Verifying BGP Groups

Purpose

Verify that the BGP groups are configured correctly.

Action

From the CLI, enter the show bgp group command.

Group Type: Internal    AS: 10045       Local AS: 10045
  Name: pe-to-asbr2                                     Flags: Export Eval
  Export: [ match-all ] 
  Total peers: 1        Established: 1
  10.0.0.4+179
  bgp.l3vpn.0: 1/1/0
  vpn-green.inet.0: 1/1/0

Groups: 1   Peers: 1    External: 0    Internal: 1    Down peers: 0   Flaps: 0
Table          Tot Paths  Act Paths Suppressed    History Damp State    Pending
bgp.l3vpn.0            1          1          0          0          0          0

What it Means

The output shows a list of the BGP groups with detailed group information. Verify the following information:

• Each configured group is listed.
• For AS, each group's remote AS is configured correctly.
• For Local AS, each group's local AS is configured correctly.
• For Group Type, each group has the correct type (either internal or external).
• For Total peers, the expected number of peers within the group is shown.
• For Established, the expected number of peers within the group have BGP sessions in the Established state.
• The IP addresses of all the peers within the group are present.

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