Provided by: exabgp_4.2.25-1_all 
NAME
exabgp.conf — Configuration file controlling the BGP configuration for exabgp(1).
DESCRIPTION
CONFIGURATION FILE SYNTAX
group <groupname> {
// Most if not all the attributes under neighbor can be defined
// at the group level as well, and the settings will be inherited
// unless overridden in the neighbor section
neighbor <ip-address> {
description <text>;
router-id <router-id>;
local-address <ip-address>;
local-as <asn>;
peer-as <asn>;
passive;
hold-time <seconds>;
md5-password <md5-secret>;
ttl-security;
group-updates;
aigp <truthvalue>;
route-refresh <truthvalue>;
graceful-restart <...>;
multi-session <truthvalue);
add-path <path>;
auto-flush <truthvalue>;
adj-rib-out <truthvalue>;
// Can also have the groups listed under group <gn> { } below:
static {
}
flow {
}
l2vpn {
}
process {
}
family {
}
capability {
}
operational {
}
}
static {
route <ip-address>/<prefixlength> {
next-hop <ip-address>; // only mandatory attribute
origin ( IGP | EGP | INCOMPLETE );
as-path [ <as-sequence-asn> | ( <as-set ) ];
as-sequence
med <med>;
aigp <aigp>;
local-preference <preference>;
atomic-aggregate;
aggregator <asn>:<ip-address>;
path-information <ip-address>;
community ( <community> | [ <community> <community> ... ] );
large-community ( <large-community> | [ <large-community> <large-community> ... ] );
originator-id <ip-address>;
cluster-list ( <ip-address> | [ <ip-address> <ip-address> ... ] );
extended-community ( <extended-community> |
[ <extended-community>
<extended-community> ... ] );
split /<prefixlength>;
label ( <label> | [ <label> <label> ... ] );
rd <route-distinguisher>;
watchdog <watchdog-name>;
bgp-prefix-sid ( [<label-index-value>] |
[ <label-index-value>, [ ( <srgb-base_1>,<srgb-range_1> ), ... ] ]);
withdraw;
}
// or alternatively
route <ip-address>/<prefixlength> <attribute-sequence>;
// where <attribute-sequence> is a sequence of
// any of the attributes above
}
flow {
route <route-name> {
rd <route-distinguisher>;
next-hop <ip-address>; // for redirect-to-nexthop
match {
// one or more match terms
source <ip-address>/<prefixlength>;
destination <ip-address>/<prefixlength>;
port <portnumber>;
source-port <portnumber>;
destination-port <portnumber-expression>;
protocol [ udp | tcp ]; // IPv4 only
next-header [ udp | tcp ]; // IPv6 only
tcp-flags [ fin | syn | rst | push | ack | urg | ece | cwr | ns ];
icmp-type [ echo-reply | echo-request | info-reply |
info-request | mask-reply | mask-request |
parameter-problem | redirect | router-advertisment |
router-solicit | source-quench | time-exceeded |
timestamp | timestamp-reply | unreachable ];
icmp-code [ communication-prohibited-by-filtering |
destination-host-prohibited |
destination-host-unknown |
destination-network-unknown |
fragmentation-needed | host-precedence-violation |
ip-header-bad | network-unreachable |
network-unreachable-for-tos | port-unreachable |
redirect-for-host | redirect-for-network |
redirect-for-tos-and-host |
redirect-for-tos-and-net |
required-option-missing | source-host-isolated |
source-route-failed |
ttl-eq-zero-during-reassembly |
ttl-eq-zero-during-transit ];
fragment [ dont-fragment | is-fragment |
first-fragment | last-fragment ];
// fragment is IPv4 only, poorly tested
dscp <dscp-value>;
traffic-class <traffic-class>;
packet-length <packet-length-expression>;
flow-label <flow-label-expression>; // IPv6 only
}
then {
// one action only
accept;
discard;
rate-limit <ratelimit>;
redirect ( <route-distinguisher> | <ip-address> );
redirect-to-nexthop; // Ref. next-hop above
redirect-to-nexthop-ietf <ip-address>;
copy <ip-address>;
mark <mark>;
action ( sample | terminal | sample-terminal );
community
large-community
extended-community
}
}
}
l2vpn {
vpls <site-name> {
next-hop <ip-address>;
origin ( IGP | EGP | INCOMPLETE );
as-path [ <as-sequence-asn> | ( <as-set ) ];
med <med>;
local-preference <preference>;
community ( <community> | [ <community> <community> ... ] );
large-community ( <large-community> | [ <large-community> <large-community> ... ] );
originator-id <ip-address>;
cluster-list [ <ip-address> <ip-address> ... ];
extended-community ( <extended-community> |
[ <extended-community>
<extended-community> ... ] );
rd <route-distinguisher>;
withdraw;
endpoint ( <vpls-endpoint> | <integer> );
offset ( <block-offset> | <integer> );
size ( <block-size> | <integer> );
base ( <label-base> | <integer> );
name <route-name>;
}
process {
run <command> <args>;
}
family {
all; // default, or a list of the below
minimal; // use AFI/SAFI required to announce routes in config
ipv4 unicast;
ipv4 multicast;
ipv4 nlri-mpls;
ipv4 mpls-vpn;
ipv4 flow;
ipv4 flow-vpn;
ipv6 unicast;
ipv6 flow;
ipv6 flow-vpn;
}
capability {
graceful-restart <seconds>;
asn4 ( enable | disable );
add-path ( disable | send | receive | send/receive );
multi-session ( enable | disable );
operational ( enable | disable );
}
operational {
// ??
}
}
neighbor <ip-address> {
// Attributes and sections as for under
// group <groupname> { neighbor <neighbor> {
// ref. above
}
Please note that multi-line sections really do need to be written as multiple lines: the first one ending
in "{", and ending with a line with a "}" by itself.
SEE ALSO
exabgp(1).
February 26, 2015 EXABGP.CONF(5)