Creating BGP Templates

When you create BGP neighbors for a particular router, the neighbors are likely to have the same parameter settings. To facilitate creating multiple BGP neighbors with identical configurations, the NMC-RX application provides the option of either applying an existing BGP template to the BGP neighbors you configure, or saving your BGP configuration as a template and then applying this template. You can set a template as the default BGP template when you create or configure a device.

To perform the template actions related to BGP neighbors:

1. Navigate to the Create BGP Neighbor window.

At the bottom of this window are the Apply Template and Save As Template buttons. These buttons allow you to access all the actions you can perform to create a BGP template.

2. Select either the Apply Template or the Save As Template button.

See NMC-RX User Guide, Vol. 1, Chapter 9, Using Templates, for instructions about the template-related actions you can perform for BGP neighbors.

Applying a BGP Template

When you initialize BGP neighbors, the template with which the BGP neighbor interfaces initialize is set by a parameter on the System Info tab in the System Configuration work area.

1. Select System in the Device-wide Explorer, right-click, and click Configure.

The System Info tab appears in the work area.

2. Click to the right of the Default BGP Template text box on the System Info tab.

The Apply Template dialog box appears.

3. Select a template from the list, and click OK.

The template's name appears in the Default BGP Template text box in the System Info tab.