Run the command set protocol bgp evpn neighbor activate to activate the BGP peer or peer group within the EVPN address family to enable EVPN route exchange with the BGP peer.
Optional parameter vrf can be used to identify a VRF, if not defined, the command takes effect on the default VRF. Optional parameter l2vpn can be added to make this command take effect on layer 2 EVPN.
To delete this configuration, run the command delete protocol bgp evpn neighbor activate.
Command Syntax
set protocol bgp [vrf <text>] [l2vpn] evpn neighbor <bgp-peer> activate
delete protocol bgp [vrf <text>] [l2vpn] evpn neighbor <bgp-peer> activate
Parameter
Parameter | Description |
vrf <vrf-name> | Specifies the name of the VRF. |
l2vpn | Specifies whether the command applies to layer 2 EVPN only. |
neighbor <bgp-peer> | Specifies the BGP neighbor. [Confirm] |
Example
- Configure the device to enable layer 2 EVPN BGP route exchange in VRF BLUE.
admin@Xorplus# set protocol bgp vrf BLUE l2vpn evpn neighbor peer1 activate admin@Xorplus# commit