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Parameters
* Enter an asterisk ( * ) to reset all BGP sessions.
ipv4 multicast
soft [in | out]
(OPTIONAL) Enter the keywords ipv4 multicast soft [in | out] to set
options within the specified IPv4 address family.
ipv6 unicast soft
[in | out]
(OPTIONAL) Enter the keywords ipv6 multicast soft [in | out] to set
options within the specified IPv6 address family.
soft (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword soft to configure and activate policies without
resetting the BGP TCP session, that is, BGP Soft Reconfiguration.
NOTE: If you enter clear ip bgp ip6-address soft, both inbound and
outbound policies are reset.
in (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword in to activate only inbound policies.
out (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword out to activate only outbound policies.
Command Modes EXEC Privilege
Supported Modes Full–Switch
Command
History
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN IOM.
9.2(0.0) Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
clear ip bgp as-number
Reset BGP sessions. The soft parameter (BGP Soft Reconfiguration) clears the policies without resetting the TCP connection.
Syntax
clear ip bgp as-number [flap-statistics | ipv4 {multicast {flap-statistics
| soft {in | out}} | unicast {flap-statistics | soft {in | out}} | ipv6
unicast {flap-statistics | soft {in | out}| soft [in | out]
Parameters
as-number Enter an autonomous system (AS) number to reset neighbors belonging to that AS.
If used without a qualifier, the keyword resets all neighbors belonging to that AS.
The range is from 1 to 65535.
flap-statistics (OPTIONAL) Enter the keywords flap-statistics to clear all flap statistics
belonging to that AS or a specified address family within that AS.
ipv4 (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword ipv4 to select options for that address family.
ipv6 (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword ipv6 to select options for that address family.
unicast (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword unicast to select the unicast option within the
selected address family.
multicast (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword multicast to select the multicast option within
the selected address family. Multicast is supported on IPv4 only.
soft (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword soft to configure and activate policies without
resetting the BGP TCP session; that is, BGP Soft Reconfiguration.
NOTE: If you enter clear ip bgp ipv6-address soft, both inbound
and outbound policies are reset.
in (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword in to activate only inbound policies.
out (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword out to activate only outbound policies.
Command Modes EXEC Privilege
Supported Modes Full–Switch
IPv6 Border Gateway Protocol (IPv6 BGP) 615