Administrator Guide

Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the C9010.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
7.8.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
7.7.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
Usage Information
If you enter the bgp dampening command, the default values for half-life, reuse, suppress, and max-
suppress-time are applied. The parameters are position-dependent; therefore, if you configure one parameter,
configure the parameters in the order they appear in the CLI.
Related
Commands
show ip bgp dampened-paths — views the BGP paths.
bgp default local-preference
Change the default local preference value for routes exchanged between internal BGP peers.
C9000 Series
Syntax
bgp default local-preference value
To return to the default value, use the no bgp default local-preference command.
Parameters
value
Enter a number to assign to routes as the degree of preference for those routes. When
routes are compared, the higher the degree of preference or local preference value, the
more the route is preferred. The range is from 0 to 4294967295. The default is 100.
Defaults 100
Command Modes ROUTER BGP
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the relevant Dell
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the C9010.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
7.8.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
7.7.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
Usage Information
All routers apply the bgp default local-preference command setting within the AS. To set the local
preference for a specific route, use the set local-preference command in ROUTE-MAP mode.
Related
Commands
set local-preference — assigns a local preference value for a specific route.
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