[f-nsp] NI-MLX-MR and BGP Table

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with:
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cam-partition profile multi-service-2
cam-partition logging 95% 30
system-max vlan 4090
system-max ip-cache 384000
system-max ip-route 384000
system-max virtual-interface 4090
system-max ip-filter-sys 8192
system-max ip-vrf-route 32768
===========================
work fine for me
===========================
sh ip bgp summary
  BGP4 Summary
  Router ID: x.x.x.x   Local AS Number: xxxxx
  Confederation Identifier: not configured
  Confederation Peers:
  Maximum Number of IP ECMP Paths Supported for Load Sharing: 4
  Number of Neighbors Configured: 54, UP: 49
  Number of Routes Installed: 627833, Uses 53993638 bytes
  Number of Routes Advertising to All Neighbors: 977433, Uses 43007052 bytes
  Number of Attribute Entries Installed: 215712, Uses 20276928 bytes
===========================
sh mem
===========================
NetIron MLX active MP slot 33:
Total SDRAM         :  2147483648 bytes
Available Memory    :  1613049856 bytes
Available Memory (%):          75 percent
Free Physical Pages :      381772 pages

Malloc statistics: total  523540602
OS malloc count:          34025745
OS malloc fail:                  0
OS free count:            34014445
OS free fail:                    0
diff:                     34025745

===========================
sh ver

HW: NetIron MLX 4K Router
Backplane (Serial #: SA04075088,  Part #: 35550-000B)
NI-X-SF Switch Fabric Module 1 (Serial #: SA04071783,  Part #: 35548-100B)
FE 1: Type fe200,  Version 2
NI-X-SF Switch Fabric Module 2 (Serial #: SA02070657,  Part #: 35548-100A)
FE 1: Type fe200,  Version 2
==========================================================================
SL M1: NI-MLX-MR Management Module Active (Serial #: SA01070600, Part #: 
35524-101C):
Boot     : Version 3.5.0T165 Copyright (c) 1996-2007 Foundry Networks, Inc.
Compiled on Jul 10 2007 at 19:13:56 labeled as xmprm03500
 (424484 bytes) from boot flash
Monitor  : Version 3.5.0fT165 Copyright (c) 1996-2007 Foundry Networks, Inc.
Compiled on Oct 31 2008 at 12:04:30 labeled as xmb03500f
 (422466 bytes) from code flash
IronWare : Version 4.0.1aT163 Copyright (c) 1996-2007 Foundry Networks, Inc.
Compiled on Jun 26 2009 at 20:06:08 labeled as xmr04001a
 (6682752 bytes) from Primary
Board ID : 00 MBRIDGE Revision : 21
916 MHz Power PC processor  (version 8003/0101) 166 MHz bus
512 KB Boot Flash (AM29LV040B), 32 MB Code Flash (MT28F128J3)
2048 MB DRAM
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make fun

Mitko


On Wednesday 17 February 2010 08:02:06 George B. wrote:
> You might also need to set some additional settings.
> 
> The default maximum route cache is too small for a full ipv4 table.  Try
> increasing the following:
> 
> system-max ip-route
> system-max ip-cache
> 
> The default for ip-route is 102400 with 4.0.1 which is what I am running.
> So while BGP will handle more, they won't get installed in the routing
>  table unless you increase system-max ip-route.  I currently have 314292
>  routes installed and I believe I have the maximum currently set to 350000
> 
> George
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 2:40 PM, Niels Bakker
> 
> <niels=foundry-nsp at bakker.net>wrote:
> > * markentime at gmail.com (Chuck Ufarley) [Tue 16 Feb 2010, 22:42 CET]:
> >
> >  Is anyone running a full BGP table on an NI-MLX-MR blade with 2GB RAM
> >
> >> (which is max RAM, per the Foundry part list)?  Any luck on that?  Is it
> >> possible?
> >
> > It's possible but you'll have to manually select a non-default CAM
> > profile to allow for more routes in the hardware.  Default is 262,144
> > which is not enough for today's Internet full routing table.
> >
> > See the "cam-partition" command in the manual, you'll want "ipv4" or
> > "ipv4-ipv6-2" - no VPNs/VRFs then anymore, though.
> >
> >
> >        -- Niels.
> >
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