Implementing BGP on Cisco IOS XR Software

How to Implement BGP on Cisco IOS XR Software

 

Command or Action

Purpose

Step 7

 

 

show bgp paths

Displays all BGP paths in the database.

 

Example:

 

 

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# show bgp paths

 

Step 8

 

 

show bgp neighbor-group group-name

Displays the effective configuration for neighbor group

 

configuration

group_1, including any configuration inherited by this

 

 

neighbor group.

 

Example:

 

 

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# show bgp neighbor-group

 

 

group_1 configuration

 

Step 9

 

 

show bgp summary

Displays the status of all BGP connections.

 

Example:

 

 

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# show bgp summary

 

 

 

 

Monitoring BGP Update Groups

This task displays information related to the processing of BGP update groups.

SUMMARY STEPS

1.show bgp [{ipv4 ipv6 all} {unicast multicast all]} update-group [neighbor ip-addressprocess-id.index[summary performance-statistics]]

DETAILED STEPS

 

Command or Action

Purpose

 

 

 

Step 1 show bgp [{ipv4 ipv6 all} {unicast

Displays information about BGP update groups.

 

multicast all}] update-group [neighbor

The ip-addressargument displays the update groups to

 

ip-address process-id.index [summary

 

performance-statistics]]

which that neighbor belongs.

 

 

The process-id.indexargument selects a particular

 

Example:

update group to display and is specified as follows:

 

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# show bgp update-group 0.0

process id (dot) index. Process ID range is from 0 to

 

 

254. Index range is from 0 to 4294967295.

 

 

The summary keyword displays summary information

 

 

for neighbors in a particular update group.

 

 

If no argument is specified, this command displays

 

 

information for all update groups (for the specified

 

 

address family).

 

 

The performance-statistics keyword displays

 

 

performance statistics for an update group.

 

 

 

Cisco IOS XR Routing Configuration Guide

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IOS XR specifications

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