BGP Neighbors¶

Infrastructure > Network > Routers > (select Router) > BGP

Overview¶

The BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) tab on a network router provides management of BGP neighbor (peer) configurations. BGP is the primary exterior gateway protocol used for routing between autonomous systems on the Internet and within large enterprise networks. HPE Morpheus Software supports configuring BGP neighbors on router types that expose this capability, such as NSX Tier-0 Gateways.

Viewing BGP Neighbors¶

1. Navigate to Infrastructure > Network > Routers

2. Click on the target router to access the detail view

3. Click the BGP tab

4. The list view displays BGP neighbors with their IP address, Remote AS, and status information

Use the search bar to filter neighbors by IP address, remote AS number, or description.

Adding a BGP Neighbor¶

1. Navigate to Infrastructure > Network > Routers

2. Click on the target router to access the detail view

3. Click the BGP tab

4. Click + ADD

5. Complete the configuration fields:

   IP Address:

   The IP address of the BGP neighbor

   Remote AS:

   The Autonomous System number of the remote peer

   Forwarding Address:

   (optional) The forwarding address for the neighbor

   Protocol Address:

   (optional) The protocol address for the neighbor

   Weight:

   (optional) The weight value for route preference

   Keep Alive:

   (optional) The keepalive interval in seconds (default varies by integration)

   Hold Down:

   (optional) The hold-down timer in seconds (typically 3x keepalive)

   Password:

   (optional) The MD5 authentication password for the BGP session

   Route Filtering Type:

   (optional) The type of route filtering applied (e.g., IP Prefix List)

   Route Filtering In:

   (optional) Inbound route filter reference

   Route Filtering Out:

   (optional) Outbound route filter reference

   BFD Enabled:

   (optional) Enable Bidirectional Forwarding Detection for faster failure detection

   BFD Interval:

   (optional) BFD packet transmission interval in milliseconds

   BFD Multiple:

   (optional) BFD detection multiplier

   Allow AS In:

   (optional) Allow the local AS number in received AS paths

   Restart Mode:

   (optional) Graceful restart mode configuration

   Hop Limit:

   (optional) Maximum number of hops to the BGP peer (for eBGP multihop)

   Note

   Additional fields may appear based on the router type and its configured option types.

6. Click SAVE

Editing a BGP Neighbor¶

1. Navigate to Infrastructure > Network > Routers

2. Click on the target router to access the detail view

3. Click the BGP tab

4. Click the pencil (edit) icon for the target BGP neighbor

5. Modify the desired fields

6. Click SAVE

Deleting a BGP Neighbor¶

1. Navigate to Infrastructure > Network > Routers

2. Click on the target router to access the detail view

3. Click the BGP tab

4. Click the delete icon for the target BGP neighbor

5. Confirm the deletion when prompted

BGP Neighbor States¶

BGP neighbors progress through the following states:

Required Role Permissions¶

Access to BGP neighbor management requires the Infrastructure: Network Routers permission (infrastructure-routers) with read, full, or group access.

API¶

BGP neighbors are managed through the HPE Morpheus Software API at the following endpoints:

• GET /api/networks/routers/:routerId/bgp-neighbors — List BGP neighbors

• GET /api/networks/routers/:routerId/bgp-neighbors/:id — Get a specific BGP neighbor

• POST /api/networks/routers/:routerId/bgp-neighbors — Create a BGP neighbor

• PUT /api/networks/routers/:routerId/bgp-neighbors/:id — Update a BGP neighbor

• DELETE /api/networks/routers/:routerId/bgp-neighbors/:id — Delete a BGP neighbor