Command Manual – Multicast Protocol 
Quidway S8500 Series Routing Switches  Chapter 6  MSDP Configuration Commands
 
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<Quidway> system-view 
System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. 
[Quidway] msdp 
[Quidway-msdp] peer 125.10.7.6 connect-interface Vlan-interface 10 
6.1.12  peer description 
Syntax 
peer peer-address description text 
undo peer peer-address description 
View 
MSDP view 
Parameter 
peer-address: Address of MSDP peer. 
text: Descriptive text, being case sensitive. The maximum length is 80 characters. 
Description 
Use the peer description command to configure descriptive text to MSDP peer. 
Use the undo peer description command to remove the descriptive text configured. 
By default, an MSDP peer has no descriptive text. 
Administrator can conveniently differentiate MSDP peers by configuring descriptive 
text. 
Related command: display msdp peer-status. 
Example 
# Add descriptive text CstmrA to router 125.10.7.6 to specify that the router is Client A. 
<Quidway> system-view 
System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. 
[Quidway] msdp 
[Quidway-msdp] peer 125.10.7.6 description router CstmrA 
6.1.13  peer mesh-group 
Syntax 
peer peer-address mesh-group name 
undo peer peer-address mesh-group name