2 route-maps in same direction per bgp nei?

[lgontarsk]

Hi,

Is it legal to have 2 route-maps in the same direction for the same BGP neighbor?

Thanks

LisaG

[Richard Burts]

Lisa

I do not believe that you are able to have two different route maps for a single BGP neighbor in the same direction. Would you be able to configure a single route map that includes the logic of the two route maps?

Perhaps if you explain more about what you are attempting to accomplish we might be able to identify alternatives.

HTH

Rick

[CSCO10892433]

Hi, lisa

AS Rick has pointed out, only one route-map per neighbor per direction is allowed. But Cisco IOS has provide a new feature called "BGP Route-map Continue" which make it possible to comibine several match-set pairs and more than one matches can happen in just one route-map.

Have a look:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6566/products_feature_guide09186a00801a7f7a.html

HTH

SSLIN

[mohammedmahmoud]

Hi Lisa,

As SSLIN pointed out you can use the continue keyword, but in my experience using it is a rare case, as you can always work every thing out with multiple route-map statements, so as Rick has said, if you explain more about what you are attempting to accomplish we might be able to give you some recommendation.

HTH,

Mohammed Mahmoud.

[CSCO10892433]

Hi, Mohammed

You are right. When I study this BGP new feature, I just wonder, in what situation, I must use this feature or I won't do the job. Maybe it's just a feature to make configuration more convinient?

Best Regards

SSLIN

[mohammedmahmoud]

Hi SSLN,

Yes you are totally right, i think this command was introduced to give you the flexibility in the logic you use a route-map, and as you also said i don't think that there will be a case that you won't able to solve unless using this command.

BR,

Mohammed Mahmoud.