1408 ExtremeWare Software 7.3.0 Command Reference Guide
BGP Commands
configure bgp med
configure bgp med [none | <bgp med (0-2147483647)>]
Description
Configures the metric to be included in the Multi-Exit-Discriminator (MED) path attribute. The MED
path attribute is included in route updates sent to external peers if a value is configured.
Syntax Description
Default
N/A.
Usage Guidelines
BGP selects routes based on the following precedence (from highest to lowest):
• higher weight
• higher local preference
• shortest length (shortest AS path)
• lowest origin code
• lowest MED
• route from external peer
• lowest cost to Next Hop
• lowest routerID
Example
The following command configures the metric to be included in the MED path attribute:
configure bgp med 3
History
This command was first available in ExtremeWare 6.1.
Platform Availability
This command is available on all platforms.
none Specifies not to use a multi-exist-discriminator number.
number Specifies a multi-exist-discriminator number.
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