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HPE7-A06 · Question #10

You have configured BGP peering from a CX 8325 switch to a third-party router. The remote router is reachable via ping but you are not able to get the configuration to an established state. Based on…

The correct answer is C. The remote router has no router-id configured. The debug output shows the Remote BGP ID as 0.0.0.0, which indicates that the remote router has no router-id configured. BGP requires a valid router-id (a non-zero IP address) for session establishment. Without it, the BGP session cannot progress to the Established state.

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Question

You have configured BGP peering from a CX 8325 switch to a third-party router. The remote router is reachable via ping but you are not able to get the configuration to an established state. Based on the BGP debug:

What is preventing the BGP neighbor state from becoming the established state?

Exhibit

HPE7-A06 question #10 exhibit

Options

  • AThe remote router is configured with router-id 10.1.0.2
  • BThe remote router is not negotiating with the local router
  • CThe remote router has no router-id configured
  • DThe remote router is configured with router-id 10.1.0.4

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  • A
    8% (2)
  • B
    8% (2)
  • C
    65% (17)
  • D
    19% (5)

Explanation

The debug output shows the Remote BGP ID as 0.0.0.0, which indicates that the remote router has no router-id configured. BGP requires a valid router-id (a non-zero IP address) for session establishment. Without it, the BGP session cannot progress to the Established state.

Topics

#BGP#router-id#BGP neighbor state#BGP debug

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