Advanced Configuration and Management Guide

Configuring MSDP Peers

Use the following CLI method to configure an MSDP peer.

USING THE CLI

To configure an MSDP peer, enter a command such as the following at the MSDP configuration level.

HP9300(config-msdp-router)# msdp-peer 205.216.162.1

Syntax: [no] msdp-peer <ip-addr>

USING THE WEB MANAGEMENT INTERFACE

You cannot configure MSDP using the Web management interface.

Displaying MSDP Information

You can display the following MSDP information:

•Summary information – the IP addresses of the peers, the state of the routing switch’s MSDP session with each peer, and statistics for Keepalive, Source Active, and Notification messages sent to and received from each of the peers

•Peer information – the IP address of the peer, along with detailed MSDP and TCP statistics

•Source Active cache entries – the Source Active messages cached by the routing switch

Displaying Summary Information

To display summary MSDP information, use the following CLI method.

USING THE CLI

To display summary MSDP information, enter the following command at any level of the CLI:

HP9300(config-msdp-router)# show ip msdp summary

MSDP Peer Status Summary

 

 

 

 

 

 

KA: Keepalive SA:Source-Active

NOT: Notification

 

 

Peer Address

State

 

KA

SA

 

 

NOT

 

 

In

Out

In

Out

In

Out

206.251.17.30

ESTABLISH

3

3

0

640

0

0

206.251.17.41

ESTABLISH

0

3

651

0

0

0

Syntax: show ip msdp summary

This display shows the following information.

 

MSDP Summary Information

 

 

This Field...

Displays...

 

 

Peer Address

The IP address of the peer’s interface with the routing switch

 

 

State

The state of the MSDP router’s connection with the peer. The state

 

can be one of the following:

 

• CONNECTING – The session is in the active open state.

 

• ESTABLISHED – The MSDP session is fully up.

 

• INACTIVE – The session is idle.

 

• LISTENING – The session is in the passive open state.

 

 

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