Router Configuration Management Tools

ahuja@merit.edu

Why should I use router config tools?

• Limits human configuration errors• Saves staff from hand-editing thousands of

router configs• Automatically implements changes in

Internet topology• Synchronizes router updates• Makes it possible to use tools for analysis and

debugging

Why should I use the IRR

• troubleshooting and debugging of routing policy

• allows use of router configuration toos

• use of IRR with auto-config tools protects your network from bogus routing info

What tools should I use?

• RtConfig by ISI

• RAToolSet (http://www.isi.edu/RAToolSet)

How does RtConfig work?

• Register your policy in the IRR

• Create an RtConfig template

• RtConfig will output your config file– rsd– gated– Cisco

Info about the IRR

• run a local database to speed up the configuration process

• http://www.irrd.net

• http://www.radb.net

How do I register my policy in the IRR?

• Register maintainer

• Register AS and policy information

• Register routes

What about RPSL?

• Currently the RADB supports RIPE-181

• migrating to RPSL!