[f-nsp] MLX-32 & BGP Routes

[Brad Fleming]

Specifically, are you trying to get 2Mil routes into the BGP protocol table, 2Mil routes into the general IP route table, or 2Mil routes into the FIB?


On Oct 5, 2011, at 3:01 PM, Anand Valmiki wrote:

> You should be able to get 2 Million routes in the BGP table. I have two BGP peers sending me a full route-table, I am seeing 745277 routes installed using ~64Mbytes. You will need about 6 BGP peers providing you full tables to hit your 2 million routes. Can you clarify on what you mean by 'I am trying to get more than 2 million BGP entries'
> 
> -Anand
> 
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> From: foundry-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net [mailto:foundry-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Derek
> Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2011 3:38 PM
> To: foundry-nsp at puck.nether.net
> Subject: [f-nsp] MLX-32 & BGP Routes
> 
> I am trying to get more then 2 million BGP entries on a standard MLX.
> 
> The brocade datasheets are unclear about the BGP capabilities of the
> MLX series in each configuration.  The original Foundry NI-MLX
> datasheet stated it would support up to 2 million routes, the same as
> the RX series.  This is not enough for me.  The current brocade
> datasheet (http://www.brocade.com/downloads/documents/data_sheets/product_data_sheets/MLX_Series_DS.pdf)
> for the MLX notes 10 million BGP routes with an asterisk but no clear
> information on how you would achieve this.  The current XMR data sheet
> (listed right below the MLX on brocades website
> http://www.brocade.com/downloads/documents/data_sheets/product_data_sheets/NetIron_XMR_DS.pdf)
> also says 10 million routes for BGP.  Whats also worth noting is that
> no XMR part numbers are listed in the MLX datasheet.  It also noted
> that a new management module for the MLX and MLXe were released this
> year.
> 
> Now to the juicy part:  I am being told that the MLX with both the old
> and the new MR will not support 10 million BGP routes even though the
> datasheet says it will.  Brocade says you have to put XMR MR's into
> the MLXe and since that would require all your line cards to also be
> XMR you basically have to have an XMR router.  This seems like utterly
> ridiculous false advertising about the MLX.  Its also totally unclear
> what the upgrade to the new MR actually gets you for the standard MLX.
> 
> Does anyone know if this has changed or if there is a workaround to
> get more then 2 million BGP routes out of an MLX configuration or with
> an MLX configuration with an upgraded MR without having to swap out
> basically every part to XMR?
> 
> I appreciate any help anyone can provide.
> 
> Derek
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