[c-nsp] Re: IPv6 Route "tag" attribute?

[Colin Whittaker]

To be fair to cisco that workaround is the outcome of chinese whispers
of what I was doing as a workaround when I reported this to cisco in
July of last year. 
I never wanted the tag in the IGP as I was just using the tag to cause
redistribution. 

Regards,

Colin

On Mon, May 30, 2005 at 08:04:12AM -0700, Dave McGaugh wrote:
> So the workaround supplied doesn't seem like much of a workaround.  
> Granted it gets the tag information into OSPF (assuming that's the  
> protocol being redistributed into), but if the idea of tagging routes  
> for redistribution is for the purpose of grouping routes that are  
> otherwise unrelated, you would essentially have to make matches based  
> on an ACL or prefix-list first.
> 
> -Dave
> 
> On May 27, 2005, at 11:39 AM, Rodney Dunn wrote:
> 
> >CSCuk52253
> >Externally found moderate defect: Resolved (R)
> >IPv6 static route missing tag argument
> >
> >I see where the confusion probably come in in regards to
> >12.2(25)S4. It looks like we missed the throttle build.
> >
> >I haven't tried it but it does say there is a workaround:
> >
> ><B>Symptom:</B>
> >
> >Unable to set tag on IPv6 static route. Option is missing from CLI.
> >
> ><B>Conditions:</B>
> >
> >IPv6 configured on router.
> >
> ><B>Workaround:</B>
> >
> >A workaround for route redistribution purposes is to use a route- 
> >map to (a) match the static
> >routes, and (b) set a tag. This will allow redistribution of the  
> >selected static routes with the
> >specified tag.
> >
> ><B>Further Problem Description:</B>
> >
> >Rodney
> >
> >On Fri, May 27, 2005 at 11:22:33AM -0700, Dave McGaugh wrote:
> >
> >>Hmm, I had been told it would be in 12.2(25)S4, but hadn't had time
> >>to check. Its good to know that you have confirmed that it isn't, so
> >>that saves me the work. :)
> >>
> >>The information I got re: 12.2(26)S, if it is in 26S, that release
> >>might not ever exist or could be a long ways off (can't remember the
> >>reasoning).
> >>
> >>All that having said, it seems pretty ridiculous to release IPv6
> >>capable software while leaving out such an important feature as it
> >>makes constructing any half-way sophisticated redistribution policy
> >>impossible. Luckily there are other vendors with more full-featured
> >>IPv6 support.
> >>
> >>-Dave
> >>
> >>On May 27, 2005, at 12:05 AM, Colin Whittaker wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>On Thu, May 26, 2005 at 05:25:15PM +0200, Daniel Roesen wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>On Thu, May 26, 2005 at 05:22:08PM +0200, Daniel Roesen wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>On Thu, May 26, 2005 at 03:42:41PM +0100, David Freedman wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>Does anybody know when this feature is going to arrive
> >>>>>>(or if arrived, where is it?)
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>Router(conf)#
> >>>>>>ipv6 route  2001:A88::FFFF:FFFF:FFFF:FFFF/128 2001:A88::1 tag ?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>% Unrecognized command
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Yeah, ipv6 route tag/name would be _really_ appreciated.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>BTW, I was thinking of 12.2S. 12.3T has "tag", but no "name".
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>CSCuk52253 lists 12.2(25.4)S01 as the release which intergrates the
> >>>fix.
> >>>
> >>>Now my reading of that version number is that it is the fourth  
> >>>interim
> >>>build of 12.2(25)S1 and so it should be in 12.2(25)S2 but it isn't,
> >>>nor
> >>>is it in S4, so I hold out hope for 12.2(26)S
> >>>
> >>>Still waiting to hear if/when it will be put into 12.0S
> >>>
> >>>Colin
> >>>
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