1426 ExtremeWare Software 7.3.0 Command Reference Guide
BGP Commands
configure bgp neighbor weight
configure bgp neighbor [<ip address> | all] weight <weight>
Description
Assigns a locally-used weight to a neighbor connection for the route selection algorithm.
Syntax Description
Default
0.
Usage Guidelines
All routes learned from this peer are assigned the same weight. The route with the highest weight is
more preferable when multiple routes are available to the same network. The range is 0 to 4294967295.
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 assigns a locally used weight of 10 to a neighbor connection:
configure bgp neighbor 192.168.1.5 weight 10
History
This command was first available in ExtremeWare 6.1.
Platform Availability
This command is available on all platforms.
ip address Specifies an IP address.
all Specifies all neighbors.
weight Specifies a BGP neighbor weight.
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