Data Center Routing Protocols

[angel-moon]

Hello all,

I have been told that running BGP inside a data center is not recommended.  I know its OK for WAN sites.  Can anyone tell mew what protocols should be used and why?

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[Reza Sharifi]

Hi,

It all depends on your design and what you are trying to do.  If you are designing a data center with multiple tenants, than protocols like BGP, MPLS, VRF, etc... maybe necessary for segregating each customer.  If you are just designing a data center for a single agency, running an IGP like OSPF or ISIS is probably sufficient.

HTH