[EIGRP] How to set default metric?

[ohforce55]

Hi,

We have a client that has two data centers (A and B), and there are our routers in their DCs.

A is a primary and B is a secondary but after a month, B will be a primary and A will be a secondary. 

As that happens, I will make the routes going to B as primary on the router which is in Data Center B.

Router B is not on production yet. All the interfaces are currently down on Router B. But this is how EIGRP is configured on both routers now.

Router A

!
router eigrp 1
distribute-list prefix DONOTTRANSIT out Tunnel304
distribute-list prefix DONOTTRANSIT out Tunnel305
default-metric 1000 100 255 1 1500
network 10.17.120.172 0.0.0.3
network 10.19.120.172 0.0.0.3
network 10.50.0.222 0.0.0.0
redistribute static route-map static-eigrp
redistribute eigrp 9 route-map eigrp9-eigrp1
passive-interface Loopback0

!
route-map eigrp9-eigrp1 permit 10
match ip address 6
!
route-map static-eigrp permit 10
match ip address 10
!
access-list 6 permit 10.50.0.221
access-list 10 permit 201.200.73.98
access-list 10 permit 201.200.76.9
access-list 10 permit 201.200.76.2
access-list 10 permit 201.200.76.1
access-list 10 permit 201.200.76.6
access-list 10 permit 201.200.73.43
access-list 10 permit 201.200.76.37
access-list 10 permit 201.200.76.129
access-list 10 permit 201.200.74.170

Router B

!
router eigrp 1
distribute-list prefix DONOTTRANSIT out Tunnel333
distribute-list prefix DONOTTRANSIT out Tunnel334
default-metric 2000 500 255 1 1500
network 10.17.120.16 0.0.0.3
network 10.19.120.16 0.0.0.3
network 10.50.0.244 0.0.0.0
redistribute static route-map static-eigrp
redistribute eigrp 9 route-map eigrp9-eigrp1
passive-interface Loopback0
!
route-map static-eigrp permit 10
match ip address prefix-list CLIENT
!
ip prefix-list CLIENT seq 5 permit 201.200.73.98/32
ip prefix-list CLIENT seq 10 permit 201.200.76.9/32
ip prefix-list CLIENT seq 15 permit 201.200.76.2/32
ip prefix-list CLIENT seq 20 permit 201.200.76.1/32
ip prefix-list CLIENT seq 25 permit 201.200.76.6/32
ip prefix-list CLIENT seq 30 permit 201.200.73.43/32
ip prefix-list CLIENT seq 35 permit 201.200.76.37/32
ip prefix-list CLIENT seq 40 permit 201.200.76.129/32
ip prefix-list CLIENT seq 45 permit 201.200.74.170/32

I know that I have to make bandwidth and delay lower than the ones in router A to be primary but am not quite sure what value I should use for BW and delay on router A and B as I change the route.

I know that show ip eigrp topology x.x.x.x/xx will show what is received from the peers but even with that information, I'm not still sure what value I have to use for bw and delay.

I will very appreicate if you can help me out!

Thank you in advance!

[paul driver]

Hello

May I ask why you are running dual eigrp process on the same rtr?

The default metric is for redistribution of routes into eigrp, ( like static, summary or other igp protocols) what you seem to be doing is defining metrics for another eigrp process which as far as my understanding goes doesn't need metric conversion.

res

Paul

[ohforce55]

Hi,

The both routers are connecting our data centers. 

10.17.x.x

10.19.x.x 

Those network above are the networks of our data centers.

Eigrp 1 is for routes being advertised from their end and also for communicating with our data centers.

Eigrp 9 is for the connection to their ethernet.