[j-nsp] (M7i RE5.0) memory usage

[Alfred Schweder]

Hello

> > Im wondering, where I waste memory, cause there are many posts which state
> > that 512MB would be fine for 4 full tables. Ive only three and the 768MB are
> > full. 
> The size of JunOS itself has grown quite a bit lately - note that
> I'm talking about running code here, not just the jinstall images.

I use 10.0.
 
> We concluded some months ago that it was no longes feasible to run
> RE-5.0 with a full Internet routing table - at least not if you're
> going to have room for some L3VPNs and similar stuff.
> So if I were you I'd look really hard at the possibility of running
> your RE-5.0 boxes with a reduced Internet routing table.

I made some tests. I filter eg. all prefixes which more than 3 ASN,
but all other are still there as hidden information and so I dosnt
use less memory. Is there a special way of filtering ?

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