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Example: Configuring Static Routing on Logical Systems

Understanding Basic Static Routing

Routes that are permanent fixtures in the routing and forwarding tables are often configured as static routes. These routes generally do not change, and often include only one or very few paths to the destination.

To create a static route in the routing table, you must, at minimum, define the route as static and associate a next-hop address with it. The static route in the routing table is inserted into the forwarding table when the next-hop address is reachable. All traffic destined for the static route is transmitted to the next-hop address for transit.

You can specify options that define additional information about static routes that is included with the route when it is installed in the routing table. All static options are optional.

Example: Configuring Static Routes Between Logical Systems Within the Same Router

This example shows how to configure static routes between logical systems. The logical systems are configured in a single physical router and are connected by logical tunnel interfaces.

Requirements

You must connect the logical systems by using logical tunnel (lt) interfaces. See Example: Connecting Logical Systems Within the Same Router Using Logical Tunnel Interfaces.

Overview

A static route is a hard-coded path in the device that specifies how the route gets to a certain subnet by using a certain path. Routers that are connected to stub networks are often configured to use static routes. A stub network is a network with no knowledge of other networks. Stub networks send non-local traffic by way of a single path, with the network aware only of a default route to non-local destinations. In this example, you configure Logical System LS1 with a static route to the 10.10.10.0/30 network and define the next-hop address as 192.168.10.2. You also configure Logical System LS1 with a static route to the 192.168.10.0/30 network and define a next-hop address of 10.10.10.1.

Figure 1 shows the sample network.

Figure 1: Static Routes Between Logical Systems

Static Routes Between Logical
Systems

Configuration

CLI Quick Configuration

To quickly configure this example, copy the following commands, paste them into a text file, remove any line breaks, change any details necessary to match your network configuration, and then copy and paste the commands into the CLI at the [edit] hierarchy level.

set logical-systems LS1 interfaces lt-1/2/0 unit 0 description LS1->LS2 set logical-systems LS1 interfaces lt-1/2/0 unit 0 encapsulation ethernet set logical-systems LS1 interfaces lt-1/2/0 unit 0 peer-unit 1 set logical-systems LS1 interfaces lt-1/2/0 unit 0 family inet address 192.168.10.1/30 set logical-systems LS2 interfaces lt-1/2/0 unit 1 description LS2->LS1 set logical-systems LS2 interfaces lt-1/2/0 unit 1 encapsulation ethernet set logical-systems LS2 interfaces lt-1/2/0 unit 1 peer-unit 0 set logical-systems LS2 interfaces lt-1/2/0 unit 1 family inet address 192.168.10.2/30 set logical-systems LS2 interfaces lt-1/2/0 unit 9 description LS2->LS3 set logical-systems LS2 interfaces lt-1/2/0 unit 9 encapsulation ethernet set logical-systems LS2 interfaces lt-1/2/0 unit 9 peer-unit 10set logical-systems LS2 interfaces lt-1/2/0 unit 9 family inet address 10.10.10.1/30 set logical-systems LS3 interfaces lt-1/2/0 unit 10 description LS3->LS2set logical-systems LS3 interfaces lt-1/2/0 unit 10 encapsulation ethernet set logical-systems LS3 interfaces lt-1/2/0 unit 10 peer-unit 9set logical-systems LS3 interfaces lt-1/2/0 unit 10 family inet address 10.10.10.2/30 set logical-systems LS1 routing-options static route 10.10.10.0/30 next-hop 192.168.10.2set logical-systems LS3 routing-options static route 192.168.10.0/30 next-hop 10.10.10.1

Step-by-Step Procedure

The following example requires you to navigate various levels in the configuration hierarchy. For information about navigating the CLI, see Using the CLI Editor in Configuration Mode in the CLI User Guide.

To configure static routes between logical systems:

  1. Run the show interfaces terse command to verify that the router has a logical tunnel (lt) interface.
    user@host> show interfaces terse
    Interface               Admin Link Proto    Local                 Remote
    so-0/0/0                up    down
    so-0/0/1                up    down
    so-0/0/2                up    down
    so-0/0/3                up    down
    gr-1/2/0                up    up  
    ip-1/2/0                up    up  
    lt-1/2/0                up    up  
    ...
  2. Configure the logical tunnel interface on Logical System LS1 connecting to Logical System LS2.

    [edit]user@host# set logical-systems LS1 interfaces lt-1/2/0 unit 0 description LS1->LS2 user@host# set logical-systems LS1 interfaces lt-1/2/0 unit 0 encapsulation ethernet user@host# set logical-systems LS1 interfaces lt-1/2/0 unit 0 peer-unit 1 user@host# set logical-systems LS1 interfaces lt-1/2/0 unit 0 family inet address 192.168.10.1/30
  3. Configure the logical tunnel interface on Logical System LS2 connecting to Logical System LS1.

    [edit]user@host# set logical-systems LS2 interfaces lt-1/2/0 unit 1 description LS2->LS1 user@host# set logical-systems LS2 interfaces lt-1/2/0 unit 1 encapsulation ethernet user@host# set logical-systems LS2 interfaces lt-1/2/0 unit 1 peer-unit 0 user@host# set logical-systems LS2 interfaces lt-1/2/0 unit 1 family inet address 192.168.10.2/30
  4. Configure the logical tunnel interface on Logical System LS2 connecting to Logical System LS3.

