Configuring IPv6 BGP Basic Functions 469
Configuring IPv6 BGP 
Basic Functions
Prerequisites Before configuring this task, you need to:
■ Specify IP addresses for interfaces.
■ Enable IPv6.
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You need create a peer group before configuring basic functions for it. For related 
information, refer to “Configuring IPv6 BGP Peer Group” on page 478.
Configuring an IPv6 Peer Follow these steps to configure an IPv6 peer:
Advertising a Local IPv6
Route
Follow these steps to configure advertise a local route into the routing table:
Configuring a Preferred
Value for Routes from a
Peer/Peer Group
Follow these steps to configure a preferred value for routes received from a 
peer/peer group:
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If you both reference a routing policy and use the command peer 
{ ipv6-group-name | ipv6-address } preferred-value value to set a preferred value 
To do…  Use the command…  Remarks 
Enter system view  system-view - 
Enter BGP view  bgp as-number Required
Not enabled by default 
Specify a router ID  router-id router-id Optional
Required if no IP addresses 
configured for Loopback 
interface and other interfaces 
Enter IPv6 address family view  ipv6-family - 
Specify an IPv6 peer and its AS 
number 
peer ipv6-address 
as-number as-number 
Required
Not configured by default
To do…  Use the command…  Remarks 
Enter system view  system-view - 
Enter BGP view  bgp as-number Required 
Enter IPv6 address family view  ipv6-family - 
Add a local route into IPv6 
BGP routing table 
network ipv6-address prefix-length 
[ short-cut | route-policy 
route-policy-name ] 
Required
Not added by default
To do…  Use the command…  Remarks 
Enter system view  system-view - 
Enter BGP view  bgp as-number Required 
Enter IPv6 address family view  ipv6-family - 
Configure a preferred value 
for routes received from a 
peer/peer group 
peer { ipv6-group-name | 
ipv6-address } 
preferred-value value 
Optional
By default, the preferred value 
is 0.