neighbor description
Use this command to associate a description with a neighbor. This command helps to identify a neighbor quickly. This command is useful for an ISP that has multiple neighbor relationships.
Use the no parameter with this command to remove the description.
Command Syntax
neighbor (A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X|WORD) description LINE
no neighbor (A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X|WORD) description
no neighbor (A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X|WORD) description LINE
For BGP unnumbered mode:
neighbor WORD description LINE
no neighbor WORD description
Parameters
A.B.C.D
Address of the BGP neighbor in an IPv4 format
X:X::X:X
Address of the BGP neighbor in an IPv6 format
WORD
Name of a BGP peer group created with the
neighbor WORD peer-group command. When you specify this parameter, the command applies to all peers in the group.
LINE
Neighbor description (up to 80 characters)
Default
By default, the neighbor description is disabled
Command Mode
Router mode and Address Family and BGP unnumbered mode
Applicability
This command was introduced before OcNOS version 1.3.
Examples
#configure terminal
(config)#router bgp 10
(config-router)#neighbor 1.2.3.4 description Backup router for sales
(config)#router bgp 100
(config-router)#address-family ipv6 vrf VRF_A
(config-router-af)#neighbor 3ffe:15:15:15:15::0 description Bank of America
For unnumbered peer below configuration is given in BGP unnumbered-mode.
(config)#router bgp 100
(config-router)#bgp unnumbered-mode
(config-router-unnum)#neighbor eth1 description unnbered-peer1
Last modified date: 07-13-2023