350-501 Security and Services Practice Question
An engineer is configuring BGP Graceful Shutdown (GSHUT) for maintenance on a router. Which BGP attribute is set to trigger the graceful shutdown behavior?
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Why each option matters
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Community GRACEFUL_SHUTDOWN
BGP GSHUT uses a specific community (GRACEFUL_SHUTDOWN, value 65535:0) to signal peers that the session is being gracefully shut down, causing them to depreference the routes.
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MED to maximum
Why it's wrong here
Setting MED high can also depreference, but the standard is community.
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Community GRACEFUL_SHUTDOWN
Why this is correct
The well-known community GRACEFUL_SHUTDOWN (65535:0) triggers graceful shutdown.
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AS_PATH prepend
Why it's wrong here
AS_PATH prepend can depreference, but not the official GSHUT method.
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Local preference to 0
Why it's wrong here
Setting local pref to 0 is one way, but the standard method uses community.
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