Add-Bgp Peer

Adds a new BGP peer.

Syntax

Add-BgpPeer
   [-Name] <String>
   -LocalIPAddress <IPAddress>
   -PeerIPAddress <IPAddress>
   [-LocalASN <UInt32>]
   -PeerASN <UInt32>
   [-OperationMode <OperationMode>]
   [-PeeringMode <PeeringMode>]
   [-HoldTimeSec <UInt16>]
   [-IdleHoldTimeSec <UInt16>]
   [-MaxAllowedPrefix <UInt32>]
   [-PassThru]
   [-RoutingDomain <String>]
   [-Weight <UInt16>]
   [-RouteReflectorClient <Boolean>]
   [-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
   [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
   [-AsJob]
   [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Add-BgpPeer cmdlet adds a new peer to the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP router). This cmdlet returns error information if errors occur while adding the peer configuration.

Examples

Example 1: Add a BGP peer to the BGP router and establish a session

PS C:\>Add-BgpPeer -Name "RedTenantSite1" -LocalIPAddress 192.168.1.10 -PeerIPAddress 14.1.1.10 -PeerASN 64512 -PassThru

PeerName            LocalIPAddress      PeerIPAddress       PeerASN             OperationMode       ConnectivityStatus
--------            --------------      -------------       -------             -------------       ------------------
RedTenantSite1      192.168.1.10        14.1.1.10           64512               Mixed               Connecting

This command adds a BGP peer to the BGP router and automatically starts establishing BGP peering session with that neighbor.

Example 2: Add a BGP peer to a BGP router that will listen for incoming connections

PS C:\>Add-BgpPeer -Name "RedTenantSite1" -LocalIPAddress 192.168.1.10 -PeerIPAddress 14.1.1.10 -PeerASN 64512  -OperationMode Server -PeeringMode Manual -PassThru
PeerName            LocalIPAddress      PeerIPAddress       PeerASN             OperationMode       ConnectivityStatus
--------            --------------      -------------       -------             -------------       ------------------
RedTenantSite1      192.168.1.10        14.1.1.10           64512               Server              Stopped

This command adds a new BGP Peer to the BGP router which will listen for incoming connections from neighbor. PeeringMode is set to Manual, so unless this peering is started manually, the incoming connections requests will be dropped.

Example 3: Add a BGP peer to a BGP router of a specified routing domain

PS C:\>Add-BgpPeer -RoutingDomain Rd_001 -Name BlueTenant1 -LocalIPAddress 14.1.1.10 -PeerIPAddress 192.168.1.2 -PeerASN 64513 -PassThru
PeerName            LocalIPAddress      PeerIPAddress       PeerASN             OperationMode       ConnectivityStatus
--------            --------------      -------------       -------             -------------       ------------------
BlueTenant1         14.1.1.10           192.168.1.2         64513               Mixed               Connecting

This command adds a new BGP Peer to the BGP Router of the specified routing domain in Multi-tenant environment and automatically starts establishing BGP peering session.

Example 4: Add a Route Reflector client BGP peer to a BGP router

PS C:\>Add-BgpPeer -Name RRClient1 -LocalIPAddress 14.1.1.10 -PeerIPAddress 192.168.1.2 -PeerASN 64513 -PassThru -RouteReflectorClient $true
PeerName            LocalIPAddress      PeerIPAddress       PeerASN             OperationMode       ConnectivityStatus
--------            --------------      -------------       -------             -------------       ------------------
RRClient1           14.1.1.10           192.168.1.2         64513               Mixed               Connected

This command adds a new Route Reflector client BGP Peer to the BGP Router and automatically starts establishing BGP peering session.

Required Parameters

-LocalIPAddress

Specifies the local BGP Router's peering IP Address. It can be IPv4 or IPv6 address type.

Type: IPAddress
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Name

Specifies the unique name for the peering with specified BGP neighbor.

Type: String
Aliases: PeerName, PeerId
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters: False
-PeerASN

Specifies the neighbor BGP Router's AS Number.

Type: UInt32
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters: False
-PeerIPAddress

Specifies the neighbor BGP router's peering IP address. It can be of IPv4 or IPv6 address type.

Type: IPAddress
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters: False

Optional Parameters

-AsJob

Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete.

Type: SwitchParameter
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-CimSession

Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.

Type: CimSession[]
Aliases: Session
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-HoldTimeSec

Specifies the configured value of HoldTime in seconds after the BGP session expires if no BGP message is received.

Type: UInt16
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters: False
-IdleHoldTimeSec

Specifies the configured value of IdleHoldTime in seconds after the BGP Session expires if no BGP message is received.

Type: UInt16
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters: False
-LocalASN

Specifies the local autonomous systems (AS) number of the BGP router instance for this peer.

Type: UInt32
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters: False
-MaxAllowedPrefix

Specifies the maximum number of allowed IPv4 or IPv6 network prefixes that can be learned from the given neighbor.

Type: UInt32
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters: False
-OperationMode

Specifies the BGP Router's mode of operation. Operating modes include:

  • Peering Initiator as well as peering acceptor
  • Only acting as a passive peering request acceptor.
Type: OperationMode
Parameter Sets: Mixed, Server
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters: False
-PassThru

Returns an object representing the item with which you are working. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output.

Type: SwitchParameter
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-PeeringMode

Specifies the parameter to configure peering mode for the given peer.

Type: PeeringMode
Parameter Sets: Automatic, Manual
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters: False
-RouteReflectorClient

Specifies whether the current peer is a Route Reflector client peer or non-client peer.

Type: Boolean
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters: False
-RoutingDomain

Specifies the user-defined unique alphanumeric identifier for the routing domain.

Type: String
Aliases: RoutingDomainName
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters: False
-ThrottleLimit

Specifies the maximum number of concurrent connections that can be established to run this command. If you omit this parameter or enter a value of 0, the default value, 32, is used. The throttle limit applies only to the current command, not to the session or to the computer.

Type: Int32
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Weight

Specifies administrative preference assigned to the routes received from this peer.

Type: UInt16
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters: False

Outputs

Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance#BgpPeerConfig