Bgp Configuration Task List - HPE 5800 Series Configuration Manual

BGP configuration task list

In a basic BGP network, you only need to perform the following configurations:
•
Enable BGP.
•
Configure BGP peers or peer groups.
•
Control BGP route generation.
To control BGP route distribution and path selection, you must perform other configurations.
Complete the following tasks to configure BGP:
Task
Configuring BGP basic
functions
Controlling route
generation
Controlling route
distribution and reception
Controlling BGP path
selection
Tuning and optimizing
BGP networks
Enabling BGP
Configuring a BGP peer
Configuring a BGP peer group
Specifying the source interface for TCP
connections
Injecting a local network
Redistributing IGP routes
Configuring BGP route summarization
Advertising a default route to a peer or peer
group
Configuring BGP route distribution/reception
filtering policies
Enabling BGP and IGP route synchronization
Limiting prefixes received from a peer or peer
group
Configuring BGP route dampening
Specifying a preferred value for routes received
Configuring preferences for BGP routes
Configure the default local preference
Configuring the MED attribute
Configuring the NEXT_HOP attribute
Configuring the AS_PATH attribute
Configuring the BGP keepalive interval and
holdtime
180
Remarks
Required.
Required.
Hewlett Packard
Enterprise recommends
configuring BGP peer
groups on large scale
BGP networks for easy
configuration and
maintenance.
Optional.
Required.
Use at least one
approach.
Optional.
Optional.
Optional.
Optional.
Optional.
Optional.
Optional.
Optional.