[Xorp-hackers] Distributed FEA on multiiple hosts with different FE implementation

[Ben Greear]

On 12/13/2011 12:47 AM, Zweimüller, Boris wrote:
> Hi all
> I want to build a distributed router with multiple hosts and with different FE implementations on each host (one very hw specific).
> Does the current XORP version already support distributed FEA? I read something about it,but I am not sure wether this really works.
> Actually what I want to have ist the follwoing:
> Machine A:
> - All routing and management processes
> - FEA1 together with FE for given OS/HW
> Machine B, Hardware Type B:
> - FEA2 together with FE for given OS/HW (different FE than A).
> Now, the management hardware on machine A should be able to decide that a XRL configuring a port on machine B should go to the FEA2 on machine B.
> Is this possible? And if yes, can you point me to an example configuration?
> Thanks Boris

No, this doesn't work at present.  I think it would take quite a bit of coding
to make it function.  Running multiple protocols (OSPF, RIP, etc) on different machines
and talking to one FEA might function without too much work in the current code.

Thanks,
Ben

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