[f-nsp] MLX-32 & BGP Routes

[Derek labian]

Hi Brad,
	I am trying to get more then 2 million routes from BGP peers into the BGP
table which, after selection of the best route, translates into 1 full
routing table into the general IP table.

On 10/5/11 4:16 PM, "Brad Fleming" <bdflemin at gmail.com> wrote:

>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
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> 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_shee
>>ts/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_sheet
>>s/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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