Configuring The Med Attribute - HP 6125XLG Configuration Manual

Step
2. Enter BGP view or BGP-VPN
instance view.
3. Enter BGP IPv4 unicast
instance view or BGP-VPN
IPv4 unicast instance view.
4. Configure the default local
preference.
To specify the default local preference (IPv6):
Step
1. Enter system view.
2. Enter BGP view or BGP-VPN
instance view.
3. Enter BGP IPv6 unicast
instance view or BGP-VPN
IPv6 unicast instance view.
4. Configure the default local
preference.

Configuring the MED attribute

BGP uses MED to determine the best route for traffic going into an AS. When a BGP router obtains from
EBGP peers multiple routes to the same destination but with different next hops, it considers the route with
the smallest MED value as the best route if other conditions are the same.
Configuring the default MED value
To configure the default MED value (IPv4):
Step
1. Enter system view.
2. Enter BGP view or BGP-VPN
instance view.
Command
•
Enter BGP view:
bgp as-number
•
Enter BGP-VPN instance view:
a. bgp as-number
b. ip vpn-instance
vpn-instance-name
ipv4-family [ unicast ]
default local-preference value
Command
system-view
•
Enter BGP view:
bgp as-number
•
Enter BGP-VPN instance view:
a. bgp as-number
b. ip vpn-instance
vpn-instance-name
ipv6-family [ unicast ]
default local-preference value
Command
system-view
•
Enter BGP view:
bgp as-number
•
Enter BGP-VPN instance view:
a. bgp as-number
b. ip vpn-instance
vpn-instance-name
195
Remarks
N/A
N/A
The default local preference is
100.
Remarks
N/A
N/A
N/A
The default local preference is
100.
Remarks
N/A
N/A