Policy Based Routing on Nexus 7k

[bradleyordner]

Hi 

When doing PBR, if you PBR on an incoming VLAN and then point it to a next hop which is accessible from another VLAN do you need to do PBR there as well?

For instance, traffic comes in on VDC#1 - VLAN 1600 and the next hop is via VDC#1 VLAN1100 (the IP is at the other end of this VLAN on VDC#2) do you need to PBR again on VLAN1100? I wouldn't think so as the switch has already done the PBR and sent the traffic outbound towards VDC2?

Thanks

Brad

[Jaderson Pessoa]

@bradleyordner  Hello,

If you need that a PBR redirect traffic for some address without consulting routing table.  You need use a PBR set ip address

next-hop x.x.x.x

If you need that a PBR redirect traffic for some address but is necessary consulting routing table before and if there match on routing table, PBR isnt used. You need use a PBR set ip default address next-hop  x.x.x.x

[paul driver · Accepted solution]

Hello

Correct you would not need to PBR again .

just like to add to @Jaderson Pessoa comments 

A caveat in using the set ip default is it will not work if the DIP relies just on a default route in the rib - in this case PBR will ignore the rib and use the set IP address instead.

[bradleyordner]

I did a test in a LAB of Cisco Routers and indeed we don't need the PBR on that VLAN. Something is different in our environment nd I am going to have to explore. 

Brad