Spine Leaf IP Multicasting Redundancy

[DevNet Engineer]

Hi everyone,

I have attached a topology design for IP Multicasting, Spine- Leaf network. I would like to know what is the best IP Multicasting redundancy implementation for such topology.

Thanks alot

[Georg Pauwen]

Hello,

what are the spine devices, are these layer 3 devices ? You might want to consider VRRP aware PIM...

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/ios-xml/ios/ipmulti_pim/configuration/xe-3s/imc-pim-xe-3s-book/imc_vrrp_aware.pdf

[DevNet Engineer]

Hi Georg,

Yes, spine devices are L3 switches.

Thanks

[Georg Pauwen]

Hello,

Anycast with RP redundancy is another good choice in your case:

RP Redundancy with PIM SM - Anycast RP

https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-architecture-documents/rp-redundancy-with-pim-sm-anycast-rp/ta-p/3116911

[DevNet Engineer]

Is there differece between Anycast RP and MSDP? it is confusing.

Thanks

[paul driver]

Hello

Personally haven’t had any great hands on dealing with ACI although I have read a great deal on it and been on a couple of courses - I am aware MC within ACI infrastructure is a bit different -I guess the apic's would be involved in some way to install it than as to a “standard “ L3 design topology for MC

Have a a look at this - I hope it can assist you?

May be also it would be applicable to relocate your query towards the Data Center Forum specific to ACI?

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/aci/apic/sw/2-x/multicast/b_Using_Layer3_Multicast/b_Using_Layer3_Multicast_chapter_00.html

[DevNet Engineer]

Hi George, Hi Paul,

Thanks for the information and the links. I am currently going through these links and I will post what I understand soon.

how do I relocate this topic to the Data Center? is it a feaure or I should copy-paste?

Thanks