213To do… Use the command… RemarksEnter system view system-view —Enter BGP view bgp as-number —Configure BGP route dampeningdampening [ half-life-reachablehalf-life-unreachable reuse suppress ceiling |route-policy route-policy-name ] *RequiredNot configured bydefault.Configuring a shortcut routeAn eBGP route received has a priority of 255, which is lower than a local route. This task allows you toconfigure an eBGP route as a shortcut route. It has the same priority as a local route and is more likelyto become the optimal route.Follow these steps to configure a shortcut route:To do… Use the command… RemarksEnter system view system-view —Enter BGP view bgp as-number —Configure a shortcut route network ip-address [ mask | mask-length ]short-cutOptionalBy default, an eBGProute received has apriority of 255.Configuring BGP route attributesConfiguration prerequisitesBGP connections must be created.Specifying a preferred value for routes receivedBy default, routes received from a peer have a preferred value of 0. Among multiple routes that have thesame destination and mask and are learned from different peers, the one with the greatest preferredvalue is selected as the route to the destination.Follow these steps to specify a preferred value for routes from a peer or peer group:To do… Use the command… RemarksEnter system view system-view —Enter BGP view bgp as-number —Specify a preferred value forroutes received from a peer orpeer grouppeer { group-name | ip-address }preferred-value valueOptionalThe preferred value is 0 bydefault.
