The refresh bgp mvpn command softly resets a BGP connection. BGP soft reset can be used to refresh the BGP routing table and apply new routing policies, without closing any BGP connection.
| Parameter | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| all |
Softly resets all the BGP IPv4 connections. |
- |
| ipv4-address |
Specifies the IPv4 address of a BGP peer. |
It is in dotted decimal notation. |
| ipv6-address |
Specifies the address of the IPv6 peer to be displayed. |
The value is a 32-digit hexadecimal number, in the format of X:X:X:X:X:X:X:X. |
| group group-name |
Specifies the name of a BGP peer group. |
The name is a string of 1 to 47 case-sensitive characters, with spaces not supported. When double quotation marks are used around the string, spaces are allowed in the string. |
| external |
Softly resets BGP connections. |
- |
| internal |
Softly resets IBGP connections. |
- |
| import |
Triggers inbound soft resetting. |
- |
| export |
Triggers outbound soft resetting. |
- |
| mvpn |
Softly resets the BGP connections related to Multicast Virtual Private Network (MVPN). |
- |
Usage Scenario
If a device's peer supports route-refresh, the refresh bgp command can be used on the device to softly reset the BGP connection with the peer. BGP soft resetting can be used to refresh the BGP routing table and apply new routing policies, without closing any BGP connection.