Configuring a basic autonomous system

Configuration planning is essential to organize ASs and the 7210 SAS nodes within the ASs, and determine the internal and external BGP peering.

To configure a basic autonomous system, perform the following tasks:

1. Prepare a plan detailing the autonomous systems, the 7210 SAS node belonging to each group, group names, and peering connections.

2. Associate each 7210 SAS node with an autonomous system number.

3. Configure each 7210 SAS node with a router ID.

4. Associate each 7210 SAS node with a peer group name.

5. Specify the local IP address that will be used by the group or neighbor when communicating with BGP peers.

6. Specify neighbors.

7. Specify the autonomous system number associated with each neighbor.