Example: Configuring static routing-Track-NQA collaboration

Network configuration

Switch A is the default gateway of the hosts in network 20.1.1.0/24.
Switch D is the default gateway of the hosts in network 30.1.1.0/24.
Hosts in the two networks communicate with each other through static routes.

To ensure network availability, configure route backup and static routing-Track-NQA collaboration on Switch A and Switch D as follows:

On Switch A, assign a higher priority to the static route to 30.1.1.0/24 with next hop Switch B. This route is the master route. The static route to 30.1.1.0/24 with next hop Switch C acts as the backup route. When the master route is unavailable, the backup route takes effect. Switch A forwards packets to 30.1.1.0/24 through Switch C.
On Switch D, assign a higher priority to the static route to 20.1.1.0/24 with next hop Switch B. This route is the master route. The static route to 20.1.1.0/24 with next hop Switch C acts as the backup route. When the master route is unavailable, the backup route takes effect. Switch D forwards packets to 20.1.1.0/24 through Switch C.

Figure 61: Network diagram

Procedure

IMPORTANT:

By default, interfaces on the device are disabled (in ADM or Administratively Down state). To have an interface operate, you must use the undo shutdown command to enable that interface.

Create VLANs and assign ports to them. Configure the IP address of each VLAN interface, as shown in Figure 61. (Details not shown.)
Configure Switch A:
# Configure a static route to 30.1.1.0/24 with next hop 10.1.1.2 and the default priority (60). Associate this static route with track entry 1.
```
<SwitchA> system-view
[SwitchA] ip route-static 30.1.1.0 24 10.1.1.2 track 1
```
# Configure a static route to 30.1.1.0/24 with next hop 10.3.1.3 and priority 80.
```
[SwitchA] ip route-static 30.1.1.0 24 10.3.1.3 preference 80
```
# Configure a static route to 10.2.1.4 with next hop 10.1.1.2.
```
[SwitchA] ip route-static 10.2.1.4 24 10.1.1.2
```
# Create an NQA operation with administrator name admin and operation tag test.
```
[SwitchA] nqa entry admin test
```
# Specify the ICMP echo operation type.
```
[SwitchA-nqa-admin-test] type icmp-echo
```
# Specify 10.2.1.4 as the destination address of the operation.
```
[SwitchA-nqa-admin-test-icmp-echo] destination ip 10.2.1.4
```
# Specify 10.1.1.2 as the next hop of the operation.
```
[SwitchA-nqa-admin-test-icmp-echo] next-hop ip 10.1.1.2
```
# Configure the ICMP echo operation to repeat every 100 milliseconds.
```
[SwitchA-nqa-admin-test-icmp-echo] frequency 100
```
# Configure reaction entry 1, specifying that five consecutive probe failures trigger the Track module.
```
[SwitchA-nqa-admin-test-icmp-echo] reaction 1 checked-element probe-fail threshold-type consecutive 5 action-type trigger-only
[SwitchA-nqa-admin-test-icmp-echo] quit
```
# Start the NQA operation.
```
[SwitchA] nqa schedule admin test start-time now lifetime forever
```
# Configure track entry 1, and associate it with reaction entry 1 of the NQA operation.
```
[SwitchA] track 1 nqa entry admin test reaction 1
```
Configure Switch B:
# Configure a static route to 30.1.1.0/24 with next hop 10.2.1.4.
```
<SwitchB> system-view
[SwitchB] ip route-static 30.1.1.0 24 10.2.1.4
```
# Configure a static route to 20.1.1.0/24 with next hop 10.1.1.1.
```
[SwitchB] ip route-static 20.1.1.0 24 10.1.1.1
```
Configure Switch C:
# Configure a static route to 30.1.1.0/24 with next hop 10.4.1.4.
```
<SwitchC> system-view
[SwitchC] ip route-static 30.1.1.0 24 10.4.1.4
```
# Configure a static route to 20.1.1.0/24 with next hop 10.3.1.1.
```
[SwitchC] ip route-static 20.1.1.0 24 10.3.1.1
```
Configure Switch D:
# Configure a static route to 20.1.1.0/24 with next hop 10.2.1.2 and the default priority (60). Associate this static route with track entry 1.
```
<SwitchD> system-view
[SwitchD] ip route-static 20.1.1.0 24 10.2.1.2 track 1
```
# Configure a static route to 20.1.1.0/24 with next hop 10.4.1.3 and priority 80.
```
[SwitchD] ip route-static 20.1.1.0 24 10.4.1.3 preference 80
```
# Configure a static route to 10.1.1.1 with next hop 10.2.1.2.
```
[SwitchD] ip route-static 10.1.1.1 24 10.2.1.2
```
# Create an NQA operation with administrator name admin and operation tag test.
```
[SwitchD] nqa entry admin test
```
# Specify the ICMP echo operation type.
```
[SwitchD-nqa-admin-test] type icmp-echo
```
# Specify 10.1.1.1 as the destination address of the operation.
```
[SwitchD-nqa-admin-test-icmp-echo] destination ip 10.1.1.1
```
# Specify 10.2.1.2 as the next hop of the operation.
```
[SwitchD-nqa-admin-test-icmp-echo] next-hop ip 10.2.1.2
```
# Configure the ICMP echo operation to repeat every 100 milliseconds.
```
[SwitchD-nqa-admin-test-icmp-echo] frequency 100
```
# Configure reaction entry 1, specifying that five consecutive probe failures trigger the Track module.
```
[SwitchD-nqa-admin-test-icmp-echo] reaction 1 checked-element probe-fail threshold-type consecutive 5 action-type trigger-only
[SwitchD-nqa-admin-test-icmp-echo] quit
```
# Start the NQA operation.
```
[SwitchD] nqa schedule admin test start-time now lifetime forever
```
# Configure track entry 1, and associate it with reaction entry 1 of the NQA operation.
```
[SwitchD] track 1 nqa entry admin test reaction 1
```

