Modifying an ASN

You can modify an ASN on a 7210 SAS but the new ASN will not be used until the BGP instance is restarted either by administratively disabling or enabling the BGP instance or by rebooting the system with the new configuration.

Since the ASN is defined in the config>router context, not in the BGP configuration context, the BGP instance is not aware of the change. Re-examine the plan detailing the autonomous system the SRs belonging to each group, group names, and peering connections. Changing an ASN on a 7210 SAS could cause configuration inconsistencies if associated peer-as values are not also modified as required. At the group and neighbor levels, BGP will re-establish the peer relationships with all peers in the group with the new ASN.

Use the following syntax to change an ASN.

config>router# autonomous-system autonomous-system
config>router# bgp
     group name
     neighbor ip-addr
         peer-as asn 

Example: Command usage to change an ASN

 config>router# autonomous-system 400
     config>router# bgp
     config>router>bgp# group headquarters1
     config>router>bgp>group# neighbor 10.10.10.103
     config>router>bgp>group# peer-as 400
     config>router>bgp>group# exit