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>Jun 21 14:03:12  vmx01 rpd[2902]: BGP_PREFIX_THRESH_EXCEEDED: 192.168.140.254 (External AS 4230): Configured maximum prefix-limit threshold(140) exceeded for inet4-unicast nlri: 141 (instance master)

Structured message example

{
  "error": "BGP_PREFIX_THRESH_EXCEEDED",
  "facility": 18,
  "host": "vmx01",
  "ip": "127.0.0.1",
  "message_details": {
      "date": "Jun 21",
      "facility": 18,
      "host": "vmx01",
      "hostPrefix": null,
      "message": "192.168.140.254 (External AS 4230): Configured maximum prefix-limit threshold(140) exceeded for inet4-unicast nlri: 141 (instance master)",
      "pri": "149",
      "processId": "2902",
      "processName": "rpd",
      "severity": 5,
      "tag": "BGP_PREFIX_THRESH_EXCEEDED",
      "time": "14:03:12"
  },
  "os": "junos",
  "severity": 5,
  "timestamp": 1498053792,
  "yang_message": {
      "bgp": {
          "neighbors": {
              "neighbor": {
                  "192.168.140.254": {
                      "afi_safis": {
                          "afi_safi": {
                              "inet4": {
                                  "ipv4_unicast": {
                                      "prefix_limit": {
                                          "state": {
                                              "max_prefixes": 140
                                          }
                                      }
                                  },
                                  "state": {
                                      "prefixes": {
                                          "received": 141
                                      }
                                  }
                              }
                          }
                      },
                      "state": {
                          "peer_as": "4230"
                      }
                  }
              }
          }
      }
  },
  "yang_model": "openconfig-bgp"
}