Enabling Dampening Parameters Of An Mbgp Route - Huawei S6700 Series Configuration Manual

S6700 Series Ethernet Switches
Configuration Guide - IP Routing
Pre-configuration Tasks
Before configuring MBGP route dampening, complete the following task:
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Data Preparation
To configure MBGP route dampening, you need the following data.
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9.7.2 Enabling Dampening Parameters of an MBGP Route

MBGP route dampening increases network stability. You can flexibly configure routing policies
for router dampening.
Context
Do as follows on the switch configured with an MBGP peer:
Procedure
Step 1 Run:
system-view
The system view is displayed.
Step 2 Run:
bgp as-number
The BGP view is displayed.
Step 3 Run:
ipv4-family multicast
The BGP-IPv4 multicast address family view is displayed.
Step 4 Run:
dampening [ half-life-reach reuse suppress ceiling | route-policy route-policy-
name ]
The dampening parameters of an MBGP route are configured.
The parameters of the command are explained as follows:
l half-life-reach: specifies the half-life of a reachable route.
Issue 01 (2012-03-15)
Configuring Basic MBGP Functions
Data
Dampening parameters, including the half-life and threshold
NOTE
The configuration is valid only for EBGP routes. By default, the default values of dampening parameters
are used.
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