Configuring the default local preference
The local preference is used to determine the optimal route for traffic leaving the local AS. When a BGP router obtains from several IBGP peers multiple routes to the same destination, but with different next hops, it considers the route with the highest local preference as the optimal route.
This task allows you to specify the default local preference for routes sent to IBGP peers.
To specify the default local preference (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 the default local preference. | default local-preference value | The default local preference is 100. |
To specify the default local preference (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 the default local preference. | default local-preference value | The default local preference is 100. |