changing BGP default bgp_local_pref resets protocol

25 Jul 2021

      Hi,

When I change the "default bgp_local_pref" value for a bgp protocol, it
causes the session to drop and re-establish. Here is an example config:

protocol bgp bgp_transit_companyname_v6 {
...
ipv6 {
        import table;
        import keep filtered;
        import filter bgp_in_transit_companyname;
        export filter bgp_out_transit_companyname;
    };
    local as MY_AS;
    neighbor 2001:db8::1 as 64496;
    default bgp_local_pref 45;
}
Is this supposed to happen? Is there a way to get it not to happen? I would
expect this change to simply change the local preference on all of the
routes I have received, which would be much less disruptive.

Thanks,
Ross

changing BGP default bgp_local_pref resets protocol

Ross Tajvar