Configures the metric to be included in the Multi-Exit-Discriminator (MED) path attribute.The MED path attribute is included in route updates sent to external peers if a value is configured.
| none | Specifies not to use a multi-exist-discriminator number. |
| bgp_med | Specifies a multi-exit-discriminator number. The range is 0-2147483647. |
N/A.
higher weight
higher local preference
shortest length (shortest AS path)
lowest origin code
lowest MED
route from external peer
lowest cost to Next Hop
Note
BGP must be disabled before you can change the configuration with this command.
The following command configures the metric to be included in the MED path attribute:
configure bgp med 3
This command was first available in ExtremeXOS 10.1.
This command required a specific license in ExtremeXOS 11.1.
This command is available on platforms that support the appropriate license. For complete information about software licensing, including how to obtain and upgrade your license and which licenses support the BGP feature, see the Switch Engine 32.3 Feature License Requirements document.