Greetings, we are currently in the process of trialing different multicast solutions on our LAN and are keen to increase resiliance where possible, as such we have implemented Anycast RP w/ AutoRP on a seperate switch block for the purposes on this test.
We have applied the following config to 4 distribution switches as per the description below (AutoRP) configuration not included:
Switch A is connected to Switch B and Switch C using routed interfaces
Switch D is connected to Switch B and Switch C using routed interfaces
Switch A -------- Switch B
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Switch B -------- Switch D
Switch-A - 1.1.1.1
Switch-B - 1.1.1.2
Switch-C - 1.1.1.3
Switch-D - 1.1.1.4
Switch-A
int loopback0
ip address 1.1.1.1 255.255.255.255
!
int loopback1
ip address 2.2.2.2.2 255.255.255.255
ip pim sparse-dense-mode
!
router ospf 1
network 2.2.2.2 0.0.0.0 area 0
!
ip msdp peer 1.1.1.2 connect-source loopback 0
ip msdp peer 1.1.1.3 connect-source loopback 0
ip msdp peer 1.1.1.4 connect-source loopback 0
!
ip msdp mesh-group anycast-rp 1.1.1.2
ip msdp mesh-group anycast-rp 1.1.1.3
ip msdp mesh-group anycast-rp 1.1.1.4
!
ip msdp originator-id loopback 0
ip pim rp-address 2.2.2.2
end
All is functioning correctly and multicast traffic is being routed as expected however i am concerned about how to scale MSDP.
Question #1 - Lets say we have 20 distribution switches and 2 core switches all of which we require to be potential RP's, if i were to roll this out across the LAN would i have to configure all 22 switches as peers under the IP MSDP PEER statement?
For example on every switch:
ip msdp peer 1.1.1.2 connect-source loopback 0
ip msdp peer 1.1.1.3 connect-source loopback 0
ip msdp peer 1.1.1.4 connect-source loopback 0
ip msdp peer 1.1.1.5 connect-source loopback 0
ip msdp peer 1.1.1.6 connect-source loopback 0
- > -> -> ->
ip msdp peer 1.1.1.22 connect-source loopback 0
etc etc etc etc
or
Question #2 - Can i simply peer the distribution switches with the core switches (also MSDP enabled) hence reducing the number of MSDP peers to 2 on the distribution switches but ~22 on the core switches depending on the overall number of connected distribution switches/routers?
In essence, for MSDP to function properly does every MSDP enabled switch/router need to be configured to form a session with every other switch or can it learn SA information from it's directly connected MSDP neigbours? The documentation would suggest that it's similar to an iBGP configuration and that all MSDP routers should be fully meshed?
Any assistance would be most appreciated.
Regards
