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Example: Configuring DRNI and VRRP ························································· 1
Network configuration ········································································································································ 1
Analysis ······························································································································································ 3
Applicable product matrix ··································································································································· 3
Configuration procedure····································································································································· 4
Procedure summary ··································································································································· 4
Configuring DRNI ······································································································································· 4
Deploying a VRRP gateway on the DR member devices ·········································································· 7
Configuring the links between the DR member devices and the Layer 3 virtualization server ·················· 7
Configuring the links between the DR member devices and core devices ················································ 8
Configuring BGP between the DR member devices and core devices ······················································ 8
Configuring BGP between the DR member devices and the server ························································ 10
Configuring OSPF between the DR member devices and the server ······················································ 11
Configuring the links between the core devices and DR member devices ·············································· 11
Configuring the links between the core devices and the service network ················································ 12
Configuring BGP on the core devices for communication with the DR member devices ························· 12
Configuring OSPF on the core devices for communication with the service network ······························ 13
Traffic forwarding models ································································································································· 14
Underlay traffic forwarding models ··········································································································· 14
Verifying the configuration································································································································ 15
Verification commands ····························································································································· 15
Procedure ················································································································································· 15
Testing network convergence ·························································································································· 17
Testing network convergence upon single points of failure ····································································· 17
Upgrading the devices ····································································································································· 17
Upgrading the DR member devices ········································································································· 17
Expanding the network····································································································································· 18
Expanding the DR system ························································································································ 18
Replacing hardware ········································································································································· 19
Replacing a service module ····················································································································· 19
Replacing a switching fabric module ········································································································ 19