SSO and ISSU—MPLS VPN 6VPE and 6PE Support
First Published: November 17, 2010
Last Updated: November 17, 2010
This document provides information about configuring stateful switchover (SSO) and In Service Software Upgrade (ISSU) support for Cisco IOS XE VPN IPv6 provider edge (6VPE) and Cisco IOS XE IPv6 provider edge (6PE) routers over Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS).
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Contents
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Prerequisites for SSO and ISSU—MPLS VPN 6VPE and 6PE Support
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Restrictions for SSO and ISSU—MPLS VPN 6VPE and 6PE Support
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Information About SSO and ISSU—MPLS VPN 6VPE and 6PE Support
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How to Configure SSO and ISSU—MPLS VPN 6VPE and 6PE Support
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Configuration Examples for Configuring SSO and ISSU—MPLS VPN 6VPE and 6PE Support
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Additional References
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Feature Information for SSO and ISSU—MPLS VPN 6VPE and 6PE Support
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Glossary
Prerequisites for SSO and ISSU—MPLS VPN 6VPE and 6PE Support
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Your networking device must be running Cisco IOS XE 3.2S or a later release.
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Your network must be configured for a supported MPLS VPN. For information, see Configuring MPLS Layer 3 VPNs and Implementing IPv6 VPN over MPLS.
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SSO must be configured on the Route Processor (RP). For information, see Stateful Switchover.
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Your networking device must support the following:
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IPv6 Cisco Express Forwarding (CEF)
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IPv6 nonstop forwarding (NSF)
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Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) Graceful Restart
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NSF must be enabled on the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) and static routes that run between the provider (P), PE, and the customer edge (CE) routers. For configuration information, see Cisco Nonstop Forwarding.
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LDP Graceful Restart must be enabled if LDP is the protocol used in the MPLS core. For configuration information, see NSF/SSO-MPLS LDP and MPLS LDP Graceful Restart.
Restrictions for SSO and ISSU—MPLS VPN 6VPE and 6PE Support
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Only LDP sessions are supported.
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MPLS VPN 6VPE and 6PE Carrier Supporting Carrier (CSC) VPNs support only BGP. CSC configurations that use LDP are not supported.
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Only BGP and static routes are supported for 6VPE and 6PE.
Information About SSO and ISSU—MPLS VPN 6VPE and 6PE Support
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Elements Supporting SSO and ISSU—MPLS VPN 6VPE and 6PE Support Features
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How BGP Graceful Restart Works for MPLS VPN 6vPE and 6PE
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How BGP Graceful Restart Preserves Prefix Information During a Restart
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ISSU Support for MPLS VPN 6vPE and 6PE
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SSO Support for MPLS VPN 6VPE and 6PE
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BGP Graceful Restart Support for MPLS VPN Configurations
Elements Supporting SSO and ISSU—MPLS VPN 6VPE and 6PE Support Features
The major elements supporting the functionality of the SSO and ISSU for Cisco IOS XE VPN 6vPE and 6PE features are the following:
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MPLS VPN—Forwards IP traffic using a VPN label that instructs the routers and switches in the network where to forward the packets based on preestablished IP routing information.
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BGP Graceful Restart—The BGP Graceful Restart feature is responsible for negotiating graceful restart capabilities, exchanging forwarding preservation states, and coordinating advertisements after session restarts. MPLS VPNs interact with BGP to exchange VPN routing and forwarding (VRF) routes and labels.
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IPv6 NSF—IPv6 NSF support enables IPv6 cache rebuilds during switchover using checkpointed Cisco Express Forwarding adjacencies.
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CEF/MFI—CEF and the MPLS Forwarding Infrastructure (MFI) are responsible for preserving forwarding entries and local labels across RP switchover.
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If a router does not support the SSO and ISSU—MPLS VPN 6VPE and 6PE Support feature, prefix and label information is not preserved. After a switchover, BGP has to restart, relearn all routes, and install labels in the forwarding database. This can cause the loss of some network traffic.
