Route exchange between VRF locally?

[koksm]

Since i am a complete nono in this area...

Is it possible to exchange routes between two VRF's on a local router?

[royalblues]

Yes it can be done. Just import the required route-targets on the VRF

eg.

ip vrf cut2

rd 3:3

route-target export 3:3

route-target import 1:1----imports VRF cust1 routes

route-target import 2:2

!

ip vrf Cust1

rd 1:1

route-target export 1:1

route-target import 3:3

HTH

Narayan

[koksm]

We have tried this, but the routes did not show up in the routing table. Should they?

Thnx!

[royalblues]

yes... are you trying on VRF lite by any chance?

The point is you need BGP irrespective of whether you have any bgp peering neighbors to import routes

HTH

Narayan

[koksm]

Yes, VFR lite, you are correct.

We have BGP running. It was already in there between this router and two other ones.

Anything special to be done in BGP

[royalblues · Accepted solution]

This is what i tested and it works

ip vrf Server

rd 3:3

route-target export 3:3

route-target import 1:1

route-target import 2:2

!

ip vrf Cust1

rd 1:1

route-target export 1:1

route-target import 3:3

!

ip vrf Cust2

rd 2:2

route-target export 2:2

route-target import 3:3

!

router bgp 65000

no synchronization

bgp log-neighbor-changes

no auto-summary

!

address-family ipv4 vrf Cust2

redistribute connected

no synchronization

exit-address-family

!

address-family ipv4 vrf Cust1

redistribute connected

no synchronization

exit-address-family

!

address-family ipv4 vrf Server

redistribute connected

no synchronization

exit-address-family

This import sinto vrf Server the connected routes from vrf Cust1 and Cust2.

HTH

Narayan

[koksm]

Right, that did the trick.

I found a document on CCO which basically explains the same. But it didn't ring a bell about the redistribute...

Thanx again!