Configure Redistribution to BGPv6

Configure redistribute entries for BGPv6 to announce routes of a certain source type to BGPv6, for example, DvR, direct, static, Routing Information Protocol (RIP), and Open Shortest Path First (OSPF). If you do not configure a route policy, then the switch uses the default action based on metric, metric type, and subnet. Use a route policy to perform detailed redistribution.

Before you begin

  • If required, configure a route policy.

  • When you configure BGPv6 on a specific VRF instance, the VRF must have an RP trigger of BGP.

  • To perform this procedure on a non-default VRF, you must first change the VRF instance. For information about how to use EDM for a non-default VRF, see Select and Launch a VRF Context View. All parameters might not be available in non-default VRFs.

  • Before you redistribute DvR host routes to BGPv6, ensure that you disable BGPv6 aggregation and BGPv6 autosummarization of networks. Disabling these settings ensures that all the DvR host routes are advertised into BGPv6 correctly, and are not summarized.

Procedure

  1. In the navigation pane, expand Configuration > IPv6.
  2. Select BGP+.
  3. Select the Redistribute tab.
  4. Select Insert.
  5. Configure the source protocol.
  6. Optional: If required, choose a route policy.
  7. Configure the metric to apply to redistributed routes.
  8. Enable the redistribution instance.
  9. Select Insert.

Redistribute field descriptions

Use the data in the following table to use the Redistribute tab.

Name

Description

DstVrfId

Specifies the destination VRF instance (read-only).

Protocol

Note:

This field does not apply to 5320 Series switches.

Specifies the protocols that receive the redistributed routes.

SrcVrfId

Specifies the source VRF instance (read-only).

RouteSource

Specifies the source protocol for the route redistribution entry.

Enable

Enables (or disables) a BGPv6 redistribute entry for a specified source type.

RoutePolicy

Configures the route policy to use for the detailed redistribution of external routes from a specified source into the BGPv6 domain.

Metric

Configures the metric for the redistributed route. The default value is 0. Use a value that is consistent with the destination protocol.

MetricType

Specifies the metric type.

Specifies a type1 or a type2 metric. For metric type1, the cost of the external routes is equal to the sum of all internal costs and the external cost. For metric type2, the cost of the external routes is equal to the external cost alone.

The default is type2.
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