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Configuring the maximum number of equal-cost routes for load-
balancing
Follow these steps to configure the maximum number of equal-cost routes for load-balancing:
To do… Use the command… Remarks
Enter system view
system-view —
Enter BGP view
bgp as-number —
Enter IPv6 MBGP address family
view
ipv6-family multicast —
Configure the maximum number
of equal-cost routes for load
balancing
balance number
Required
By default, load balancing is
disabled.
Configuring a large scale IPv6 MBGP network
Configuration prerequisites
Before you configure a large scale IPv6 MBGP network, configure IPv6 MBGP basic functions.
Configuring an IPv6 MBGP peer group
For easy management and configuration, organize some IPv6 MBGP peers that have the same route
update policy into a peer group. A policy configured for a peer group applies to all the members in the
group.
Follow these steps to configure an IPv6 MBGP peer group:
To do… Use the command… Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
—
Enter BGP view
bgp as-number —
Enter IPv6 address family view
ipv6-family —
Create an IPv6 BGP peer group
group ipv6-group-name [ external
| internal ]
Required
Add a peer to the peer group
peer ipv6-address group ipv6-
group-name [ as-number as-
number ]
Required
By default, no peer is added.
Enter IPv6 MBGP address family
view
ipv6-family multicast —
Enable the configured IPv6
unicast BGP peer group to create
the IPv6 MBGP peer group
peer ipv6-group-name enable Required
Add the IPv6 MBGP peer into the
peer group
peer ipv6-address group ipv6-
group-name
Required
By default, no peer is added.