How BGP Graceful Restart Works for MPLS VPN 6vPE and 6PE
BGP Graceful Restart behavior for IPv6 and VPNv6 is essentially the same as Graceful Restart behavior for IPv4 and VPNv4; the only difference is the addition of support for IPv6 and VPNv6 address families.
When you configure BGP Graceful Restart, BGP includes the Graceful Restart capability and negotiates the preservation states of address families, such as IPv4/VPNv4 and IPv6/VPNv6 address families.
Both BGP peers must agree on a Graceful Restart timer. After a BGP session comes up and finishes sending initial updates, each BGP peer sends an end-of-Routing Information Base (RIB) marker.
The SSO and ISSU—MPLS VPN 6VPE and 6PE Support features use the mechanisms defined in RFC 4724, Graceful Restart Mechanism for BGP.
How BGP Graceful Restart Preserves Prefix Information During a Restart
When a router that is capable of BGP Graceful Restart loses connectivity, the following happens to the restarting router:
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The router establishes BGP sessions with other routers and relearns the BGP routes from other routers that are also capable of Graceful Restart. The restarting router waits to receive updates from the neighboring routers. When the neighboring routers send end-of-RIB markers to indicate that they are done sending updates, the restarting router starts sending its own updates.
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The restarting router recovers labels from the MFI database for each prefix. If the router finds the label, it advertises the label to the neighboring router. If the router does not find the label, it allocates a new label from the database and advertises it.
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The restarting router removes any stale prefixes after a timer for stale entries expires.
When a peer router that is capable of BGP Graceful Restart encounters a restarting router, it does the following:
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The peer router sends all of the routing updates to the restarting router. When it has finished sending updates, the peer router sends an end-of RIB marker to the restarting router.
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The peer router does not immediately remove the BGP routes learned from the restarting router from its BGP routing table. As it learns the prefixes from the restarting router, the peer refreshes the stale routes if the new prefix and label information matches the old information.
ISSU Support for MPLS VPN 6vPE and 6PE
The ISSU process allows Cisco IOS XE software to be updated or otherwise modified while packet forwarding continues. In most networks, planned software upgrades are a significant cause of downtime. ISSU allows Cisco IOS XE software to be modified while packet forwarding continues, which increases network availability and reduces downtime caused by planned software upgrades.
ISSU support for MPLS 6vPE and 6PE relies on 6vPE and 6PE NFS/SSO capability on the platform to minimize disruption on the forwarding plane.
SSO Support for MPLS VPN 6VPE and 6PE
SSO for 6VPE and 6PE supports the following configurations:
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NSF/SSO for IPv4 and VPNv4 coexistence
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Basic 6VPE and 6PE over MPLS core technology
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BGP multipath configuration
SSO for 6VPE supports the following configurations:
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Per-VRF label configuration
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Interautonomous systems (Inter-AS) topologies, including options B and C
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CSC when IPv6 + labels is configured on the PE-CE link
Because the SSO feature maintains stateful protocol and application information, user session information is maintained during a switchover and line cards continue to forward network traffic with no loss of sessions, providing improved network availability. SSO initializes and configures the standby RP and synchronizes state information, which can reduce the time required for routing protocols to converge. Network stability may be improved with the reduction in the number of route flaps created when routers in the network fail and lose their routing tables.
When RP switchover happens, forwarding information is preserved by MFI and Cisco Express Forwarding on both line cards and the standby RP. VPNv6 prefix and local label mapping is preserved in the forwarding database. When the standby RP becomes the new active RP, 6PE and 6vPE traffic continues to be forwarded with minimal interruption.
When a BGP session restarts on the new active RP, the new active RP does not have any prior state information about prefixes or labels. The new active RP must relearn VPNv6 prefixes from its peers. As the new active RP learns the VPNv6 prefixes, it tries to get new local labels the same way it does when it first comes up. If the MFI database has the preserved copy of the local label for a prefix, the MFI database gives the local label to BGP and BGP then maintains the same local label. If the MFI database does not have a preserved local label for the prefix, MFI allocates a new one.