Verifying the configuration

# Display information about the track entry on Switch A.

[SwitchA] display track all
Track ID: 1
  State: Positive
  Duration: 0 days 0 hours 0 minutes 32 seconds
  Notification delay: Positive 0, Negative 0 (in seconds)
  Tracked object:
    NQA entry: admin test
    Reaction: 1
    Remote IP/URL:--
    Local IP:--
    Interface:--

The output shows that the status of the track entry is Positive, indicating that the NQA operation has succeeded and the master route is available.

# Display the routing table of Switch A.

[SwitchA] display ip routing-table

Destinations : 10       Routes : 10

Destination/Mask    Proto  Pre  Cost         NextHop         Interface
10.1.1.0/24         Direct 0    0            10.1.1.1        Vlan2
10.1.1.1/32         Direct 0    0            127.0.0.1       InLoop0
10.2.1.0/24         Static 60   0            10.1.1.2        Vlan2
10.3.1.0/24         Direct 0    0            10.3.1.1        Vlan3
10.3.1.1/32         Direct 0    0            127.0.0.1       InLoop0
20.1.1.0/24         Direct 0    0            20.1.1.1        Vlan6
20.1.1.1/32         Direct 0    0            127.0.0.1       InLoop0
30.1.1.0/24         Static 60   0            10.1.1.2        Vlan2
127.0.0.0/8         Direct 0    0            127.0.0.1       InLoop0
127.0.0.1/32        Direct 0    0            127.0.0.1       InLoop0

The output shows that Switch A forwards packets to 30.1.1.0/24 through Switch B.

# Remove the IP address of interface VLAN-interface 2 on Switch B.

<SwitchB> system-view
[SwitchB] interface vlan-interface 2
[SwitchB-Vlan-interface2] undo ip address

# Display information about the track entry on Switch A.

[SwitchA] display track all
Track ID: 1
  State: Negative
  Duration: 0 days 0 hours 0 minutes 32 seconds
  Notification delay: Positive 0, Negative 0 (in seconds)
  Tracked object:
    NQA entry: admin test
    Reaction: 1
    Remote IP/URL:--
    Local IP:--
    Interface:--

The output shows that the status of the track entry is Negative, indicating that the NQA operation has failed and the master route is unavailable.

# Display the routing table of Switch A.

[SwitchA] display ip routing-table

Destinations : 10       Routes : 10

Destination/Mask    Proto  Pre  Cost         NextHop         Interface
10.1.1.0/24         Direct 0    0            10.1.1.1        Vlan2
10.1.1.1/32         Direct 0    0            127.0.0.1       InLoop0
10.2.1.0/24         Static 60   0            10.1.1.2        Vlan2
10.3.1.0/24         Direct 0    0            10.3.1.1        Vlan3
10.3.1.1/32         Direct 0    0            127.0.0.1       InLoop0
20.1.1.0/24         Direct 0    0            20.1.1.1        Vlan6
20.1.1.1/32         Direct 0    0            127.0.0.1       InLoop0
30.1.1.0/24         Static 80   0            10.3.1.3        Vlan3
127.0.0.0/8         Direct 0    0            127.0.0.1       InLoop0
127.0.0.1/32        Direct 0    0            127.0.0.1       InLoop0

The output shows that Switch A forwards packets to 30.1.1.0/24 through Switch C. The backup static route has taken effect.

# Verify that hosts in 20.1.1.0/24 can communicate with the hosts in 30.1.1.0/24 when the master route fails.

[SwitchA] ping -a 20.1.1.1 30.1.1.1
Ping 30.1.1.1: 56  data bytes, press CTRL_C to break
Reply from 30.1.1.1: bytes=56 Sequence=1 ttl=254 time=2 ms
Reply from 30.1.1.1: bytes=56 Sequence=2 ttl=254 time=1 ms
Reply from 30.1.1.1: bytes=56 Sequence=3 ttl=254 time=1 ms
Reply from 30.1.1.1: bytes=56 Sequence=4 ttl=254 time=2 ms
Reply from 30.1.1.1: bytes=56 Sequence=5 ttl=254 time=1 ms

--- Ping statistics for 30.1.1.1 ---
5 packet(s) transmitted, 5 packet(s) received, 0.00% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/std-dev = 1/1/2/1 ms

# Verify that the hosts in 30.1.1.0/24 can communicate with the hosts in 20.1.1.0/24 when the master route fails.

[SwitchB] ping -a 30.1.1.1 20.1.1.1
Ping 20.1.1.1: 56  data bytes, press CTRL_C to break
Reply from 20.1.1.1: bytes=56 Sequence=1 ttl=254 time=2 ms
Reply from 20.1.1.1: bytes=56 Sequence=2 ttl=254 time=1 ms
Reply from 20.1.1.1: bytes=56 Sequence=3 ttl=254 time=1 ms
Reply from 20.1.1.1: bytes=56 Sequence=4 ttl=254 time=1 ms
Reply from 20.1.1.1: bytes=56 Sequence=5 ttl=254 time=1 ms

--- Ping statistics for 20.1.1.1 ---
5 packet(s) transmitted, 5 packet(s) received, 0.00% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/std-dev = 1/1/2/1 ms

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