# Clearing BGP Attributes for VPLS

You can use the following clear ip bgp commands to remove specific BGP attributes for the L2VPN address family, and in one case, for the VPLS address family associated with a specific VPLS instance.

- Clearing BGP Reachability Information for the L2VPN Address Family
- Clearing BGP Route Flap Dampening Information for the L2VPN Address Family
- Clearing BGP Route Flap Dampening Information for the VPWS Address Family
- Clearing the Wait for End-of-RIB Marker for the L2VPN Address Family

## Clearing BGP Reachability Information for the L2VPN Address Family

To clear BGP reachability information for the L2VPN address family:

- Issue the clear ip bgp command.
  host1#clear ip bgp l2vpn soft in

Use the soft in keywords to trigger inbound soft reconfiguration.

## Clearing BGP Route Flap Dampening Information for the L2VPN Address Family

To clear route flap dampening information for the L2VPN address family:

- Issue the clear ip bgp dampening command.
  host1#clear ip bgp l2vpn dampening

## Clearing BGP Route Flap Dampening Information for the VPWS Address Family

To clear route flap dampening information for the VPLS address family associated with the specified VPLS instance:

- Issue the clear ip bgp dampening command.
  host1#clear ip bgp vpls vplsA dampening

## Clearing the Wait for End-of-RIB Marker for the L2VPN Address Family

To clear the wait for receiving an End-of-RIB marker from the peer for the L2VPN address family:

- Issue the clear ip bgp wait-end-of-rib command.

host1#clear ip bgp l2vpn wait-end-of-rib

#### Related Documentation

- clear ip bgp
- clear ip bgp dampening
- clear ip bgp wait-end-of-rib