Re: OSPF multiple processes

From: Marc La Porte (marc.a.laporte@gmail.com)
Date: Tue Jul 15 2008 - 02:40:14 ART


Brian,

It's in VOL3 Labs 6, 8.
I can't recall if it's in the VOL2 Labs.

It sounds like utopia to me if it's not in the real lab, but I assume you
put in your VOL3 Labs for a reason ;-)
Anyways, maybe one of your guys (Brians, Scott, Petr) can blog about some
scenarios on your blog?

Thanks
Marc

On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 7:30 AM, Brian Dennis <
bdennis@internetworkexpert.com> wrote:

> I think that there is only one lab that requires dual OSPF processes.
> This is the only time that we ever touch on dual OSPF processes because in
> the real lab the only time you will use them is when you are answering a
> question incorrectly ;-)
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Marc La Porte" <marc.a.laporte@gmail.com>
> Sent: Mon, July 14, 2008 22:15
> Subject:Re: OSPF multiple processes
>
>
> Thanks Scott...
>
> I am going through the IE-VOL3 labs right now, and some of them have these
> double processes to meet the requirements. But I cannot quite put my finger
> on it.
> Yes, it goes without saying you want to avoid this in the real world (the
> "2
> a.m. in the morning" syndrome)
>
> Marc
>
> On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 10:59 PM, Scott Morris <
> smorris@internetworkexpert.com> wrote:
>
> > You really just have to understand what you are getting yourself into!
> >
> > If you don't want things talking between each other, separate processes
> is
> > a
> > great way to keep things separated!
> >
> > If you DO want them to talk, you'll need to redistribute. If you have a
> > larger network with multiple redistribution points, remember that E1/E2
> > routes are less preferred, and that E2 routes don't increment cost, so
> you
> > may end up with suboptimal paths.
> >
> > But as long as you understand what you are doing and know what to expect,
> > you can find great value in some situations for setting up your processes
> > that way!
> >
> > On the flip side, always keep things as simple as possible! While you
> may
> > now appreciate the amusement that nobody else understands your network,
> > just
> > think about how you would feel were you a victim of a network design! :)
> >
> >
> > Scott Morris, CCIE4 #4713, JNCIE-M #153, JNCIS-ER, CISSP, et al.
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> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> > Marc
> > La Porte
> > Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 5:33 PM
> > To: Cisco certification
> > Subject: OSPF multiple processes
> >
> > Hi experts,
> >
> > Does anyone know where to find good information about the
> > scenarios/benefits/pifalls/etc of running 2 OSPF processes?
> >
> > For what I can tell it seems to be handy as a alternative for
> virtual-links
> > or tunnels, or to advertise summaries to a specific neighbor, but I don't
> > quite get it yet.
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated!
> >
> > Thanks
> > Marc
> >
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