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The following table summarizes the commands needed for BGP configuration. Later we provide a list of commands needed at each node for the configuration of BGP.
Configuration | Description |
router bgp 65001 | Configure BGP router as ASN number 65000 Configure router-id IP from loopback 0 interface Permits paths of equal length even if their AS paths differ |
address-family ipv4 unicast | Advertise underlay networks and VTEPs Creates 128 ECMP path |
address-family l2vpn evpn | Advertise all VNIs on overlay |
peer-group spine | Create peer-group spine Enable BFD neighborship with spine Enable BGP unnumbered
Activate IPv4 unicast address family Provided here for the sake of completeness. It is not needed in absence of MC-LAG.
Activate l2vpn evpn address family |
neighbor interface Ethernet92 | Assign spine connected interface to peer-group spine |