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Re: GBLX router upgrade breaks bgp sessions

  • From: nanog
  • Date: Wed Jul 10 17:07:01 2002

Yes, removing MBGP from the neighbor statement.  Sorry for the ambiguity.

bill

On Wed, Jul 10, 2002 at 12:58:30PM -0400, Marshall Eubanks wrote:
> Can you provide any details as to why you had to "remove multicast" -
> do you mean, remove MBGP ? Or is there more?
> 
> nanog wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, Jul 10, 2002 at 09:17:56AM -0500, John Kristoff wrote:
> > 
> >>On Wed, Jul 10, 2002 at 07:04:38AM -0700, nanog wrote:
> >>
> >>>Subject says it all.  GBLX upgraded some edge routers to a new JunOS
> >>>release (possibly 5.3 rev 24)- and now our bgp sessions continually
> >>>reset with:
> >>>
> >>>Jul 10 06:58:24 MST: %BGP-3-NOTIFICATION: sent to neighbor X.X.X.X 3/3 (update missing required attributes) 0 bytes 
> >>>
> >>>
> >>I don't know about gblx, but I saw a problem like this at our border.
> >>After JunOS was upgraded to 5.3r2.4 (other side IOS) the session was
> >>continually being reset.  The bgp session between theser two peers 
> >>was setup with family inet any (for multicast peering) and when that
> >>was removed, the problem went away.  I also heard about a problem that
> >>may be related I2 was having with their Juniper code, it sounded
> >>related, but I haven't investigated the details yet.
> >>
> >>John
> >>
> > 
> > That was it- A quick TAC case later (about 10 minutes turnaround from
> > problem submission to resolution- upgrade IOS or remove multicast from
> > bgp peer) and the problem is fixed.  I removed multicast since it was
> > not required on this peer, and will schedule the IOS upgrade during
> > a more friendly maintenance window.
> > 
> > GBLX, however, has not returned my call since I opened a high priority,
> > customer down ticket about 1.5 hours ago.  Like all other support calls
> > to their NOC, this seems to have disappeared into nevernever land.  
> > I love the GBLX network when it works, but god help you if you ever 
> > need to talk to a clueful NOC person to fix a problem (especially after 
> > hours.)  
> > 
> > bill
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> -- 
>                                   Regards
>                                   Marshall Eubanks
> 
> 
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