Configuring Rip Preference; Setting The Maximum Number Of Equal-Cost Routes - Huawei S6700 Series Configuration Manual

S6700 Series Ethernet Switches
Configuration Guide - IP Routing
Step 4 Run:
rip metricout { value | { acl-number | acl-name acl-name | ip-prefix ip-prefix-
name } value1 }
The metric added to an outgoing route is set.
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2.4.3 Configuring RIP Preference

When there are routes discovered by multiple routing protocols on the same Switch, you can set
RIP preferences to instruct the Switch to prefer certain RIP routes over others.
Context
Do as follows on the RIP switch:
Procedure
Step 1 Run:
system-view
The system view is displayed.
Step 2 Run:
rip [ process-id ]
The RIP process is enabled and the RIP view is displayed.
Step 3 Run:
preference { preference | route-policy route-policy-name } *
The RIP preference is set.
By default, the RIP preference is 100.
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2.4.4 Setting the Maximum Number of Equal-Cost Routes

By setting the maximum number of equal-cost RIP routes, you can change the number of routes
for load balancing.
Context
Do as follows on the RIP switch:
Procedure
Step 1 Run:
system-view
Issue 01 (2012-03-15)
NOTE
You can specify the value of the metric to be added to the RIP route that passes the filtering policy by
specifying value1 through an ACL or an IP prefix list. If a RIP route does not pass the filtering, its metric
is increased by 1.
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