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Configuring RPM Probes for BGP Monitoring

This sample use of RPM for BGP monitoring uses a TCP probe. To use TCP or UDP probes, you must configure both the probe server (J-series or SRX-series device) and the probe receiver (the remote device) to transmit and receive RPM probes on the same TCP or UDP port. The sample probe uses TCP port 50000.

To configure RPM probes on a device to monitor BGP neighbors with a configuration editor:

  1. Navigate to the top of the configuration hierarchy in either the J-Web or CLI configuration editor.
  2. Perform the configuration tasks described in Table 231.
  3. If you are finished configuring the device, commit the configuration.
  4. Go on to one of the following tasks:

Table 231: Configuring RPM Probes to Monitor BGP Neighbors

Task

J-Web Configuration Editor

CLI Configuration Editor

Navigate to the Services>RPM>BGP level in the configuration hierarchy.

  1. In the J-Web interface, select Configuration>View and Edit>Edit Configuration.
  2. Next to Services, click Configure or Edit.
  3. Next to Rpm, select the Yes check box and click Configure or Edit.
  4. Next to Bgp, click Configure.

From the [edit] hierarchy level, enter

edit services rpm bgp

Specify a hexadecimal value (the range is between 1 and 2048 characters) that you want to use for the data portion of the RPM probe—for example, ABCD123.

In the Data fill box, type ABCD123.

Enter

set data-fill ABCD123

Specify the data size of the RPM probe in bytes, a value from 0 through 65507—for example, 1024.

In the Data size box, type 1024.

Enter

set data-size 1024

Configure port 50000 as the TCP port to which the RPM probes are sent.

In the Destination port box, type 50000.

Enter

set destination-port 50000

Specify the number of probe results to be saved in the probe history—for example, 25. The range is between 0 and 255, and the default is 50.

In the History size box, type 25.

Enter

set history-size 25

Configure the probe count—for example, 5—and probe interval—for example, 1.

  • Probe count—Total number of RPM probes to be sent for each test. The range is between 1 and 15 and the default is 1.
  • Probe interval—Wait time (in seconds) between RPM probes. The range is between 1 and 255, and the default is 3.
  1. In the Probe count box, type 5.
  2. In the Probe interval box, type 1.

Enter

set probe-count 5 probe-interval 1

Specify the type of probe to be sent as part of the test—tcp-ping.

Note: If you do not specify the probe type the default ICMP probes are sent.

In the Probe type box, select tcp-ping.

Enter

set probe-type tcp-ping

Configure a value between 0 and 86400 seconds for the interval between tests—for example, 60.

  1. In the Test interval box, type 60.
  2. Click OK.

Enter

set test-interval 60


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