How to Restart/Refresh BGP Sessions
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Created On 09/26/18 13:51 PM - Last Modified 06/07/23 20:56 PM
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Restarting a BGP session will build the BGP routing table from scratch (intrusive). Refreshing the session will only fetch/ look out for new routes (non-intrusive).
To restart/refresh BGP sessions, run the following commands:
- For self initiation:
> test routing bgp virtual-router default restart self (for restarting BGP connections)
> test routing bgp virtual-router default refresh self (for refreshing BGP connections)
- From Peer side:
> test routing bgp virtual-router default restart peer <BGP peer> (for restarting BGP connections)
> test routing bgp virtual-router default refresh peer <BGP peer> (for refreshing BGP connections)
Note: Depending on where the connection needs to be restarted/refreshed, it may require running the commands in privilege mode.
owner: dwhyte/kadak