[j-nsp] BGP full mesh or route reflector

[Mark Tinka]

On 06/12/2025 13:05, Saku Ytti wrote:
> Same is true for JNPR. We purchased the fastest REs available at the
> time, and the RE scale was really not satisfactory enough. We didn't
> particularly want to run VM, but at our scale we scarcely had a
> choice. OP is indicating trivial scale, and it might be difficult to
> trust in VM and it may create circular dependencies (you need VM up to
> fix RR, and you need RR up to have VM) unless you build dedicated VM
> setup, including separate batch management/provisioning so a single
> mistake doesn't bring down VM and RR.

We worked around that by only needing the IGP up to access the VM.

But yes, you can also add OoB to the iLO port (or equivalent on other 
OEM's) on the server in case things get hairy.

Mark.