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Chapter 14 Routing BGP Configuration

BGP Information

BGP Identif ierIt is t he Router Iden tif ier f or the BGP speaking router. By defa ult, BGP Identif ie r is set
to IP address of the loopback interface if it is configured otherwise it is the highest IP address configured
for a physic al inter face on that rou ter.
BGP Version It displays the supp orted BG P version.
BGP SynchronizationIt displays whe ther BG P synchr onizati on w ith I GP i s ena bled or disa bled.
BGP Aut o-S umma ry It disp lays w hethe r Au to matic ne twork numbe r summa riz ation fo r BGP i s
enab led or disable d.
BGP Log Neig hbor-ChangesIt displays wh ether logging of BGP neig hbor resets is e nabled or
disabled.
Default-MetricIt displays the default-metric value set for redistributed routes.
BGP Default IP V4-Uni castIt displa ys whet h er the IP version 4 (IPv4 ) unic ast fo r peer s is ena ble d or
disabled o n t he rou ter.
Action
ModifyThe Modify action button is acti ve only when there is BGP running in the device. Clicking the
Modify action button opens the BGP Modify window through which the use r can modify t he Gene ral
BGP param eters. For m ore de tails on m odif ying BGP, see M odif ying BGP o n a Chassi s section on
page 7.

Enabling BGP on a Chassis

The Enable BGP window allows the user to enable a BGP process on the device. To enable a BGP
process, proceed as follows:
Step 1 Open the BGP Configurati on window. See Viewing the BGP Details Tab on the BGP Configuration
Window sect ion o n page 14-3 for further details.
Step 2 Choose a chassis f rom the left side of the window.
Note You can choose multiple chassis (from the chassis list) which allows you to launch the Enable
BGP window for the select ed chassis.
Step 3 Click on the Enable button. The Enable BGP window appears.
Note The Enab le button is act ive only when th ere i s no BGP runni ng on the device.