Sorry to interject with my questions. 1. Is Linux-cp alternative to tapv2 interfaces? 2. If ping plug-in is disabled, what’s the alternative to test ping?
Thanks and sorry again for abrupt and novice questions. On Thu, Jun 17, 2021 at 5:59 PM Mike Beattie <m...@ethernal.org> wrote: > On Wed, Jun 16, 2021 at 09:14:13AM -0700, tim.boh...@gmx.ch wrote: > > Hi, I have found VPP as I was looking for an SRv6 testbed with a > > distributed control plane via IS-IS. Now the initial intent and how I > came > > to VPP was a combination of FRR and VPP, which is discontinued as it > > seems. After some unfruitful research my question is if there is any > > existing possibility I may have overlooked to combine VPP with IS-IS? > > Sorry if this was answered before, my search only brought up old answers > > and I am unsure if this has changed. > > Tim, > > The current way to do this will be with the linux-cp and linux-nl plugins. > > linux-cp has been merged to master, but linux-nl is still in development. > The Changeset for that is here: https://gerrit.fd.io/r/c/vpp/+/31122 > > Your rough order of actions is: > * clone master: > - git clone https://gerrit.fd.io/r/vpp > * fetch the linux-nl changeset to your local repository: > - git fetch origin refs/changes/22/31122/8 > - git checkout -b linux-nl b4ed743 > * rebase or cherry-pick that changeset onto master: > - git checkout linux-nl > - git rebase master > - [fix conflicts - there's a couple now] > * build. > > * Configure in /etc/vpp/startup.conf : > - disable ping and enable cp/nl: > o Add to plugins {} : > plugin ping_plugin.so { disable } > plugin linux_cp_plugin.so { enable } > plugin linux_nl_plugin.so { enable } > > - Enable linux-cp: > o Add this section: > linux-cp { > default netns dataplane > interface-auto-create # Optional > } > > * With latest FRR, start watchfrr with --netns. On Debian, in > /etc/frr/daemons: > watchfrr_options="--netns=dataplane" > > I've been slowly building a new router infrastructure with this using OSPF > and BGP, so far so good. > > Mike. > -- > Mike Beattie <m...@ethernal.org> > > > >
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