Supported Platforms
Related Documentation
Monitoring BGP Routing Information
Purpose
Use the monitoring functionality to monitor BGP routing information on the routing device.
Action
To view BGP routing information in the J-Web interface, select Monitor > Routing > BGP Information.
To view BGP routing information in the CLI, enter the following commands:
- show bgp summary
- show bgp neighbor
Meaning
Table 1 summarizes key output fields in the BGP routing display in the J-Web interface.
Table 1: Summary of Key BGP Routing Output Fields
Field | Values | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|
| BGP Peer Summary | ||
Total Groups | Number of BGP groups. | |
Total Peers | Number of BGP peers. | |
Down Peers | Number of unavailable BGP peers. | |
Unconfigured Peers | Address of each BGP peer. | |
| RIB Summary tab | ||
RIB Name | Name of the RIB group. | |
Total Prefixes | Total number of prefixes from the peer, both active and inactive, that are in the routing table. | |
Active Prefixes | Number of prefixes received from the EBGP peers that are active in the routing table. | |
Suppressed Prefixes | Number of routes received from EBGP peers currently inactive because of damping or other reasons. | |
History Prefixes | History of the routes received or suppressed. | |
Dumped Prefixes | Number of routes currently inactive because of damping or other reasons. These routes do not appear in the forwarding table and are not exported by routing protocols. | |
Pending Prefixes | Number of pending routes. | |
State | Status of the graceful restart process for this routing table: BGP restart is complete, BGP restart in progress, VPN restart in progress, or VPN restart is complete. | |
| BGP Neighbors | ||
Details | Click this button to view the selected BGP neighbor details. | |
Peer Address | Address of the BGP neighbor. | |
Autonomous System | AS number of the peer. | |
Peer State | Current state of the BGP session:
| Generally, the most common states are Active, which indicates a problem establishing the BGP connection, and Established, which indicates a successful session setup. The other states are transition states, and BGP sessions normally do not stay in those states for extended periods of time. |
Elapsed Time | Elapsed time since the peering session was last reset. | |
Description | Description of the BGP session. | |
