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Re: Cisco config checker


From: Enke Chen <enkechen () cisco com>
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1999 09:57:03 -0800

Hi, Randy:

when given a new configuration,
does not thrash all your bgp sessions etc., but slides smoothly to the new
state.

We have fixed several bugs related to several BGP commands that would
cause unnecessary reset of BGP sessions. If you find any new bugs in
this area, please let us know and we will fix them.

Thanks. 

-- Enke


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Date:    Mon, 04 Jan 1999 07:20:55 -0800
From:    Randy Bush <randy () psg com>
To:      "Alex P. Rudnev" <alex () Relcom EU net>
cc:      nanog () merit edu
Subject: RE: Cisco config checker

for two+ years, i have been asking cisco for a simple text-based tool that
can take two configs and generate the command set to get from the first to
the second.  i.e. a semantic differ.

as syntax (and occasionally semantics) changes release to release, a version
of the code would have to come with each image set.

note that this would go a way to compete with the really nice behavior of
gated-like systems, e.g. juniper, which, when given a new configuration,
does not thrash all your bgp sessions etc., but slides smoothly to the new
state.

randy

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