BGP Graceful Restart Support for MPLS VPN Configurations
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Graceful Restart Support for a Basic 6VPE Setup
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Graceful Restart for 6VPE in Carrier Supporting Carrier and Interautonomous System Setups
Graceful Restart Support for a Basic 6VPE Setup
For PE- to-CE external BGP (eBGP), Graceful Restart capability is supported for IPv6 address families. For PE-to-PE interior BGP (iBGP) sessions with or without a route reflector (RR) in the core, BGP Graceful Restart capability supports VPNv6 address families.
When the PE router resets, the connected CE router retains IPv6 prefixes that it received from the PE router and marks the prefixes as stale. If the eBGP session does not reestablish within the specified restart time or the session reestablishes but does not set the restart or forwarding state bit, the CE router removes the stale IPv6 routes. If the eBGP session reestablishes within the specified restart time and has both the forwarding and restart bits set, the CE router removes the stale state from the IPv6 routes when it receives the updates from PE router. After the CE router receives the end-of-RIB marker, it removes or withdraws the rest of the stale information, if any exists.
The restarting PE router waits for an end-of-RIB marker from all BGP-capable peers including iBGP peers and eBGP peers. The PE router begins to calculate the best path and send out initial updates only after receiving an end-of-RIB marker from all BGP capable peers.
Graceful Restart for 6VPE in Carrier Supporting Carrier and Interautonomous System Setups
The same Graceful Restart capabilities for route preservation that apply to a basic 6VPE setup apply to a CSC and Inter-AS setup. IPv6 or VPNv6 routes and labels are preserved during switchover.
In a CSC configuration, when send-labels are configured between a CSC-PE and CSC-CE eBGP connection, labels are preserved along with IPv6 BGP routes when one of the peers restarts.
In Inter-AS option B and options C setups, VPNv6 routes and labels are preserved on an Autonomous System Border Router (ASBR) or route reflector when the VPNv6 peer restarts.
How to Configure SSO and ISSU—MPLS VPN 6VPE and 6PE Support
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Configuring SSO for a Basic MPLS 6VPE and 6PE Setup (required)
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Verifying SSO and ISSU Support for 6VPE and 6PE (optional)
Note
Unlike SSO, which is a mode of operation for the device and a prerequisite for performing ISSU, the ISSU process is a series of steps performed while the router or switch is in operation. For information on performing ISSU upgrades on the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Router, see the "In Service Software Upgrade (ISSU)" module in the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers Software Configuration Guide.
Configuring SSO for a Basic MPLS 6VPE and 6PE Setup
Perform this task to configure SSO for a basic MPLS 6VPE and 6PE setup.
