shutdown (BGP)

To shut down an instance of the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), use the shutdown command. To disable this function, use the no form of this command.

shutdown

no shutdown

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

Enabled

Command Modes

Router configuration mode

Command History

Release
Modification
5.0(3)N1(1)
This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use the shutdown command to disable an instance of BGP without removing the configuration.

This command requires the LAN Enterprise Services license.

Examples

This example shows how to disable BGP 64496:

switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# router bgp 64496
switch(config-router)# shutdown
switch(config-router)#

Related Commands

Command
Description
show bgp
Displays BGP routes.