{"id":1170,"date":"2018-02-25T16:04:20","date_gmt":"2018-02-25T16:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fir3netwp.gmsrrpobkbd.com\/?p=1170"},"modified":"2021-07-27T19:54:10","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T19:54:10","slug":"cisco-ios-soft-reconfiguration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fir3net.com\/Networking\/Protocols\/cisco-ios-soft-reconfiguration.html","title":{"rendered":"Cisco IOS &#8211; BGP Soft Reconfiguration"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-662da0e4a15b4\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-662da0e4a15b4\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fir3net.com\/Networking\/Protocols\/cisco-ios-soft-reconfiguration.html\/#Introduction\" title=\"Introduction\">Introduction<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fir3net.com\/Networking\/Protocols\/cisco-ios-soft-reconfiguration.html\/#Inbound_Soft_Reconfiguration\" title=\"Inbound Soft Reconfiguration\">Inbound Soft Reconfiguration<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fir3net.com\/Networking\/Protocols\/cisco-ios-soft-reconfiguration.html\/#Outbound_Soft_Reconfiguration\" title=\"Outbound Soft Reconfiguration\">Outbound Soft Reconfiguration<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fir3net.com\/Networking\/Protocols\/cisco-ios-soft-reconfiguration.html\/#Route_Refresh\" title=\"Route Refresh\">Route Refresh<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fir3net.com\/Networking\/Protocols\/cisco-ios-soft-reconfiguration.html\/#Reference\" title=\"Reference\">Reference<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Introduction\"><\/span>Introduction<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When the BGP routing policy is amended the BGP neighbor session must be reset in order for the changes to take effect. Of course in a production environment performing a hard reset i.e <span class=\"codeinline\">clear ip bgp \u2026<\/span> ,\u00a0 isn&#8217;t something that is recommended.<\/p>\n<p>Within this article, we will look at the various options available to us, within Cisco IOS to ensure our BGP changes are correctly committed.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h.ljpshm9f76hi\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Inbound_Soft_Reconfiguration\"><\/span>Inbound Soft Reconfiguration<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>With <strong>inbound soft configuration<\/strong>, the router stores a record of all advertisements received from the neighbors prior to any policy being applied. When a soft reconfiguration is performed the router reads through the advertisements and applies the current policies, and implements any changes that it detects due to current policy changes. <sup> <a id=\"ftnt_ref1\" href=\"#ftnt1\"> [1] <\/a> <\/sup> Below shows the commands to enable and run an inbound soft reconfiguration.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"prettyprint\">router bgp 500\r\n  ...\r\n  neighbor 100.1.1.1 soft-reconfiguration inbound<\/pre>\n<p>clear ip bgp &lt;neighbor&gt; soft out<\/p>\n<p>However, the key disadvantage with this method is the memory overhead required, as the router has to store all of the previous advertisements.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h.3fbsqvsd9ahu\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Outbound_Soft_Reconfiguration\"><\/span>Outbound Soft Reconfiguration<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>An <strong>outbound soft reconfiguration<\/strong> works by the router reading through its route table as if it were preparing an advertisement. It applies the current policies and advertises to neighbors any changes that it finds due to changes in current policy. <sup> <a id=\"ftnt_ref2\" href=\"#ftnt2\"> [2] <\/a> <\/sup> A soft reconfiguration can be run using the command:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"prettyprint\">clear ip bgp &lt;neighbor&gt; soft out<\/pre>\n<h2 id=\"h.pc1ihfk6ot4d\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Route_Refresh\"><\/span>Route Refresh<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To overcome the memory issues with the inbound soft reconfigurations, Cisco introduced (in version 12.1) <strong>route refresh<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Simply put, rather than store all of the neighbor advertisements in memory the route refresh feature allows you to request the neighbor to resend the routes. To invoke a route refresh the command <span class=\"codeinline\"> clear ip bgp &lt;neighbor&gt; soft out <\/span> is used. Note: This command will ONLY perform a route refresh instead of an inbound soft reconfiguration when <span class=\"codeinline\"> neighbor 100.1.1.1 soft-reconfiguration inbound <\/span>is NOT configured.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ccieblog.co.uk\/bgp\/route-refresh-capability-vs-soft-reconfiguration\">Route Refresh vs Soft Reconfiguration<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reference\"><\/span>Reference<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a id=\"ftnt1\" href=\"#ftnt_ref1\"> [1] <\/a> &#8220;Difference Between Inbound Vs Outbound &#8230; &#8211; Cisco Support Community.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/supportforums.cisco.com\/t5\/wan-routing-and-switching\/difference-between-inbound-vs-outbound-soft-reconfig\/td-p\/2495727&amp;sa=D&amp;ust=1519577843963000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGgA1HRWrm1rYCF9xNJJdGiPub7xw\"> https:\/\/supportforums.cisco.com\/t5\/wan-routing-and-switching\/difference-between-inbound-vs-outbound-soft-reconfig\/td-p\/2495727 <\/a> . Accessed 10 Nov. 2017.<br \/>\n<a id=\"ftnt2\" href=\"#ftnt_ref2\"> [2] <\/a> &#8220;Difference Between Inbound Vs Outbound &#8230; &#8211; Cisco Support Community.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/supportforums.cisco.com\/t5\/wan-routing-and-switching\/difference-between-inbound-vs-outbound-soft-reconfig\/td-p\/2495727&amp;sa=D&amp;ust=1519577843963000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGgA1HRWrm1rYCF9xNJJdGiPub7xw\"> https:\/\/supportforums.cisco.com\/t5\/wan-routing-and-switching\/difference-between-inbound-vs-outbound-soft-reconfig\/td-p\/2495727 <\/a> . Accessed 10 Nov. 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction When the BGP routing policy is amended the BGP neighbor session must be reset in order for the changes to take effect. Of course in a production environment performing a hard reset i.e clear ip bgp \u2026 ,\u00a0 isn&#8217;t something that is recommended. 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