maximum-paths
Configure the maximum number of parallel routes (multipath support) BGP supports.
Z9500
Syntax
maximum-paths {ebgp | ibgp}
number
To return to the default values, enter the
no maximum-paths
command.
Parameters
ebgp
Enter the keyword
ebgp
to enable multipath support for
External BGP routes.
ibgp
Enter the keyword
ibgp
to enable multipath support for
Internal BGP routes.
number
Enter a number as the maximum number of parallel paths.
Defaults
none
Command
Modes
ROUTER BGP
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms,
refer to the relevant
Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide
.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version
Description
9.7(0.0)
Introduced on the S6000–ON.
9.0.2.0
Introduced on the S6000.
8.3.19.0
Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1
Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.8.0
Support from 2 to 64 paths on the S4810. Command syntax
changed to
max-path
(was maximum-paths).
8.3.7.0
Introduced on the S4810.
7.8.1.0
Introduced on the S-Series.
7.7.1.0
Introduced on the C-Series.
Usage
Information
If you enable this command, use the
clear ip bgp *
command to recompute
the best path.
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