Router Configuration Management Tools

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Router Configuration Management Tools

• ahuja_at_merit.edu

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Why should I use router config tools?

• Limits human configuration errors
• Saves staff from hand-editing thousands of router
  configs
• Automatically implements changes in Internet
  topology
• Synchronizes router updates
• Makes it possible to use tools for analysis and
  debugging

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Why should I use the IRR

• troubleshooting and debugging of routing policy
• allows use of router configuration toos
• use of IRR with auto-config tools protects your
  network from bogus routing info

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What tools should I use?

• RtConfig by ISI
• RAToolSet (http//www.isi.edu/RAToolSet)

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How does RtConfig work?

• Register your policy in the IRR
• Create an RtConfig template
• RtConfig will output your config file
• rsd
• gated
• Cisco

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Info about the IRR

• run a local database to speed up the
  configuration process
• http//www.irrd.net
• http//www.radb.net

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How do I register my policy in the IRR?

• Register maintainer
• Register AS and policy information
• Register routes

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What about RPSL?

• Currently the RADB supports RIPE-181
• migrating to RPSL!