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Configuring a BGP peer
Configuring an IPv4 BGP peer
Step Command Remarks
1. Enter system view.
system-view N/A
2. Enter BGP view or BGP-VPN
instance view.
• Enter BGP view:
bgp as-number
• Enter BGP-VPN instance view:
a. bgp as-number
b. ip vpn-instance
vpn-instance-name
N/A
3. Create an IPv4 BGP peer and
specify its AS number.
peer ip-address as-number
as-number
By default, no IPv4 BGP peer is
created.
4. (Optional.) Configure a
description for a peer.
peer ip-address description
description-text
By default, no description is
configured for a peer.
5. Create and enter BGP IPv4
unicast instance view or
BGP-VPN IPv4 unicast
instance view.
ipv4-family [ unicast ]
By default, the BGP IPv4 unicast
instance view and BGP-VPN IPv4
unicast instance view are not
created.
6. Enable the router to exchange
IPv4 unicast routing
information with the specified
peer.
peer ip-address enable
By default, the router cannot
exchange IPv4 unicast routing
information with the peer.
Configuring an IPv6 BGP peer
Step Command Remarks
1. Enter system view.
system-view N/A
2. Enter BGP view or BGP-VPN
instance view.
• Enter BGP view:
bgp as-number
• Enter BGP-VPN instance view:
a. bgp as-number
b. ip vpn-instance
vpn-instance-name
N/A
3. Create an IPv6 BGP peer and
specify its AS number.
peer ipv6-address as-number
as-number
By default, no IPv6 BGP peer is
created.
4. (Optional.) Configure a
description for a peer.
peer ipv6-address description
description-text
By default, no description is
configured for a peer.
5. Create and enter BGP IPv6
unicast instance view or
BGP-VPN IPv6 unicast
instance view.
ipv6-family [ unicast ]
By default, the BGP IPv6 unicast
instance view and BGP-VPN IPv6
unicast instance view are not
created.
6. Enable the router to exchange
IPv6 unicast routing
information with the specified
peer.
peer ipv6-address enable
By default, the router cannot
exchange IPv6 unicast routing
information with the peer.