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To do…
Use the command…
Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
—
Enter BGP view
bgp
as-number
—
Configure BGP route dampening
dampening
[
half-life-reachable
half-life-unreachable reuse suppress ceiling
|
route-policy
route-policy-name
] *
Required
Not configured by
default.
Configuring a shortcut route
An eBGP route received has a priority of 255, which is lower than a local route. This task allows you to
configure an eBGP route as a shortcut route. It has the same priority as a local route and is more likely
to become the optimal route.
Follow these steps to configure a shortcut route:
To do…
Use the command…
Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
—
Enter BGP view
bgp
as-number
—
Configure a shortcut route
network
ip-address
[
mask
|
mask-length
]
short-cut
Optional
By default, an eBGP
route received has a
priority of 255.
Configuring BGP route attributes
Configuration prerequisites
BGP connections must be created.
Specifying a preferred value for routes received
By default, routes received from a peer have a preferred value of 0. Among multiple routes that have the
same destination and mask and are learned from different peers, the one with the greatest preferred
value is selected as the route to the destination.
Follow these steps to specify a preferred value for routes from a peer or peer group:
To do…
Use the command…
Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
—
Enter BGP view
bgp
as-number
—
Specify a preferred value for
routes received from a peer or
peer group
peer
{
group-name
|
ip-address
}
preferred-value
value
Optional
The preferred value is 0 by
default.
