R3102-R3103-HP 6600/HSR6600 Routers Layer 3 - IP Routing Configuration Guide

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Supported IS-IS features
Multiple instances and processes
IS-IS supports multiple instances and processes. Multiple processes allow an IS-IS process to work in
concert with a group of interfaces. A router can run multiple IS-IS processes, and each process
corresponds to a unique group of interfaces.
For routers supporting VPN, each IS-IS process is associated with a VPN instance, which means the VPN
instance is also associated with interfaces of the process.
Active/Standby failover
IS-IS backs up necessary data from the active MPU to the standby MPU. Whenever the active MPU is
down, the standby MPU can switch to the active status to run IS-IS.
IS-IS supports the Graceful restart (GR) backup mode. GR backs up only the configuration of IS-IS. After
active/standby failover, IS-IS performs graceful restart to synchronize the LSDB with neighbors.
IS-IS Graceful Restart
GR ensures the continuity of packet forwarding when a routing protocol restarts or an active/standby
switchover occurs:
• GR Restarter—Graceful restarting router. It must be GR capable.
• GR Helper—A neighbor of the GR Restarter. It helps the GR Restarter to complete the GR process.
After an IS-IS GR Restarter restarts, it must complete the following tasks to synchronize the LSDB with its
neighbors:
• Obtain IS-IS neighbor information without changing adjacencies.
• Obtain the LSDB.
To complete these tasks, the GR Restarter sends an OSPF GR signal to GR Helpers so that the GR Helpers
keep their adjacencies with the GR Restarter, and restores the neighbor table after receiving responses
from neighbors. The GR Restarter then synchronizes the LSDB with all GR-capable neighbors, calculates
routes, updates its routing table and forwarding table, and removes stale routes. The IS-IS routing
convergence is then complete.
IS-IS NSR
Nonstop routing (NSR) is a new feature that overcomes the application limit of GR. It backs up IS-IS link
state information from the active MPU to the standby MPU. When an active/standby switchover occurs,
NSR can complete link state recovery and route re-generation without requiring the cooperation of other
devices.
IS-IS TE
IS-IS traffic engineering (TE) creates and maintains the Label Switched Path (LSP).
When creating the Constraint-based Routed LSP (CR LSP), MPLS must get the traffic attributes of all links
in the local area. The traffic engineering information of links is obtained from IS-IS. For more information
about configuring IS-IS TE, see MPLS Configuration Guide.