[c-nsp] "split" BGP config

[Steve Lalonde]

Ed Butler wrote:
> There's an annoying configuration format I can't work out how to get rid
> of on one of our Sup720s. 
> 
> Basically the config looks like this:
> ==========================
> router bgp 1234
>  neighbor 3.4.5.6 remote-as 5678
>  neighbor 3.4.5.6 password 7 15401804052318312B3B3A
>  !
>  address-family ipv4
>  neighbor 3.4.5.6 activate
>  neighbor 3.4.5.6 soft-reconfiguration inbound
>  neighbor 3.4.5.6 route-map TRANSIT-AS5678-IN in
>  neighbor 3.4.5.6 route-map TRANSIT-AS5678-OUT out
> ==========================
> 
> And on all our other 6500s the same config would look like this:
> ==========================
> router bgp 1234
>  neighbor 3.4.5.6 remote-as 5678
>  neighbor 3.4.5.6 password 7 15401804052318312B3B3A
>  neighbor 3.4.5.6 soft-reconfiguration inbound
>  neighbor 3.4.5.6 route-map TRANSIT-AS5678-IN in
>  neighbor 3.4.5.6 route-map TRANSIT-AS5678-OUT out
> ==========================
> 
> I find the latter the easier one to work with, how would you get the
> config back to this format?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Ed Butler
> RapidSwitch Ltd
> DDI: 020 7106 0731
> 



I would get used to the new format you will have to as soon as you start
 using IPv6 or Multicast :)

you can convert the other router the the new format with this command
bgp update-cli

unfortunately there is no easy way to convert back


-- 
Steve Lalonde RTFM
Chief Technical Officer
Entanet International Ltd
http://www.enta.net/