Configuring a BGP peer
Configuring an IPv4 BGP peer
Step | Command | Remarks |
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1. Enter system view. | system-view | N/A |
2. Enter BGP view or BGP-VPN instance view. |
| 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 address family view or BGP-VPN IPv4 unicast address family view. | address-family ipv4 [ unicast ] | By default, the BGP IPv4 unicast address family view and BGP-VPN IPv4 unicast address family 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 |
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1. Enter system view. | system-view | N/A |
2. Enter BGP view or BGP-VPN instance view. |
| 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 address family view or BGP-VPN IPv6 unicast address family view. | address-family ipv6 [ unicast ] | By default, the BGP IPv6 unicast address family view and BGP-VPN IPv6 unicast address family 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. |