Hello Kurt, You can load a new configuration file by entering the command 'configure' on the birdc commandline. You can run 'configure check' first to check if the new config will load. If you don't do this, then the configure command will just refuse to load the new configuration and keeps on running on the old config, if the new config is invalid. Kind regards, Cybertinus On 2018-08-03 14:49, Kurt Wauters wrote:

Hello,

I've got BIRD running for v4 and v6 but i was wondering if there is a way to switch between configurations without shutting down bird in order to avoid BGP flaps.

I basically add regularly neighbors to the RS and i don't want my allready active bgp sessions to flap. Initially i thought I would be able to load the new configuration files but he complains that there is already a process running.

Anyone an idea?

Kurt

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Am 03.08.2018 um 14:49 schrieb Kurt Wauters <kuwauters@gmail.com>:

Hello,

I've got BIRD running for v4 and v6 but i was wondering if there is a way to switch between configurations without shutting down bird in order to avoid BGP flaps.

I basically add regularly neighbors to the RS and i don't want my allready active bgp sessions to flap. Initially i thought I would be able to load the new configuration files but he complains that there is already a process running.

Anyone an idea?

Kurt