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Configuring BGP route dampening

Route dampening enables BGP to not select unstable routes as optimal routes.

To configure BGP route dampening (IPv4):

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:

    1. bgp as-number

    2. ip vpn-instance vpn-instance-name

N/A

3. Enter BGP IPv4 unicast address family view or BGP-VPN IPv4 unicast address family view.

address-family ipv4 [ unicast ]

N/A

4. Configure BGP route dampening.

dampening [ half-life-reachable half-life-unreachable reuse suppress ceiling | route-policy route-policy-name ] *

By default, BGP route dampening is not configured.

To configure BGP route dampening (IPv6):

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:

    1. bgp as-number

    2. ip vpn-instance vpn-instance-name

N/A

3. Enter BGP IPv6 unicast address family view or BGP-VPN IPv6 unicast address family view.

address-family ipv6 [ unicast ]

N/A

4. Configure IPv6 BGP route dampening.

dampening [ half-life-reachable half-life-unreachable reuse suppress ceiling | route-policy route-policy-name ] *

By default, IPv6 BGP route dampening is not configured.

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