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Path Analysis

 

To see how Routing Instances affect the routing in a network, assign a Routing Instance to the Demand Type of demands (Modify > Elements > Demands) or path traces (Network > Path & Capacity > Path) as shown in Figure 224. This window is accessed by clicking on the Type button of the Modify Demand or Demand Path window. Demands with a Routing Instance assignment can only be routed over links with the same Routing Instance setting.

Figure 1: Demand Type Window
Demand Type Window


Reports



While in View or Design mode, select Report > Report Manager from the main menu. Select the Route Instance report from Network Reports > Protocols. This report (RTINSTRPT) displays several integrity checks:

  • Asymmetric Route Instance Definition: Indicates links whose interfaces are associated with different Routing Instances

  • Unexpected OSPF process number: Indicates if an unexpected OSPF process number is defined

  • Site Diverse Statistics: An Isolated Site is defined as a site which has the given routing instance configured on at least one of its routers, but that site is not accessible via this routing instance from outside the site. A Single Link Site is defined as a site which only has one link of the given routing instance that can be used to reach the site from outside the site. If that link goes down, there is no other way to access that site for this routing instance.

  • BGP community definition errors: Indicates if the next-hop for any given community is in a different Routing Instance

  • Isolated colored PoP: Indicates if a Routing Instance has no outgoing link

  • Note that routing instance definitions via the routeinstance file or the Modify > Protocols > OSPF/ISIS Routing Instance menu are prerequisites to generating the report.

Figure 2: Routing Instance Integrity Check Report
Routing Instance Integrity Check Report


File Format



ROUTEINSTANCE File

#name assigned_color OSPF_PID route-instance-name community

This file should be referenced in the specification file as “routeinst= filename”.

Note

Because OSPF process names do not need to be specified for Juniper routers, a special keyword “NOID” is used, as seen in the third entry. The keyword “NOID” indicates that the interface is OSPF-enabled but is not listed in the [edit routing-instances] section for a Juniper router