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Writer's pictureHammad Alam

NSX-T - BGP Route Filtering and Route Aggregation

Goal:

Keep the global route redistribution options enabled while selectively filter routes being advertised from NSX-T to Physical.


Setup Details

2 NSX-T ENs (5.5.5.2 and 5.5.5.3) in Active/Standby with eBGP configured to a Cumulus Border Leaf (5.5.5.1). Following are the routes being advertised by NSX to physical.


en1(tier0_sr)> get bgp neighbor 5.5.5.1 advertised-routes

Status flags: * - best, I - internal

Origin flags: I - IGP, E - EGP, ! - incomplete

Network Next Hop LocPrf MED AS Path

2.2.2.0/29 5.5.5.2 0 0 65300 !

2.2.2.8/29 5.5.5.2 0 0 65300 !

2.2.2.64/27 5.5.5.2 0 0 65300 !

2.3.0.0/24 5.5.5.2 0 0 65300 !

2.4.0.0/24 5.5.5.2 0 0 65300 !

23.23.23.10/32 5.5.5.2 0 0 65300 !

23.23.23.201/32 5.5.5.2 0 0 65300 !

23.23.23.202/32 5.5.5.2 0 0 65300 !

23.23.23.203/32 5.5.5.2 0 0 65300 !

23.23.23.204/32 5.5.5.2 0 0 65300 !

23.23.23.205/32 5.5.5.2 0 0 65300 !

23.23.23.206/32 5.5.5.2 0 0 65300 !

23.23.23.207/32 5.5.5.2 0 0 65300 !

23.23.23.208/32 5.5.5.2 0 0 65300 !

172.16.0.0/24 5.5.5.2 0 0 65300 !

172.16.1.0/24 5.5.5.2 0 0 65300 !

172.16.2.0/24 5.5.5.2 0 0 65300 !

172.16.3.0/24 5.5.5.2 0 0 65300 !

172.16.4.0/24 5.5.5.2 0 0 65300 !


  • 2.2.2.x, 2.3.x.x and 2.4.x.x are networks on T1 router that were manually created. I want these to be advertised out

  • 23.23.23.x are the LB, SNAT and DNAT IPs that I want to be advertised

  • 172.16.x.x are my Kubernetes POD networks that I DO NOT want to be advertised.

  • In NSX IPAM, I have provided a block of 172.16.0.0/16 from which /24 subnets will be automatically provisioned for each Kubernetes Namespace.

  • I do not want to manually deny each subnet but cover the whole /16 to be not advertised out.

Solution

a. Enable the Global option at the T0



b. Create IP Prefix lists.

You need one IP Prefix list for the 172.16.0.0/16 networks and one for ANY network






c. Create a Route Map with the deny Prefix list first followed by the ANY Permit



d. Last step is to go to the BGP Neighbor → Edit → Address Families and apply the Route Map on the Out Route Map



Lets look at the routes being advertised again:


en1(tier0_sr)> get bgp neighbor 5.5.5.1 advertised-routes
Status flags: * - best, I - internal
Origin flags: I - IGP, E - EGP, ! - incomplete
   Network             Next Hop        LocPrf   MED    AS Path
   2.2.2.0/29          5.5.5.2         0        0      65300 !
   2.2.2.8/29          5.5.5.2         0        0      65300 !
   2.2.2.64/27         5.5.5.2         0        0      65300 !
   2.3.0.0/24          5.5.5.2         0        0      65300 !
   2.4.0.0/24          5.5.5.2         0        0      65300 !
   23.23.23.10/32      5.5.5.2         0        0      65300 !
   23.23.23.201/32     5.5.5.2         0        0      65300 !
   23.23.23.202/32     5.5.5.2         0        0      65300 !
   23.23.23.203/32     5.5.5.2         0        0      65300 !
   23.23.23.204/32     5.5.5.2         0        0      65300 !
   23.23.23.205/32     5.5.5.2         0        0      65300 !
   23.23.23.206/32     5.5.5.2         0        0      65300 !
   23.23.23.207/32     5.5.5.2         0        0      65300 !
   23.23.23.208/32     5.5.5.2         0        0      65300 !

Added Step with Route Aggregation

As you can see above that 23.23.23.x is advertising /32s. The routing table can be further optimized by sending a summary for this route.

Navigate to the BGP Config and hit the Global Edit Button



Add the Prefix that you want to advertise with Summary Only set to Yes



en1> vrf 11
en1(tier0_sr)>  get bgp neighbor 5.5.5.1 advertised-routes
Status flags: * - best, I - internal
Origin flags: I - IGP, E - EGP, ! - incomplete
   Network             Next Hop        LocPrf   MED    AS Path
   2.2.2.0/29          5.5.5.2         0        0      65300 !
   2.2.2.8/29          5.5.5.2         0        0      65300 !
   2.2.2.64/27         5.5.5.2         0        0      65300 !
   2.3.0.0/24          5.5.5.2         0        0      65300 !
   2.4.0.0/24          5.5.5.2         0        0      65300 !
   23.23.23.0/24       5.5.5.2         0        0      65300 !

As you can see that now only 23.23.23.0/24 is being advertised out.



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