Minimum image level to do BGPv4, 2851

[news2010a]

Folks, what's the minimum image I should use if I need to run BGPv4 on my 2851 router?

I know that the c2800nm-advipservicesk9-mz.124-9.T5.bin will do BGP for example, but my question is, is this the image the one can give me BGP and it is the most cost effective one?

I know how to use the feature navigation software, but I see so many images there which can support BGP that it is hard to find out which ones are the minimal I need.

[Richard Burts]

Marlon

According to the Feature Navigator on the Cisco site you get support for BGP with Advanced Security, Advanced IP Services, and Advanced Enterprise Services. I am not sure that any of these is particularly more cost effective than any other.

HTH

Rick

[news2010a]

Funny that the "Advanced Security" is supposed to give me BGP, because when I try to use image c2800nm-advsecurityk9-mz.124-3i.bin (and I checked the image feature using the feature navigation) I see no support for BGP there.

If I do 'router BGP' on that image, I am getting 'command not supported in this image'. Not sure if I understand this one.

[Richard Burts · Accepted solution]

Marlon

I believe that BGP in the Advanced Security image has been a moving target. A while back I remember looking and there was no support for BGP in the Advanced Security image (I had a customer running the Advanced Security image who wanted BGP). I just tried it on a router running 12.4(15)T and it lets me configure BGP just fine. I am not clear whether it is an early 12.4/later 12.4 thing or a 12.4/12.4T thing. But I can tell you for sure that there are some versions of the Advanced Security feature set that do have BGP support.

HTH

Rick