SUMMARY STEPS
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enable
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configure terminal
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ip cef distributed
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ipv6 unicast-routing
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ipv6 cef distributed
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redundancy
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mode sso
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exit
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router bgp autonomous-system-number
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bgp graceful-restart restart-time seconds
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bgp graceful-restart stalepath-time seconds
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bgp graceful-restart
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end
DETAILED STEPS
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Step 1 |
enable
Router> enable |
Enables privileged EXEC mode. • Enter your password if prompted. |
Step 2 |
configure terminal
Router# configure terminal |
Enters global configuration mode. |
Step 3 |
ip cef distributed
Router(config)# ip cef distributed |
Enables distributed Cisco Express Forwarding. |
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ipv6 unicast-routing
Router(config)# ipv6 unicast-routing |
Enables the forwarding of IPv6 unicast datagrams. |
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ipv6 cef distributed
Router(config)# ipv6 cef distributed |
Enables distributed Cisco Express Forwarding for IPv6. |
Step 6 |
redundancy
Router(config)# redundancy |
Enters redundancy configuration mode. |
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mode sso
Router(red-config)# mode sso |
Sets the redundancy configuration mode to SSO. |
Step 8 |
exit
Router(red-config)# exit |
Exits to global configuration mode. |
Step 9 |
router bgp autonomous-system-number
Router(config)# router bgp 1000 |
Enters router configuration mode and configures the BGP routing process. |
Step 10 |
bgp graceful-restart restart-time seconds
Router(config-router)# bgp graceful-restart restart-time 180 |
Enables the BGP graceful restart timer capability globally for all BGP neighbors and sets the maximum time period that the local router will wait for a graceful-restart-capable neighbor to return to normal operation after a restart event occurs. |
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bgp graceful-restart stalepath-time seconds
Router(config-router)# bgp graceful-restart stalepath-time 420 |
Enables the BGP graceful restart stale path timer capability globally for all BGP neighbors and sets the maximum time period that the local router will hold stale paths for a restarting peer. |
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bgp graceful-restart
Router(config-router)# bgp graceful-restart |
Enables the BGP graceful restart capability globally for all BGP neighbors. |
Step 13 |
end
Router(config-router)# end |
Exits to privileged EXEC mode. |
Verifying SSO and ISSU Support for 6VPE and 6PE
Perform this task to verify SSO and ISSU support for 6VPE and 6PE routers.
SUMMARY STEPS
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enable
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show ip bgp neighbor
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show ip bgp vpnv6 unicast vrf vrf-name
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show ip bgp ipv6 unicast
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show mpls forwarding
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show ipv6 cef vrf-name
DETAILED STEPS
Step 1
enable
Use this command to enable privileged EXEC mode. Enter your password if prompted. For example:
Step 2
show ip bgp neighbor
Use this command to verify that the IPv6 address family and VPNv6 address family entries are preserved. For example:
Router# show ip bgp neighbor
BGP neighbor is 10.2.2.2, remote AS 100, internal link
BGP version 4, remote router ID 10.2.2.2
BGP state = Established, up for 00:02:42
Last read 00:00:36, last write 00:00:36, hold time is 180, keepalive
Graceful Restart Capability: advertised and received
Remote Restart timer is 120 seconds
Address families advertised by peer:
IPv6 Unicast (was preserved), VPNv6 Unicast (was preserved)
IPv6 Unicast (was preserved), VPNv6 Unicast (was preserved) is displayed in the Graceful Restart Capability section of the output only after the peer restarts.
Step 3
show ip bgp vpnv6 unicast vrf vrf-name
Use this command to verify that VPNv6 entries are marked as stale during switchover. For example:
Router# show ip bgp vpnv6 unicast vrf vpn1
BGP table version is 10, local router ID is 10.4.4.4
Status codes: s suppressed, d damped, h history, * valid, > best, i - internal,
Origin codes: i - IGP, e - EGP, ? - incomplete
Network Next Hop Metric LocPrf Weight Path
Route Distinguisher: 1:1 (default for vrf vpn1)
S>iA::1/128 ::FFFF:10.2.2.2 0 100 0 200 ?
*> A::5/128 A::4:5:5 0 0 200 ?
S>iA::1:2:0/112 ::FFFF:10.2.2.2 0 100 0 ?
* A::4:5:0/112 A::4:5:5 0 0 200 ?
Step 4
show ip bgp ipv6 unicast
Use this command to verify that VPNv6 entries are marked as stale during switchover. For example:
Router# show ip bgp ipv6 unicast
BGP table version is 9, local router ID is 10.1.1.1
Status codes: s suppressed, d damped, h history, * valid, > best, i - internal,
Origin codes: i - IGP, e - EGP, ? - incomplete
Network Next Hop Metric LocPrf Weight Path
S A::1:2:0/112 A::1:2:2 0 0 100 ?
S> A::4:5:0/112 A::1:2:2 0 100 ?
