Suggestions to achieve multiple VRFs?

[Pierluigi Rolando]

Hi,
Maybe you've already thought about it, but what about using network namespaces (in Linux, or whatever equivalent they have in other OSs) to separate cleanly the management network from everything else? Or are you sharing interfaces?

- P

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-bird-users at atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz [mailto:owner-bird-
> users at atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz] On Behalf Of Michael Fincham
> Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 1:17 AM
> To: bird-users at network.cz
> Subject: Suggestions to achieve multiple VRFs?
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> Presently I am testing a network design consisting of BIRD routers
> running a fairly unexciting "OSPF on linknets and loopback interfaces,
> iBGP mesh" type network.
> 
> I am interested in suggestions for sensible ways to split a network of
> BIRD routers like this in to multiple VRFs - for instance to define a
> "management" VRF alongside the standard inet table.
> 
> It seems simple to set up multiple routing tables on any given router
> and to learn routes in to those tables, however I am interested in
> suggestions for ways to distribute that routing information, as there
> seem to be several mechanisms that could be used.
> 
> I'd like to avoid running multiple linknets and OSPF instances over my
> linknets if possible.
> 
> --
> Michael