Related Commands
•
— enable 4-byte support for the BGP process.
neighbor maximum-prefix
Control the number of network prefixes received.
Syntax
neighbor {
ip-address
|
peer-group-name
} maximum-prefix
maximum
[
threshold
]
[warning-only]
To return to the default values, use the
no neighbor {
ip-address
|
peer-group-name
} maximum-
prefix
maximum
command.
Parameters
ip-address
Enter the IP address of the neighbor in dotted decimal format.
peer-group-name
Enter the name of the peer group.
maximum
Enter a number as the maximum number of prefixes allowed for this BGP router. The
range is from 1 to 4294967295.
threshold
(OPTIONAL) Enter a number to be used as a percentage of the maximum value. When
the number of prefixes reaches this percentage of the maximum value, the E-Series
software sends a message. The range is from 1 to 100 percent. The default is
75
.
warning-only
(OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword
warning-only
to set the router to send a log message
when the maximum value is reached. If this parameter is not set, the router stops peering
when the maximum number of prefixes is reached.
NOTE:
When you set this option, the router accepts BGP prefixes only until
the maximum configured value. After the maximum number is reached, the
router drops any additional prefixes that it receives.
Defaults
threshold =
75
Command Modes
ROUTER BGP
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, see the relevant
Dell Networking
OS Command Line Reference Guide
.
Version
Description
9.10(0.0)
Introduced on the S6100-ON.
9.8(1.0)
Introduced on the Z9100–ON.
9.8(0.0P5)
Introduced on the S4048-ON.
9.8(0.0P2)
Introduced on the S3048-ON.
9.7(0.0)
Introduced on the S6000–ON.
9.2(1.0)
Introduced on the Z9500.
9.0.2.0
Introduced on the S6000.
8.3.19.0
Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1
Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.0
Introduced on the S4810.
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