Verifying BGP Groups
Purpose
Verify that the BGP groups are configured correctly.
Action
From the CLI, enter the show bgp group command.
Sample Output
user@host> show bgp group
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
Meaning
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.
Related Topics
For a complete description of show bgp group output, see the JUNOS Routing Protocols and Policies Command Reference.