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bgp always-compare-med
Allows you to enable comparison of the MULTI_EXIT_DISC (MED) attributes in the paths from different 
external ASs.
S4820T
Syntax
bgp always-compare-med
To disable comparison of MED, enter no bgp always-compare-med.
Defaults
Disabled (that is, the software only compares MEDs from neighbors within the 
same AS).
Command 
Modes
ROUTER BGP
Command 
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, 
refer to the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version
Description
9.7(0.0)
Introduced on the S6000–ON.
9.0.2.0
Introduced on the S6000.
8.3.19.0
Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1
Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.0
Introduced on the S4810.
8.2.1.0
Introduced command.
7.7.1.0
Introduced on the C-Series.
Usage 
Information
Any update without a MED attribute is the least preferred route.
If you enable this command, use the clear ip bgp * command to recompute 
the best path.
bgp add-path
Allow the advertisement of multiple paths for the same address prefix without the new paths replacing 
any previous ones.
S4820T
Syntax
bgp add-path [send | receive | both] path-count
Border Gateway Protocol
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