System for dynamic election of route reflectors

A computer system, comprising:

• one or more computer-readable memories storing program instructions;
• and
• one or more processors configured to execute the program instructions to cause the system to perform operations comprising:
• identifying, by a first route reflector client manager, that a distributed lock has been released, wherein the first route reflector client manager corresponds to a first route reflector client;
• in response to the determining that the distributed lock has been released, performing one or more functions, by the first route reflector client manager, to attempt to retrieve the distributed lock;
• in response to determining the distributed lock has not been retrieved, causing, by the first route reflector client manager, the first route reflector client to peer with a first route reflector.

A method, comprising:

• identifying, by a first route reflector client manager, that a first distributed lock has been released, wherein the first route reflector client manager corresponds to a first route reflector client;
• in response to the determining that the first distributed lock has been released, retrieving, by the first route reflector client manager, the first distributed lock;
• in response to retrieving the first distributed lock, provisioning, by the first route reflector client manager, the first route reflector client into a first route reflector;
• and
• advertising, by the first route reflector client manager, information corresponding to the provisioning of the first route reflector client into the first route reflector, wherein the advertising causes at least a second route reflector client to identify the first route reflector client as the first route reflector.