Before You Begin; Configuring A Routing Policy With A Configuration Editor - Juniper J2300 User Manual

J-series™ Services Router User Guide

Before You Begin

Before you begin configuring a routing policy, complete the following tasks:

Configuring a Routing Policy with a Configuration Editor

A routing policy has a major impact on the flow of routing information or
packets within and through the Services Router. The match conditions and
actions allow you to configure a customized policy to fit your needs.
To configure a routing policy, you must perform the following tasks marked
(Required) . Perform additional tasks as needed for your router.
For information about using the J-Web and CLI configuration editors, see
"Using J-series Configuration Tools" on page 127.
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Configuring a Routing Policy with a Configuration Editor
If you do not already have a basic understanding of routing policies, read
"Routing Policy Overview" on page 353.
Determine what you want to accomplish with the policy, and thoroughly
understand how to achieve your goal using the various match conditions
and actions.
Make certain that you understand the default policies and actions for the
policy you are configuring.
Configure an interface on the router. See "Configuring Network Interfaces" on
page 79.
Configure an Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) and Border Gateway Protocol
(BGP), if necessary. See "Configuring BGP Sessions" on page 331.
Configure the router interface to reject or accept routes, if necessary. See
"Configuring Firewall Filters and NAT" on page 389.
Configure static routes, if necessary. See "Configuring Static Routes" on
page 285.
(Required) "Configuring the Policy Name" on page 377
(Required) "Configuring a Policy Term" on page 377
(Optional) "Rejecting Known Invalid Routes" on page 378
(Optional) "Injecting OSPF Routes into the BGP Routing Table" on page 380
(Optional) "Grouping Source and Destination Prefixes in a Forwarding Class"
on page 382
(Optional) "Configuring Policy to Prepend the AS Path" on page 383
(Optional) "Configuring Damping Parameters" on page 385