterDescription
A.B.C.DNeighbor address
*X:X::X:X *Neighbor IPv6 address
StringInterface name or neighbor tag
MSGShutdown message
rttRound-trip-time in milliseconds (1..65535)
countSpecify the number of keepalives before shutdown

[View] BGP configuration view

[Use Cases]

sonic# configure terminal
sonic(config)# router bgp 65100
sonic(config-router)# neighbor 1.1.1.1 shutdown message testing

neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X|String} ttl-security hops NUMBER

Section titled “neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X|String} ttl-security hops NUMBER”

[Command] neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X |String} ttl-security hopsNUMBER no neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X |String} ttl-security hopsNUMBER

[Purpose] This command enforces Generalized TTL Security Mechanism (GTSM), as specified in RFC 5082.

[Parameter]

ParameterDescription
A.B.C.DNeighbor address
*X:X::X:X *Neighbor IPv6 address
StringInterface name or neighbor tag
NUMBERNumber of hops to BGP peer (1..254)

[View] BGP configuration view

[Notes] With this command, only neighbors that are the specified number of hops away will be allowed to become neighbors. This command is mutually exclusive with ebgp-multihop.

[Use Cases]

sonic# configure terminal
sonic(config)# router bgp 65100
sonic(config-router)# neighbor 1.1.1.1 ttl-security hops 2

neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X|String} weight WEIGHT

Section titled “neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X|String} weight WEIGHT”

[Command] neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X |String} weightWEIGHT no neighbor {A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X |String} weightWEIGHT

[Purpose] This command specifies a default weight value for the neighbor’s routes.

[Parameter]

ParameterDescription
A.B.C.DNeighbor address
*X:X::X:X *Neighbor IPv6 address
StringInterface name or neighbor tag
WEIGHTWeight (0..65535)

[View] IP address-family view

[Use Cases]

sonic# configure terminal
sonic(config)# router bgp 65100
sonic(config-router)# address-family ipv4 unicast
sonic(config-router-af)# neighbor 1.1.1.1 weight 2