BGP_PREFIX_THRESH_EXCEEDED

This error tag corresponds to syslog messages notifying that the prefix limit threshhold for a BGP neighbor has been exceeded and the neighbor has been torn down.

Maps to the openconfig-bgp YANG model.

Implemented for

  • iosxr
  • junos

Syslog message example

<149>2647599: vmx01 RP/0/RSP1/CPU0:Mar 28 15:08:30.941 UTC: bgp[1051]: %ROUTING-BGP-5-MAXPFX : No. of IPv4 Unicast prefixes received from 1.2.3.4 has reached 94106, max 125000

Structured message example

{
  "error": "BGP_PREFIX_THRESH_EXCEEDED",
  "facility": 18,
  "host": "vmx01 ",
  "ip": "127.0.0.1",
  "message_details": {
      "date": "Mar 28",
      "facility": 18,
      "host": "vmx01 ",
      "message": ": No. of IPv4 Unicast prefixes received from 1.2.3.4 has reached 94106, max 125000",
      "messageId": "2647599",
      "milliseconds": ".941",
      "nodeId": "RP/0/RSP1/CPU0",
      "pri": "149",
      "processId": "1051",
      "processName": "bgp",
      "severity": 5,
      "tag": "ROUTING-BGP-5-MAXPFX",
      "time": "15:08:30",
      "timeZone": "UTC"
  },
  "os": "iosxr",
  "severity": 5,
  "timestamp": 1490713710,
  "yang_message": {
      "bgp": {
          "neighbors": {
              "neighbor": {
                  "1.2.3.4": {
                      "afi_safis": {
                          "afi_safi": {
                              "inet": {
                                  "ipv4_unicast": {
                                      "prefix_limit": {
                                          "state": {
                                              "max_prefixes": 125000
                                          }
                                      }
                                  },
                                  "state": {
                                      "prefixes": {
                                          "received": 94106
                                      }
                                  }
                              }
                          }
                      }
                  }
              }
          }
      }
  },
  "yang_model": "openconfig-bgp"
}