Re: DNS anycast node monitor

2015-04-19 Thread Kevin Oberman
On Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 2:03 PM, Bob Harold wrote: > We use ExaBGP to query the DNS process locally and advertise/withdraw > routes. > > We use BFD between the server and the router to detect link failure (or > server crash): > The BFD (Bidirectional Forwarding Detection) protocol is designed to

Re: DNS anycast node monitor

2015-04-16 Thread Bob Harold
We use ExaBGP to query the DNS process locally and advertise/withdraw routes. We use BFD between the server and the router to detect link failure (or server crash): The BFD (Bidirectional Forwarding Detection) protocol is designed to provide rapid detection of communication failures between two de

Re: DNS anycast node monitor

2015-04-09 Thread Anand Buddhdev
On 09/04/15 16:50, Hillary Nelson wrote: Hi Hillary, > Currently we have about 20 DNS servers sit behind two pairs of F5 LTM on > campus, the two pairs of F5s using router injection for DNS virtual > addresses. This setup is costly and we are trying to use direct anycast > between router and serv

Re: DNS anycast node monitor

2015-04-09 Thread Eli Heady
We're considering doing something similar, but have nothing in the way of scripts to offer. I'm curious what you mean by 'router injection for DNS virtual addresses'. Off topic for this list, sorry, but are you meaning that you're currently using dynamic routing (BGP/OSPF/RIP) in the F5 TMM? This

DNS anycast node monitor

2015-04-09 Thread Hillary Nelson
Currently we have about 20 DNS servers sit behind two pairs of F5 LTM on campus, the two pairs of F5s using router injection for DNS virtual addresses. This setup is costly and we are trying to use direct anycast between router and server instead, with quagga and bgp. The decision of advertise/wit