On 10/2/16 12:16 PM, Traiano Welcome wrote: > Hi List > > What is the simplest BGP anycast lab I can set up using Linux VMs > running on virtualbox? > > I'm trying to build the minimum virtual lab to test an Anycast > configuration based on BGP. I have enough computing power to run about > 4 linux VMs on Virtualbox on a single laptop. I'm using BIRD as a route > server (not Quagga, not Zebra) on Linux. Is this even viable?
the assuming you're looking to simulate more that one instance
topologically you need a host and 2 nexthops
O1 \
H2
O2 /
The host learns a the Origin route from two neighboring routers, prefers
one or prefers both. In the later case you have ECMP.
> I'd appreciate it if anyone could share their
> experiences/configurations, diagrams if they've set up a similar lab.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Traiano
>
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