BGP configuration task list
In a basic BGP network, you only need to perform the following configurations:
Enable BGP.
Configure BGP peers or peer groups. If you configure a BGP setting at both the peer group and the peer level, the most recent configuration takes effect on the peer.
Control BGP route generation.
To control BGP route distribution and path selection, you must perform additional configuration tasks.
To configure BGP, perform the following tasks (IPv4):
To configure BGP, perform the following tasks (IPv6):
Tasks at a glance | Remarks |
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| As a best practice, configure BGP peer groups on large scale BGP networks for easy configuration and maintenance. |
Perform at least one of the following tasks to generate BGP routes: | N/A |
(Optional.) Controlling route distribution and reception: | N/A |
(Optional.) Controlling BGP path selection: | N/A |
(Optional.) Tuning and optimizing BGP networks: | N/A |
(Optional.) Configuring a large-scale BGP network: | N/A |
(Optional.) Configuring BGP GR | N/A |
(Optional.) Enabling SNMP notifications for BGP | N/A |
(Optional.) Enabling logging of session state changes | N/A |
(Optional.) Configuring BFD for BGP | N/A |