neighbor description

Specifies a name for a neighbor.
Syntax
neighbor { ip-address | ipv6-address | peer-group-name } description string
no neighbor { ip-address | ipv6-address | peer-group-name } description
Parameters
ip-address
IPv4 address of the neighbor.
ipv6-address
IPv6 address of the neighbor.
peer-group-name
Peer group name configured by the neighbor peer-group-name command.
description string
Specifies the name of the neighbor, an alphanumeric string up to 220 characters long.
Modes

BGP configuration mode

BGP address-family IPv4 unicast VRF configuration mode

BGP address-family IPv6 unicast VRF configuration mode

Usage Guidelines

The no form of the command removes the name.

Examples

The following example specifies a BGP4 neighbor name. 

device# configure terminal
device(config)# router bgp
device(config-bgp-router)# neighbor 10.11.12.13 description mygoodneighbor

The following example specifies a BGP4+ neighbor name for VRF instance "red". 

device# configure terminal 
device(config)# router bgp
device(config-bgp-router)# address-family ipv6 unicast vrf red
device(config-bgp-ipv6u-vrf)# neighbor 2001:2018:8192::125 default-originate route-map myroutemap
History
Release version Command history
08.0.30 Support was added for the BGP address-family IPv6 unicast VRF configuration mode.
Parent topic: Commands N