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Hi all - first post here!! I'm having an issue with OSPF and the reasoning behind why it is choosing to install a backup E2 route in the routing table over an E1 route and even an E2 route with a lower metric. Briefly, my core switch, if you like, ...
I've added some screen shots to show what i'm seeing. From the ASBR on the far side of the MPLS cloud, (C-DXS-1) i'm redistributing into OSPF 0 from BGP process 65000 the 10.0.0.0/24 prefix as an E1 route + 50 metric. From the ASBR (C-BGR1) that is ...
Thanks for this, i didn't set this up as i didn't think it was a requirement? The backup link doesn't speak to the OSPF process on the other side of the MPLS cloud, it speaks to a foreign BGP AS (this is connected to the OSPF process but only through...
Yes i have full access to the devices - the PE (P-PE1) router is setting the metric type (2) by default as it distributes from the BGP process into the customer VRF. I've tried setting this to E1, it works as expected until the backup path on the (C-...
