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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |