To verify a BGP prefix list against a routing policy statement
Purpose
Perform the following procedure to verify BGP route attributes against the routing policy statement. This test allows a routing policy statement to be checked against a local definition on a user-specified NE. The supported matching criteria include community lists and BGP prefix lists (BGP NLRI).
The test results lists the accepted and rejected route entries. Associated actions for accepted entries are performed. Actioned attributes include Communities, MED, Local Preference, and Next Hop.
Steps
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Choose Tools→BGP Prefix Routing Policy Test from the NFM-P main menu. |
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Click Create. |
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Configure the general parameters and select a policy statement. |
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Click on the BGP Prefix Input tab and click Create. |
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Configure the input address and BGP neighbor peer parameters. IPv4 and IPv6 addresses are supported. |
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Configure the attributes to action in the Attributes panel. |
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Click OK. |
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Repeat Step 4 to Step 7 to create another BGP Prefix Input, if required. |
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Click Execute or Execute All. Execute is used to evaluate the policy on selected BGP Prefix Inputs. |
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Click on the BGP Prefix Output tab to list the results. |
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Close the forms. End of steps |