3Com Switch 7750 Configuration Guide Guide

Basic BGP Configuration 341
Configuring BGP
Multicast Address Family
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Commands are configured in a similar way in multicast address family view and in
BGP view. Unless otherwise specified, follow the configuration in BGP view. For
details, see the corresponding command manual. All the following uses the
configuration in BGP view for example.
Configuring Basic BGP
Functions
Table 272 Configure BGP multicast address family
Operation Command Description
Enter system view system-view -
Start BGP and enter BGP view bgp as-number
Required
By default, the system does
not run BGP.
Enter multicast address family
view
ipv4-family multicast Required
Table 273 Configure basic BGP functions
Operation Command Description
Enter system view system-view -
Enable BGP and enter BGP
view
bgp as-number
Required
By default, BGP is disabled.
Specify the router ID router-id ip-address
Optional
This operation is required if no
IP address is configured for
the loopback interface or
other interfaces
Create a peer group
group group-name [ internal
| external ]
Required
Add a peer to the peer group
peer peer-address group
group-name [ as-number
as-number ]
Required
If it is an IBGP peer, you need
not specify an AS number.
Set an AS number for the peer
group
peer group-name as-number
as-number
Required
By default, a peer group has
no AS number.
Assign a description string for
a BGP peer/a BGP peer group
peer { group-name |
ip-address } description
description-text
Optional
By default, a peer/a peer
group is not assigned a
description string.
Activate a specified BGP peer
peer { group-name |
ip-address } enable
Required
Specify the source interface
for route update packets
peer { group-name |
ip-address }
connect-interface
interface-type
interface-number
Optional
By default, the source
interface of the optimal route
update packets is used.