Distributed Route Processor Commands on Cisco IOS XR Software
DRP Overview
Distributed route processors (DRPs) can be installed individually or in pairs. This
module describes the commands used to create redundant DRP pairs.
The DRP card and its associated physical layer interface module (PLIM) function as an
additional route processor (RP) in the Cisco CRS-1 router. The DRP does not perform
any of the control and management functions performed by the RP; therefore, it can
never be the designated system controller (DSC) in a multishelf system. However, the
DRP can be configured for the following purposes:
The DRP can act as the designated
secure domain router system controller (DSDRSC) in a secure domain router (SDR).
An SDR is a part of the Cisco CRS-1 routing system that functions as a complete
router, running its own routing protocols and forwarding IP packets between its
interfaces.
The DRP can provide additional
processing capacity for any of the routing processes that run on the RP (for
example, BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, MPLS, LDP, IP multicast, and so on).
For additional information, see the following Cisco Systems documents:
Configuring Secure Domain Routers on Cisco IOS XR Software
module in
Cisco IOS XR System Management
Configuration Guide for the Cisco CRS Router, for instructions on using DRPs in a secure domain router configuration.
Process Placement on Cisco IOS XR Software
module in
Cisco IOS XR System Management
Configuration Guide for the Cisco CRS Router, for instructions on configuring process placement and DRPs.
Cisco CRS-1 Carrier Routing
System 16-Slot Line Card Chassis System Description, for DRP hardware
description and requirements.
Installing the Cisco CRS-1
Carrier Routing System 16-Slot Line Card Chassis, for instructions on
installing DRP and DRP PLIM cards.
To assign nodes to a DRP pair, use the location command in DRP pairing configuration mode. To remove the node from a DRP pair,
use the no form of this command.
Specifies the nodes to be assigned to the specified DRP pair.
The node-id argument is entered in the rack/slot/module notation. Node IDs are always specified at the slot level, so the
wildcard (*) is used to specify the CPU.
Command Default
None
Command Modes
DRP pairing configuration
Command History
Release
Modification
Release 3.3.0
This command was introduced.
Usage Guidelines
To use this command, you must be in a user group associated with a task group that includes the proper task IDs. If you suspect user group assignment is preventing you from using a command, contact your AAA administrator for assistance.
Use the location command in DRP
pairing configuration mode to assign nodes to a DRP pair. The following rules apply to
DRP pairing assignments:
To create a DRP pair name, use the pairing command.
Two nodes are assigned to each DRP pair.
For example: location 0/2/* 0/3/*.
DRPs are always specified at a slot level.
The wildcard (*) is used to specify the CPU.
To be added to a DRP pair, the node-id must belong to the owner SDR. If a node is already assigned to a non-owner
SDR, the node must be removed from the non-owner SDR before it can be assigned to a
DRP pair.
A node-id cannot be used by more than one DRP pair.
Only two nodes can be assigned to a DRP
pair. In the following example, only the last location 0/0/* 0/4/* takes
effect:
Use the no form of the location
command to remove both nodes from the DRP pair. Removing a node from a DRP pair
implicitly returns it to the owner SDR. When a node has been removed from an SDR, it
can be reassigned to another SDR.
Task ID
Task ID
Operation
system
read, write
Examples
The following example shows how to enter DRP pairing configuration mode, create a DRP
pair named “drp1,” and assign node 0/3/* and node 0/4/* to the DRP pair:
The following example shows how to remove a DRP pair:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# admin
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(admin)# configure
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(admin-config)# pairing drp1
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(admin-config-pairing:drp1)# no location
Related Commands
Command
Description
location (SDR)
Adds or removes a node from an SDR configuration.
pairing (DRP)
Creates a DRP pair and enters DRP pairing configuration mode.
pair (SDR)
Adds or removes a DRP pair from an SDR configuration.
sdr
Creates or modifies an existing secure domain router.
pairing (DRP)
To specify a distributed route processor (DRP) pair and enter DRP pairing configuration
mode, use the pairing command in administration configuration mode. To remove a named DRP pair from
the configuration, use the no form of this command.
pairingpair-name
nopairingpair-name
Syntax Description
pair-name
Name of the DRP pair. The name can a maximum of 32 alphanumeric characters.
The characters “_” or “-” are also allowed. All other characters are
invalid.
Command Default
None
Command Modes
Administration configuration
Command History
Release
Modification
Release 3.3.0
This command was introduced.
Usage Guidelines
To use this command, you must be in a user group associated with a task group that includes the proper task IDs. If you suspect user group assignment is preventing you from using a command, contact your AAA administrator for assistance.
Use thepairing command to create a DRP pair or
modify an existing DRP pair.
Note
The pair-name argument creates a DRP pair if the pair-name specified does not already exist.
After the pairing command is issued, the router
enters DRP pairing configuration mode. From DRP pairing configuration mode, you can
specify the nodes for the DRP pair using the location (drp) command. The locations specified are added to the DRP pair, or modify the
existing pair.
Use the no form of the command to remove a DRP pair configuration. When a DRP pair is
removed from the configuration, the nodes are returned to the owner SDR.
Task ID
Task ID
Operations
system
read, write
Examples
The following example shows how to enter DRP pairing configuration mode to configure a
DRP pair: