Specifications

600 ExtremeWare XOS 10.1 Command Reference Guide
BGP Commands
configure bgp local-preference
configure bgp local-preference <number>
Description
Changes the default local preference attribute.
Syntax Description
Default
100.
Usage Guidelines
The range is 0 to 2,147,483,647.
BGP selects routes based on the following precedence (from highest to lowest):
• higher weight
• higher local preference
• shortest length (shortest AS path)
• lowest origin code
• lowest MED
• route from external peer
• lowest cost to Next Hop
• lowest routerID
Example
The following command changes the default local preference attribute to 500:
configure bgp local-preference 500
number Specifies a value used to advertise this router’s degree of preference to other
routers within the AS.