Step 5
show mpls forwarding
Use this command to show preserved forwarding entries for IPv6 and VPNv6 prefixes. The sample output is from a PE router in a CSC configuration. Enter the command on the active and the standby router. Compare the sample output from the active router with the sample output from the standby router. Following is sample output from the active router;
Router# show mpls forwarding
Local Outgoing Prefix Bytes Label Outgoing Next Hop
Label Label or Tunnel Id Switched interface
18 Pop Label 10.3.3.3/32 0 FEt1/0/0 10.2.3.3
19 Pop Label 10.3.4.0/24 0 FEt1/0/0 10.2.3.3
20 17 10.4.4.4/32 0 FEt1/0/0 10.2.3.3
21 Pop Label 10.1.2.1/32[V] 0 FEt0/0/0 10.1.2.1
22 Pop Label A::1:2:0/112[V] 0 aggregate/vpn1
23 Pop Label A::1:2:1/128[V] 0 FEt0/0/0 A::1:2:1
24 Pop Label 10.1.2.0/24[V] 0 aggregate/vpn1
25 Pop Label A::1:2:2/128[V] 0 aggregate/vpn1
26 18 A::1/128[V] 0 FEt0/0/0
FE80::A8BB:CCFF:FE03:2101
27 26 10.4.5.5/32[V] 0 FEt1/0/0 10.2.3.3
28 25 10.4.5.0/24[V] 0 FEt1/0/0 10.2.3.3
29 22 A::4:5:5/128[V] 0 FEt1/0/0 10.2.3.3
30 21 A::4:5:0/112[V] 0 FEt1/0/0 10.2.3.3
31 23 A::4:5:4/128[V] 0 FEt1/0/0 10.2.3.3
32 24 A::5/128[V] 0 FEt1/0/0 10.2.3.3
33 Pop Label 10.1.2.2/32[V] 0 aggregate/vpn1
34 Pop Label 10.1.1.1/32[V] 0 FEt0/0/0 10.1.2.1
35 27 10.4.5.4/32[V] 0 FEt1/0/0 10.2.3.3
Local Outgoing Prefix Bytes Label Outgoing Next Hop
Label Label or Tunnel Id Switched interface
36 28 10.5.5.5/32[V] 0 FEt1/0/0 10.2.3.3
Following is sample output from the standby router:
Standby-Router# show mpls forwarding
Local Outgoing Prefix Bytes Label Outgoing Next Hop
Label Label or Tunnel Id Switched interface
18 Pop Label 10.3.3.3/32 0 FEt1/0/0 10.2.3.3
19 Pop Label 10.3.4.0/24 0 FEt1/0/0 10.2.3.3
20 17 10.4.4.4/32 0 FEt1/0/0 10.2.3.3
21 Pop Label 10.1.2.1/32[V] 0 FEt0/0/0 10.1.2.1
22 Pop Label A::1:2:0/112[V] 0 aggregate/vpn1
23 Pop Label A::1:2:1/128[V] 0 FEt0/0/0 A::1:2:1
24 Pop Label 10.1.2.0/24[V] 0 aggregate/vpn1
25 Pop Label A::1:2:2/128[V] 0 aggregate/vpn1
26 18 A::1/128[V] 0 FEt0/0/0
FE80::A8BB:CCFF:FE03:2101
27 26 10.4.5.5/32[V] 0 FEt1/0/0 10.2.3.3
28 25 10.4.5.0/24[V] 0 FEt1/0/0 10.2.3.3
29 22 A::4:5:5/128[V] 0 FEt1/0/0 10.2.3.3
30 21 A::4:5:0/112[V] 0 FEt1/0/0 10.2.3.3
31 23 A::4:5:4/128[V] 0 FEt1/0/0 10.2.3.3
32 24 A::5/128[V] 0 FEt1/0/0 10.2.3.3
33 Pop Label 10.1.2.2/32[V] 0 aggregate/vpn1
34 Pop Label 10.1.1.1/32[V] 0 FEt0/0/0 10.1.2.1
35 27 10.4.5.4/32[V] 0 FEt1/0/0 10.2.3.3
Local Outgoing Prefix Bytes Label Outgoing Next Hop
Label Label or Tunnel Id Switched interface
36 28 10.5.5.5/32[V] 0 FEt1/0/0 10.2.3.3
Step 6
show ipv6 cef vrf vrf-name
Use this command to show preserved forwarding entries for IPv6 and VPNv6 prefixes. This sample output is also from a PE router in a CSC configuration. Enter the command on the active and the standby router. Compare the sample output from the active router with the sample output from the standby router. Following is the output from the active router:
Router# show ipv6 cef vrf vrf1
nexthop FE80::A8BB:CCFF:FE03:2101 FastEthernet0/0/0 label 18
nexthop 10.2.3.3 FastEthernet1/0/0 label 17 24
attached to FastEthernet0/0/0
