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Changing the BGP Default Local Preference Value
Changing the BGP Default Local Preference Value
Perform this task to set the default local preference value for BGP paths.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. configure
2. router bgp as-number
3. bgp default local-preference value
4. commit
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1
configure
Step 2
router bgp as-number
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# router bgp 120
Step 3
bgp default local-preference value
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-bgp)# bgp default
local-preference 200
Step 4
commit
Configuring the MED Metric for BGP
Perform this task to set the multi exit discriminator (MED) to advertise to peers for routes that do not already
have a metric set (routes that were received with no MED attribute).
SUMMARY STEPS
1. configure
2. router bgp as-number
3. default-metric value
4. commit
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1
configure
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Purpose
Specifies the autonomous system number and enters the
BGP configuration mode, allowing you to configure the
BGP routing process.
Sets the default local preference value from the default of
100, making it either a more preferable path (over 100) or
less preferable path (under 100).
Purpose
Implementing BGP
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