Disabling Automatic Route-Target Filtering - Juniper JUNOSE SOFTWARE FOR E SERIES 11.3.X - BGP AND MPLS CONFIGURATION GUIDE 2010-10-12 Configuration Manual

JunosE 11.3.x BGP and MPLS Configuration Guide

Disabling Automatic Route-Target Filtering

bgp default route-target filter
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host1(config)#virtual-router :vrfsouthie
host1:default:southie(config)#
To access the VRF from the context of a different VR:
host1(config)#virtual-router boston:southie
host1:boston:southie(config)#
You must use the no ip vrf command to remove a VRF. Issuing a no version of this
command (no virtual-router : vrfName or no virtual-router vrName : vrfName) that
specifies an existing VRF only displays the error message:
" Cannot delete a VRF with this command"
See virtual-router.
When BGP receives a VPN-IPv4 or VPN-IPv6 route from another PE router, BGP stores
that route in its local routing table only if at least one VRF imports a route target of that
route. If no VRF imports any of the route targets of the route, BGP discards the route; this
feature is called automatic route-target filtering. The intention is that BGP keeps track
of routes only for directly connected VPNs, and discards all other VPN-IPv4 or VPN-IPv6
routes to conserve memory.
If a new VPN is connected to the router (that is, if the import route-target list of a VRF
changes), BGP automatically sends a route-refresh message to obtain the routes that
it previously discarded.
You can use the no bgp default route-target filter command to disable automatic
route-target filtering globally for all VRFs. However, automatic route-target filtering is
always disabled on route reflectors that have at least one route-reflector client. You
cannot enable automatic route-target filtering for such route reflectors.
Use to control automatic route-target filtering.
Route-target filtering is enabled by default.
Takes effect immediately. When route target filtering is turned on, this command
immediately removes routes to be filtered.
If route-target filtering is turned off, BGP automatically sends out a route-refresh
message over every VPNv4 or VPNv6 unicast session (for which the route-refresh
capability was negotiated) to get previously filtered routes. If the route-refresh capability
was not negotiated over the session, BGP bounces the session.
Example
host1:vrf1(config-router)#no bgp default route-target filter
Use the no version to disable automatic route-target filtering.
See bgp default route-target filter.
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