The peer description command configures a description for a peer group.
The undo peer description command deletes the description of a peer group.
By default, no description is configured for a peer group.
| Parameter | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| group-name |
Specifies the name of a peer group. |
The name is a string of 1 to 47 case-sensitive characters, with spaces not supported. When double quotation marks are used around the string, spaces are allowed in the string. |
| description-text |
Specifies a description, which can be letters and digits. |
The value is a string of 1 to 255 characters, with spaces supported. |
Usage Scenario
The peer description can be used to configure a description for a peer group, which facilitates management of peers or peer groups. The description records information about the peer group, such as the VPN instance to which the peer group belongs, and devices that establish peer relationships with the peer group.
Implementation Procedure
The description configured by using the peer description command for a peer is displayed from the first non-space character.
Configuration Impact
If the peer description command is run multiple times to configure a description for a peer, the latest configuration overwrites the previous one.
Follow-up Procedure
You can run display bgp peer verbose command can be used to view the description of a peer.