attached to FastEthernet0/0/0
receive for FastEthernet0/0/0
nexthop 10.2.3.3 FastEthernet1/0/0 label 17 21
nexthop 10.2.3.3 FastEthernet1/0/0 label 17 23
nexthop 10.2.3.3 FastEthernet1/0/0 label 17 22
Following is sample output from the standby router:
Standby-Router# show ipv6 cef vrf vrf1
nexthop FE80::A8BB:CCFF:FE03:2101 FastEthernet0/0/0 label 18
nexthop 10.2.3.3 FastEthernet1/0/0 label 17 24
attached to FastEthernet0/0/0
attached to FastEthernet0/0/0
receive for FastEthernet0/0/0
nexthop 10.2.3.3 FastEthernet1/0/0 label 17 21
nexthop 10.2.3.3 FastEthernet1/0/0 label 17 23
nexthop 10.2.3.3 FastEthernet1/0/0 label 17 22
Configuration Examples for Configuring SSO and ISSU—MPLS VPN 6VPE and 6PE Support
Figure 1 illustrates a basic 6VPE or 6PE network configuration.
Figure 1 Sample Basic 6VPE/6PE Network Configuration
This section provides the following configuration examples for PE1 routers in a basic 6VPE or 6PE network configuration:
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Example: Configuring SSO for a Basic 6VPE Setup
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Example: Configuring SSO for a Basic 6PE Setup
Example: Configuring SSO for a Basic 6VPE Setup
The following is a configuration example for a PE1 router in a basic 6VPE setup (see Figure 1) that includes VPNv6 and VPNv6 address families:
mpls ldp graceful-restart ! <==+ Command to configure LDP Graceful Restart
ip address 10.2.2.2 255.255.255.255
interface FastEthernet0/0/0
ip address 10.1.2.2 255.255.255.0
ipv6 address A::1:2:2/112
!interface FastEthernet1/0/0
ip address 10.2.3.2 255.255.255.0
network 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 area 0
bgp graceful-restart restart-time 120 ! <=== This command,
bgp graceful-restart stalepath-time 360 ! <=== this command, and
bgp graceful-restart ! <=== this command configures NFS/SSO for a 6VPE router.
neighbor 10.4.4.4 remote-as 100
neighbor 10.4.4.4 update-source Loopback0
neighbor 10.4.4.4 activate
neighbor 10.4.4.4 send-community extended
neighbor 10.4.4.4 activate
neighbor 10.4.4.4 send-community extended
address-family ipv4 vrf vpn1
neighbor 10.1.2.1 remote-as 200
neighbor 10.1.2.1 update-source FastEthernet0/0/0
neighbor 10.1.2.1 activate
address-family ipv6 vrf vpn1
neighbor A::1:2:1 remote-as 200
neighbor A::1:2:1 update-source FastEthernet0/0/0
neighbor A::1:2:1 activate
Example: Configuring SSO for a Basic 6PE Setup
This following is a configuration example for the PE1 router in a basic 6PE setup (see Figure 1):
mpls ldp graceful-restart ! <=== Command to configure LDP Graceful Restart
ip address 10.11.11.1 255.255.255.255
ipv6 address BEEF:11::1/64
interface FastEthernet0/0/0
ip address 10.50.1.2 255.255.255.0
ipv6 address 4000::72B/64
ipv6 address 8008::72B/64
interface FastEthernet1/0/0
ip address 10.40.1.2 255.255.255.0
network 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 area 0
bgp graceful-restart restart-time 120 ! <=== This command,
bgp graceful-restart stalepath-time 360 ! <=== this command, and
bgp graceful-restart ! <=== this command configures NFS/SSO for a 6PE
router.
