GBP Profiles
GBP profiles allow you to allocate forwarding table resources appropriately for your deployment.
Before running GBP, you must select a GBP profile to use.
GBP profiles are unified forwarding table (UFT) profiles that allow you to allocate
forwarding table resources tailored to your network when you run GBP. This enables you to
allocate a higher percentage of memory for one type of address over another depending on your
needs. The GBP profile determines the table sizes to allocate for the various GBP filters. Set
one of the available profiles at the [edit chassis forwarding-options]
hierarchy level that best meets your network needs.
Table 1 shows the supported GBP profiles.
| Profiles | Description | Supported Platforms |
|---|---|---|
vxlan-gbp-profile |
Suitable for a balanced configuration that contains a mix of L2 and L3 networks. |
|
| gbp-profile-1 |
Suitable for a balanced configuration that contains a mix of L2 and L3 networks. |
|
vxlan-gbp-l2-profile |
Suitable when running an edge device in a virtualized network comprised of multiple virtual servers and VMs. You can also use this profile for direct reachability if the edge device needs more space in the mac-table. |
|
vxlan-gbp-l3-profile |
Suitable for an edge device running in an L3-intensive network where more space in the host-table is required. |
|
vxlan-gbp-mc-profile |
Required for the network to seamlessly support GBP unicast traffic flows together with multicast flows that use enhanced OISM across the VXLAN tunnels. Note:
In a GBP-enabled network, we support OISM only in enhanced mode (not regular mode). Also, only unicast traffic carries GBP tags in the VXLAN headers; we don't assign GBP tags to multicast traffic. |
|
gbp-pure-l2-profile |
Configure when running GBP in a pure layer 2 deployment. A pure layer 2 network does not support EVPN-VXLAN. See Use the GBP Pure L2 Profile. |
|
If you set or delete a GBP profile, the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) restarts automatically.
If you set or delete a GBP profile in a virtual chassis, you must reboot all members of the
virtual chassis: request system reboot all-members
Change History Table
Feature support is determined by the platform and release you are using. Use Feature Explorer to determine if a feature is supported on your platform.
gbp-pure-l2-profile.gbp-profile-1.vxlan-gbp-mc-profile.vxlan-gbp-l3-profile and the
vxlan-gbp-l2-profile.