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Monitor and verify BFD configuration

Updated: February 6, 2026

Overview

Explains how to monitor BFD sessions and verify configuration status using operational commands to ensure expected behavior and stability.

This sections provides a list of commands that you can run to verify your BFD configuration.

Verify the BFD template

Run the show bfd interface command to check the BFD template under an interface.


Device# show bfd interface
Interface Name: GigabitEthernet5
 Interface Number: 11
 Configured bfd interval using bfd template: 12383_4T1
 Min Tx Interval: 50000, Min Rx Interval: 50000, Multiplier: 3
Verify BFD configuration for BGP

Run the show bfd neighbors client bgp ipv4 command to check the status of the BFD session.


Device# show bfd neighbors client bgp ipv4

IPv4 Sessions
NeighAddr                              LD/RD         RH/RS     State     Int
10.20.24.17                             1/1          Up        Up        Gi5
Verify BFD configuration for EIGRP

Run the show bfd neighbors client eigrp command to check the status of the BFD session.


Device# show bfd neighbors client eigrp
IPv4 Sessions
NeighAddr                              LD/RD         RH/RS     State     Int
10.20.24.17                             1/1          Up        Up        Gi5
Verify BFD configuration for OSPF

Run the show bfd neighbors client ospf command to check the status of the BFD session.


Device# show bfd neighbors client ospf
IPv4 Sessions
NeighAddr            LD/RD         RH/RS     State     Int
10.20.24.17          1/1          Up        Up        Gi5