Cisco NCS 6000 Series User Manual

Changing the BGP Default Local Preference Value
Perform this task to set the default local preference value for BGP paths.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. configure
2. router bgp as-number
3. bgp default local-preference value
4. commit
DETAILED STEPS
PurposeCommand or Action
configure
Step 1
Specifies the autonomous system number and enters the
BGP configuration mode, allowing you to configure the
BGP routing process.
router bgp as-number
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# router bgp 120
Step 2
Sets the default local preference value from the default of
100, making it either a more preferable path (over 100) or
less preferable path (under 100).
bgp default local-preference value
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-bgp)# bgp default
local-preference 200
Step 3
commit
Step 4
Configuring the MED Metric for BGP
Perform this task to set the multi exit discriminator (MED) to advertise to peers for routes that do not already
have a metric set (routes that were received with no MED attribute).
SUMMARY STEPS
1. configure
2. router bgp as-number
3. default-metric value
4. commit
DETAILED STEPS
PurposeCommand or Action
configure
Step 1
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Implementing BGP
Changing the BGP Default Local Preference Value

Cisco NCS 6000 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	NCS 6000 Series
Category	Network Router
Language	English