neighbor 8008::72A remote-as 200
neighbor 10.10.10.1 remote-as 100
neighbor 10.10.10.1 update-source Loopback0
no neighbor 8008::72A activate
neighbor 10.10.10.1 activate
neighbor 8008::72A activate
neighbor 10.10.10.1 activate
neighbor 10.10.10.1 send-label
Additional References
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Standards
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Feature Information for SSO and ISSU—MPLS VPN 6VPE and 6PE Support
Table 1 lists the features in this module and provides links to specific configuration information.
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Note
Table 1 lists only the software release that introduced support for a given feature in a given software release train. Unless noted otherwise, subsequent releases of that software release train also support that feature.
Glossary
6PE router—IPv6 provider edge (PE) router. A router running a Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)-based mechanism to interconnect IPv6 islands over a Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)-enabled IPv4 cloud.
6VPE router—Provider edge router providing Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)-Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) IPv6 Virtual Private Network (VPN) service over an IPv4-based MPLS core. It is a IPv6 VPN provider edge (PE), dual-stack router that implements 6PE concepts on the core-facing interfaces.
BGP—Border Gateway Protocol. An interdomain routing protocol designed for the global Internet. Exterior Border Gateway Protocols (eBGPs) communicate among different autonomous systems. Interior Border Gateway Protocols (iBGPs) communicate among routers within a single autonomous system.
CE router—customer edge router. A router that is part of a customer network and interfaces to a provider edge (PE) router.
Cisco Express Forwarding—An advanced Layer 3 IP switching technology. It optimizes network performance and scalability for all kinds of networks.
eBGP—external Border Gateway Protocol.
graceful restart—A process for helping an RP restart after a node failure has occurred.
iBGP—Interior Border Gateway Protocol.
ISSU—In Service Software Upgrade. Software upgrade without service interruption.
LDP—Label Distribution Protocol. A standard protocol between Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)-enabled routers to negotiate the labels (addresses) used to forward packets.
MPLS—Multiprotocol Label Switching. A switching method that forwards IP traffic using a label. This label instructs the routers and switches in the network where to forward the packets based on preestablished IP routing information.
NSF—nonstop forwarding. The ability of a router to continue to forward traffic to a router that may be recovering from a failure. Also, the ability of a router recovering from a failure to continue to correctly forward traffic sent to it by a peer.
PE router—provider edge router. The PE router is the entry point into the service provider network. The PE router is typically deployed on the edge of the network and is administered by the service provider. The PE router is the redistribution point between EIGRP and BGP in PE to CE networking.
RIB—Routing Information Base. Also called the routing table.
SSO—stateful switchover. SSO refers to the implementation of Cisco IOS XE software that allows applications and features to maintain a defined state between an active and standby RP. When a switchover occurs, forwarding and sessions are maintained. Along with NSF, SSO makes an RP failure undetectable to the network.
VPN—Enables IP traffic to travel securely over a public TCP/IP network by encrypting traffic from one network to another. A VPN uses tunneling to encrypt all information at the IP level.
VRF—Virtual Private Network (VPN) routing and forwarding instance. A VRF consists of an IP routing table, a derived routing table, a set of interfaces that use the forwarding table. and a set of rules and routing information that defines a customer VPN site that is attached to a provider edge (PE) router.
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