BFD for IPv6 static routes configuration example (indirect next hop)
Network requirements
In Figure 76, Switch A has a route to interface Loopback 1 (2::9/128) on Switch B, with the output interface being VLAN-interface 10. Switch B has a route to interface Loopback 1 (1::9/128) on Switch A, with the output interface being VLAN-interface 12. Switch D has a route to 1::9/128, with the output interface being VLAN-interface 10, and a route to 2::9/128, with the output interface being VLAN-interface 12.
Configure an IPv6 static route to subnet 120::/64 on Switch A, and configure an IPv6 static route to subnet 121::/64 on Switch B. Enable BFD for both routes. Configure an IPv6 static route to subnet 120::/64 and an IPv6 static route to subnet 121::/64 on both Switch C and Switch D. When the link between Switch A and Switch B through Switch D fails, BFD can detect the failure immediately and Switch A and Switch B can communicate through Switch C.
Figure 76: Network diagram
Device | Interface | IPv6 address | Device | Interface | IPv6 address |
Switch A | Vlan-int10 | 12::1/64 | Switch B | Vlan-int12 | 11::2/64 |
Vlan-int11 | 10::102/64 | Vlan-int13 | 13::1/64 | ||
Loop1 | 1::9/128 | Loop1 | 2::9/128 | ||
Switch C | Vlan-int11 | 10::100/64 | Switch D | Vlan-int10 | 12::2/64 |
Vlan-int13 | 13::2/64 | Vlan-int12 | 11::1/64 |
Configuration procedure
Configure IPv6 addresses for interfaces. (Details not shown.)
Configure IPv6 static routes and BFD:
# Configure IPv6 static routes on Switch A and enable BFD control packet mode for the IPv6 static route that traverses Switch D.
<SwitchA> system-view [SwitchA] interface loopback 1 [SwitchA-LoopBack1] bfd min-transmit-interval 500 [SwitchA-LoopBack1] bfd min-receive-interval 500 [SwitchA-LoopBack1] bfd detect-multiplier 9 [SwitchA-LoopBack1] quit [SwitchA] ipv6 route-static 120:: 64 2::9 bfd control-packet bfd-source 1::9 [SwitchA] ipv6 route-static 120:: 64 10::100 preference 65 [SwitchA] quit
# Configure IPv6 static routes on Switch B and enable BFD control packet mode for the static route that traverses Switch D.
<SwitchB> system-view [SwitchB] interface loopback 1 [SwitchB-LoopBack1] bfd min-transmit-interval 500 [SwitchB-LoopBack1] bfd min-receive-interval 500 [SwitchB-LoopBack1] bfd detect-multiplier 9 [SwitchB-LoopBack1] quit [SwitchB] ipv6 route-static 121:: 64 1::9 bfd control-packet bfd-source 2::9 [SwitchB] ipv6 route-static 121:: 64 13::2 preference 65 [SwitchB] quit
# Configure IPv6 static routes on Switch C.
<SwitchC> system-view [SwitchC] ipv6 route-static 120:: 64 13::1 [SwitchC] ipv6 route-static 121:: 64 10::102
# Configure IPv6 static routes on Switch D.
<SwitchD> system-view [SwitchD] ipv6 route-static 120:: 64 11::2 [SwitchD] ipv6 route-static 121:: 64 12::1
Verifying the configuration
# Display the BFD sessions on Switch A.
<SwitchA> display bfd session Total Session Num: 1 Up Session Num: 1 Init Mode: Active IPv6 Session Working Under Ctrl Mode: Local Discr: 513 Remote Discr: 33 Source IP: FE80::1:1B49 (link-local address of Loopback1 on Switch A) Destination IP: FE80::1:1B49 (link-local address of Loopback1 on Switch B) Session State: Up Interface: N/A Hold Time: 2012ms
The output shows that the BFD session has been created.
# Display the IPv6 static routes on Switch A.
<SwitchA> display ipv6 routing-table protocol static Summary Count : 1 Static Routing table Status : <Active> Summary Count : 1 Destination: 120::/64 Protocol : Static NextHop : 2::9 Preference: 60 Interface : Vlan10 Cost : 0 Static Routing table Status : <Inactive> Summary Count : 0
The output shows that Switch A communicates Switch B through VLAN-interface 10. The link over VLAN-interface 10 fails.
# Display IPv6 static routes on Switch A again.
<SwitchA> display ipv6 routing-table protocol static Summary Count : 1 Static Routing table Status : <Active> Summary Count : 1 Destination: 120::/64 Protocol : Static NextHop : 10::100 Preference: 65 Interface : Vlan11 Cost : 0 Static Routing table Status : <Inactive> Summary Count : 0
The output shows that Switch A communicates with Switch B through VLAN-interface 11.