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Step Command Remarks
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 the BGP IPv4 unicast
address family or BGP-VPN
IPv4 unicast address family
and enter its view.
address-family ipv4
[
unicast
]
By default, the BGP IPv4 unicast
address family or BGP-VPN IPv4
unicast address family is 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.
BGP can use an IPv6 link-local
address to establish a peer
relationship with a peer when the
following conditions exist:
• The IPv6 link-local address
belongs to the interface
directly connected to the local
router.
• The peer connect-interface
command is configured on
the peer to specify the
interface as the source
interface.
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 the BGP IPv6 unicast
address family or BGP-VPN
IPv6 unicast address family
and enter its view.
address-family ipv6
[
unicast
]
By default, the BGP IPv6 unicast
address family or BGP-VPN IPv6
unicast address family is not
created.