peer description (MSDP)

Function

The peer description command adds the description text for an MSDP peer.

The undo peer description command restores the default configuration.

By default, an MSDP peer does not have the description text.

Format

peer peer-address description text

undo peer peer-address description

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Value
peer-address	Specifies the address of an MSDP peer.	The address is in dotted decimal notation.
text	Specifies the description text.	The description text is a string of 1 to 80 case-sensitive characters.

Views

MSDP view of the public network instance or MSDP view of the VPN instance

Default Level

2: Configuration level

Usage Guidelines

Usage Scenario

If multiple MSDP peers are configured on the network, the MSDP peers cannot be easily distinguished only by IP addresses. The administrator can distinguish the MSDP peers by setting the descriptions for them.

Prerequisites

MSDP peers have been configured using the peer connect-interface (MSDP) command.

Example

# Add a description ClientA for the MSDP peer with the IP address being 10.10.7.6.

<HUAWEI> system-view
[HUAWEI] multicast routing-enable
[HUAWEI] msdp
[HUAWEI-msdp] peer 10.10.7.6 connect-interface vlanif 100 
[HUAWEI-msdp] peer 10.10.7.6 description ClientA