BGP Monitoring Protocol

BGP monitoring protocol (BMP) is defined in RFC 7854, and is used to monitor BGP sessions. BMP is used to exchange BGP speaker status with a BMP collector. Usually, this speaker installs a number of BGP sessions with peers and one (or more) BMP sessions with a collector. The BGP speaker updates the BMP server with the data received from its protocol, concerning changes in its peer sessions, and periodically sends out BGP statistics.

BMP Commands

protocol bmp

	protocol bmp no protocol bmp Enables BMP. The no form of the command disables BMP.
Syntax Description	N/A
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	config
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Example	switch (config)# protocol bmp
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Notes	BMP commands are not executed when protocol BMP is disabled Running protocol BMP when “no ip l3” is configured is not possible

ip bmp server

	ip bmp [vrf <vrf name>] server <id> no ip bmp [vrf <vrf name>] server <id> Creates a BMP server, up to three servers per VRF. The no form of the command removes BMP server configuration.
Syntax Description	id	BMP server id: 1-3
	vrf name	The default is “default VRF”
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	config
History	3.7.1100
Example	switch (config)# ip bmp server 1
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Notes

ip bmp server activate

	ip bmp [vrf <vrf name>] server <id> activate no ip bmp [vrf <vrf name>] server <id> activate Activates BMP server. The no form of the command deactivates the BMP server.
Syntax Description	N/A
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	config
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Example	switch (config)# ip bmp server 1 activateswitch (config)# ip bmp server 1 vrf default activate
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Notes

ip bmp server stats-reporting-period

	ip bmp [vrf <vrf name>] server <id> stats-reporting-period <seconds> no ip bmp [vrf <vrf name>] server <id> stats-reporting-period <seconds> Configures statistics reporting period. The no form of the command removes statistics reporting period configuration.
Syntax Description	Seconds	Reporting period Range: 1-600 Default: 30
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	config
History	3.7.1100
Example	switch (config)# ip bmp server 1 stats-reporting-period 111
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Notes	It is not possible to update a server’s stats-reporting-period while the server is active

ip bmp server address port

	ip bmp [vrf <vrf name>] server <id> address <address> port <port> no ip bmp [vrf <vrf name>] server <id> address <address> port <port> Configures an address for BMP server. The no form of the command removes address for BMP server.
Syntax Description	address	IPv4 or IPv6 server address
	port	TCP port to connect
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	config
History	3.7.1100
Example	switch (config)# ip bmp server 1 address 1.1.1.1 port 11switch (config)# ip bmp server 1 vrf vrf-default address 7.7.7.7 port 5000
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Notes	It is not possible to update a server’s address while the server is active

show ip bmp

	show ip bmp [vrf <vrf name>] [server <id>] Displays BMP configuration.
Syntax Description	VRF	Name default is “default VRF”
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	config
History	3.7.1100
Example
switch (config)# show ip bmp ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ID Admin State Address Port Statistics Reporting Period ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Active 1.1.1.1 11 20 2 Active 2.2.2.2 22 30
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Note	If no server ID is supplied, the command displays BMP configurations for all configured BMP servers under a VRF

Last updated: December 09, 2020