NX-OS Unicast &

Multicast Routing Review

DCv1 vs. DCv2 Routing Scope
» DCv1
• Implement Basic EIGRP in Data Center Environment
• Implement Basic OSPF in Data Center Environment
» DCv2
• Design, Implement and Troubleshoot Complex Layer 3 Technologies
• Design, Implement and Troubleshoot Routing Protocols and features for
example OSPF, ISIS, MBGP, IBGP, PBR, BFD
• Design, Implement and Troubleshoot Multicast protocols for example PIM,
IGMP, RP, BSR
» Why the change?
• Underlay Unicast & Multicast routing is required for overlay tunnels
• E.g. OTV, LISP, VxLAN, etc.

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NX-OS Unicast Routing Review
» Do you know unicast routing on IOS?
• Cisco Nexus 7000 NX-OS/IOS Comparison Tech Notes
» NX-OS routing logic stays the same
• Enable the protocol
• Discover routing peers
• Form routing adjacencies
• Exchange routing information
• Calculate routing topology
• Install forwarding results in the RIB/FIB
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Unicast Routing Verification & Troubleshooting

» What are the common problems in this workflow?

• How do I check if the protocol is on?
• How do I check protocol adjacencies?
• What would prevent a protocol adjacency?
• How do I check routing exchange?
• What would prevent routing exchange?
• How do I verify path selection?
• How can I modify path selection?

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NX-OS Multicast Routing Review
» Do you know multicast routing on IOS?
• Cisco NX-OS/IOS Multicast Comparison
» NX-OS multicast logic stays the same
• Enable the protocol
• Establish PIM adjacencies
• Discover the RP(s)
• Discover the sender(s)
• Discover the receiver(s)
• Build the (*,G) or (S,G) tree
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Multicast Routing Verification & Troubleshooting

» What are the common problems in this workflow?

• How do I check if the protocol is on?
• How do I check protocol adjacencies?
• What would prevent a protocol adjacency?
• How do I check the RP information?
• How do I verify the senders?
• How do I verify the receivers?
• How do I verify the end-to-end trees?
• How can I modify path selection?
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