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Configure MSDP to interconnect Cisco SD-WAN and Non-SD-WAN using a CLI Template

Updated: September 28, 2026

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Use this procedure to enable protocol interworking and define specific VRF parameters using a command-line template.

Before you begin

Note

You cannot configure the MSDP interoperability using the feature template or the configuration groups in Cisco SD-WAN Manager.

Procedure

Enable MSDP on Cisco IOS XE Catalyst SD-WAN device. For more information, see Configure MSDP Using a CLI Template.

Configure MSDP interworking using a CLI template.

Note

By default, CLI templates execute commands in global config mode.

Enable MSDP on a Cisco IOS XE Catalyst SD-WAN device. For more information, see Configure MSDP Using a CLI Template

Configure a Cisco IOS XE Catalyst SD-WAN device for MSDP interoperability with other devices in the non-SD-WAN sites.

multicast address-family ipv4 vrf vrf-name 
spt-only 
msdp-interworking

Example:

The following is a complete configuration example to configure MSDP interoperability in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN:

sdwan                                                                                                                                  
 multicast address-family ipv4 vrf 1                                                                                            
  spt-only                                                                                                                                                                                                      
  msdp-interworking

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