IP Networking Configuration
Configuration Guide 64 Document #: LTRT-31657
11.3.1.2 General Configuration
Command Description
Enters the data configuration menu.
(config-data)# router bgp
as-
number
Enters the BGP configuration mode and the
number of the local autonomous system.
(conf-router)# bgp always-compare-
med
Configures to always compare MED attribute
from different neighbors.
(conf-router)# bgp bestpath <as-
path/compare-routerid/med>
Changes the default parameter for best path
selection.
(conf-router)# bgp client-to-
client reflection
Configures Client-to-Client route reflection.
(conf-router)# bgp cluster-id
Configures route-reflector cluster-id.
(conf-router)# bgp confederation
<peers/identifier>
Configures BGP confederation parameters.
(conf-router)# bgp dampening
[
Configures route-flap dampening.
(conf-router)# bgp default <local-
preference/ipv4-unicast>
Configures BGP default parameters.
(conf-router)# bgp deterministic-
med
Configures to pick best-MED path advertised
from neighbors.
(conf-router)# bgp enforce-first-
as
Configures to enforce the first AS for EBGP
routes.
(conf-router)# bgp fast-external-
failover
Configures to reset the session when a link to a
directly connected neighbor goes down.
(conf-router)# bgp graceful-
restart [stalepath-time]
Configures BGP graceful restart parameters.
(conf-router)# bgp log-neighbor-
changes
Configures to log changes in neighbors state
and reason.
(conf-router)# bgp network import-
check
Configures BGP to check whether network route
exists in IGP.
(conf-router)# bgp router-id
Configures a router-id manually.
(conf-router)# bgp scan-time
Configures the background scanner interval.
internal external local ]
Configures the administrative distance and BGP
distances.
Configure BGP neighbor address and
parameters.
prefix/[length] [route-map name]
Configures a network to be announced via BGP
protocol.
(conf-router)# redistribute
protocol [metric] [route-map]
Configures redistribution of routes from other
routing protocols into BGP.
Configures routing timers.