problems with import map

[h.saberwal]

Hi there,

I am trying to apply the following configuration:

ip vrf AA_BB

rd 1:100010

import map RZ-TAG-OUT

export map RZ-TAG-IN

!

router bgp 11

address-family ipv4 vrf AA_BB

neighbor 192.168.3.2 remote-as 64810

neighbor 192.168.3.2 activate

neighbor 192.168.3.2 next-hop-self

neighbor 192.168.3.2 send-community

no auto-summary

no synchronization

exit-address-family

!

!

ip extcommunity-list standard R_SERVER permit rt 1:110001

route-map RZ-TAG-OUT permit 10

match extcommunity R_SERVER

set community 64101:3000

!

Now this does not seem to want to work, i do not see anything imported, yet when a do a straight forward import rt 1:110001 then that imports lots of routes in the AA_BB vrf

not sure if my syntax is wrong or understanding or what?

thanks

[Harold Ritter · Accepted solution]

The import map feature will only work on route-targets that have been configured. The import map is used to further filter the prefixes that would normally be imported.

Try adding "route-target import 1:110001" under ip vrf AA_BB.

Hope this helps,

[h.saberwal]

Thanks a lot!! i had tried this before but i had other issues on the network and hence did not spot it working!. I think the cisco documentation needs to be changed to reflect this! I went through all the cisco command references as i thought that this was the case but no document supported it and hence i did not use it.

Once again thanks a lot!