    [edit]user@host# set logical-systems LS2 interfaces lt-1/2/0 unit 9 description LS2->LS3 user@host# set logical-systems LS2 interfaces lt-1/2/0 unit 9 encapsulation ethernet user@host# set logical-systems LS2 interfaces lt-1/2/0 unit 9 peer-unit 10user@host# set logical-systems LS2 interfaces lt-1/2/0 unit 9 family inet address 10.10.10.1/30
  5. Configure the logical tunnel interface on Logical System LS3 connecting to Logical System LS2.

    [edit]user@host# set logical-systems LS3 interfaces lt-1/2/0 unit 10 description LS3->LS2user@host# set logical-systems LS3 interfaces lt-1/2/0 unit 10 encapsulation ethernet user@host# set logical-systems LS3 interfaces lt-1/2/0 unit 10 peer-unit 9user@host# set logical-systems LS3 interfaces lt-1/2/0 unit 10 family inet address 10.10.10.2/30
  6. Configure the static route on Logical System LS1 connecting to the 10.10.10.0/30 network.

    [edit]user@host# set logical-systems LS1 routing-options static route 10.10.10.0/30 next-hop 192.168.10.2
  7. Configure the static route on Logical System LS3 connecting to the 192.168.10.0/30 network.

    [edit]user@host# set logical-systems LS3 routing-options static route 192.168.10.0/30 next-hop 10.10.10.1
  8. If you are done configuring the device, commit the configuration.

    [edit]user@host# commit

Results

Confirm your configuration by issuing the show logical-systems command. If the output does not display the intended configuration, repeat the instructions in this example to correct the configuration.

user@host# show logical-systems
LS1 {interfaces {lt-1/2/0 {unit 0 {description LS1->LS2;encapsulation ethernet;peer-unit 1;family inet {address 192.168.10.1/30;}}}}routing-options {static {route 10.10.10.0/30 next-hop 192.168.10.2;}}}
LS2 {interfaces {lt-1/2/0 {unit 1 {description LS2->LS1;encapsulation ethernet;peer-unit 0;family inet {address 192.168.10.2/30;}}unit 9 {description LS2->LS3;encapsulation ethernet;peer-unit 10;family inet {address 10.10.10.1/30;}}}}}
LS3 {interfaces {lt-1/2/0 {unit 10 {description LS3->LS2;encapsulation ethernet;peer-unit 9;family inet {address 10.10.10.2/30;}}}}routing-options {static {route 192.168.10.0/30 next-hop 10.10.10.1;}}}

Verification

Confirm that the configuration is working properly.

Verifying That the Logical Systems Are Up

Purpose

Make sure that the interfaces are properly configured.

Action

user@host> show interfaces terse
Interface               Admin Link Proto    Local                 Remote
...
lt-1/2/0                up    up  
lt-1/2/0.0              up    up   inet     192.168.10.1/30 
lt-1/2/0.1              up    up   inet     192.168.10.2/30 
lt-1/2/0.9              up    up   inet     10.10.10.1/30   
lt-1/2/0.10             up    up   inet     10.10.10.2/30   
...

Verifying Connectivity Between the Logical Systems

Purpose

Make sure that the static routes appear in the routing tables of Logical Systems LS1 and LS3. Also, make sure that the logical systems can ping each other.

Action

user@host> show route logical-system LS1
inet.0: 3 destinations, 3 routes (3 active, 0 holddown, 0 hidden)
+ = Active Route, - = Last Active, * = Both

10.10.10.0/30      *[Static/5] 18:43:25
                    > to 192.168.10.2 via lt-1/2/0.0
192.168.10.0/30    *[Direct/0] 18:43:25
                    > via lt-1/2/0.0
192.168.10.1/32    *[Local/0] 18:43:25
                      Local via lt-1/2/0.0
user@host> show route logical-system LS3
inet.0: 3 destinations, 3 routes (3 active, 0 holddown, 0 hidden)
+ = Active Route, - = Last Active, * = Both

10.10.10.0/30      *[Direct/0] 23:11:21
                    > via lt-1/2/0.10
10.10.10.2/32      *[Local/0] 23:11:21
                      Local via lt-1/2/0.10
192.168.10.0/30    *[Static/5] 00:23:31
                    > to 10.10.10.1 via lt-1/2/0.10

From LS1, Ping LS3

user@host> set cli logical-system LS1
user@host:LS1> ping 10.10.10.2
PING 10.10.10.2 (10.10.10.2): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 10.10.10.2: icmp_seq=0 ttl=63 time=1.263 ms
64 bytes from 10.10.10.2: icmp_seq=1 ttl=63 time=1.086 ms
64 bytes from 10.10.10.2: icmp_seq=2 ttl=63 time=1.077 ms

From LS3, Ping LS1

user@host> set cli logical-system LS3
user@host:LS3> ping 192.168.10.1
PING 192.168.10.1 (192.168.10.1): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 192.168.10.1: icmp_seq=0 ttl=63 time=10.781 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.10.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=63 time=1.167 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.10.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=63 time=1.152 ms

Published: 2013-08-28

Published: 2013-08-28