Cisco's Archive command

I have mentioned this before, but actually got to setting it up on my study rack today finally.

Because I have quite a bit of equipment now, and mixed Junos and Cisco, It's helpful now to have an archive of saved configs as I study.

There are several references I used for this:

from Cisco

https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/blogs/vip-perspectives/2013/10/30/understanding-cisco-auto-archive-feature-to-backup-configuration-file

And Daniel Patrick's RouterWrangler.com Blog:

http://www.routerwrangler.com/

it's a simple config:

archive
  path tftp://192.168.1.131/$h

The $h is a variable that will save the config with a name including the current hostname:

This pic is an example of one config saved without the $h variable, and one with.

This is basic setup. There are other options that you can set for the naming, and scheduled archiving.

initial VRF configuration for the MPLS VPN training

Continuing on the MPLS studying with the addition of the VRF on the PE routers:

	ip vrf MY_COMP
	rd 1:100
	route-target export 1:100
	route-target import 1:100
	!
	ip vrf YOUR_COMP
	rd 1:200
	route-target export 1:200
	route-target import 1:200
	!
	!
	!
	interface Serial0/0/0
	ip vrf forwarding MY_COMP
	ip address 172.16.1.1 255.255.255.252
	no fair-queue
	clock rate 2000000
	!
	interface Serial0/1/0
	ip vrf forwarding YOUR_COMP
	ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.252
	no fair-queue
	clock rate 2000000
	!
	router ospf 10
	router-id 10.10.10.101
	network 10.10.10.1 0.0.0.0 area 0
	network 10.10.10.101 0.0.0.0 area 0
	!
	router bgp 1
	bgp log-neighbor-changes
	neighbor 10.10.10.202 remote-as 1
	neighbor 10.10.10.202 update-source Loopback0
	neighbor 10.10.10.202 next-hop-self
	no auto-summary
	!
	address-family vpnv4
	neighbor 10.10.10.202 activate
	neighbor 10.10.10.202 send-community extended
	exit-address-family

view raw VRF config hosted with ❤ by GitHub

MPLS VPN OSPF BGP configuration practice

With my work being mostly based in MPLS, but from a mainly GUI use standpoint, I'm trying to gain a better overall understanding of MPLS configuration.

I don't have the Alcatel Gear to play with here, nor CLI config rights yet at work, so I'm working with the next best thing, practicing on what I do have, Cisco Gear.

I'm using Levent Okvur's walkthrough on YouTube:

So here is the simple MPLS setup I'm using:

Three 1841's, one as Provider Core, and two as Provider edge devices.
Four 1720's as the CE devices.

Config on one of the PE routers:

	ip cef
	no ipv6 cef
	!
	multilink bundle-name authenticated
	!
	mpls label protocol ldp
	!
	!
	!
	!
	!
	redundancy
	!
	!
	!
	!
	!
	!
	!
	!
	!
	interface Loopback0
	ip address 10.10.10.202 255.255.255.255
	!
	interface Loopback1
	ip address 172.16.202.1 255.255.255.255
	!
	interface FastEthernet0/0
	no ip address
	shutdown
	duplex auto
	speed auto
	!
	interface FastEthernet0/1
	ip address 10.10.10.5 255.255.255.252
	duplex auto
	speed auto
	mpls ip
	!
	interface Serial0/0/0
	ip address 192.168.2.1 255.255.255.252
	no fair-queue
	!
	interface Serial0/1/0
	no ip address
	shutdown
	!
	router ospf 10
	router-id 10.10.10.202
	network 10.10.10.5 0.0.0.0 area 0
	network 10.10.10.202 0.0.0.0 area 0
	!
	router bgp 1
	bgp log-neighbor-changes
	neighbor 10.10.10.101 remote-as 1
	neighbor 10.10.10.101 update-source Loopback0
	neighbor 10.10.10.101 next-hop-self
	no auto-summary
	!
	address-family vpnv4
	neighbor 10.10.10.101 activate
	neighbor 10.10.10.101 send-community extended
	exit-address-family

view raw MPLS BGP OSPF config 1a hosted with ❤ by GitHub

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