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
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
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.
Related
Commands
bgp four-octet-as-support — enables 4-byte support for the BGP process.
neighbor maximum-prefix
Control the number of network prefixes received.
Z9500
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.
420 Border Gateway Protocol