Router Configuration
Management Tools
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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!