Configuring The Med Metric For Bgp - Cisco ASR 9000 Series Configuration Manual

Configuring the MED Metric for BGP

Command or Action
Step 3
bgp default local-preference value
Example:
RP/0/RSP0/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
Step 2 router bgp as-number
Example:
RP/0/RSP0/CPU0:router(config)# router bgp
120
Step 3 default-metric value
Example:
RP/0/RSP0/CPU0:router(config-bgp)# default
metric 10
Step 4
commit
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Purpose
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
Specifies the autonomous system number and enters the BGP
configuration mode, allowing you to configure the BGP routing
process.
Sets the default metric, which is used to set the MED to advertise
to peers for routes that do not already have a metric set (routes
that were received with no MED attribute).
Implementing BGP
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