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Questions about VRF function in /etc/network/interfaces



Hi all,

I'm working on SONiC project management vrf function under debian with kernel 4.3.

This is my OS:
# uname -a
Linux dut211 4.9.0-7-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.9.110-3+deb9u2 (2015-12-19) x86_64 GNU/Linux

This is SONiC project management vrf function:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAHmZKEdqDE&feature=youtu.be

Now I have to rewrite /etc/network/interfaces to implement this function, but I got errors, so I want to know if there is demo about how to define VRF interface and implement VRF function in /etc/network/interfaces.

As I follow your man file, I don't know how to do, and gots errors.

This is my try on this feature, rewrite /etc/network/interfaces like this

iface eth0 inet static
    address 172.18.8.211
    netmask 255.255.255.0
    ########## management network policy routing rules
    # management port up rules
    up ip -4 link add mgmtvrf type vrf table 10
    up ip -4 link set dev mgmtvrf up
    up ip -4 link set dev eth0 master mgmtvrf
    up ip -4 route add default via 172.18.8.1 dev eth0 table 10
    up ip -4 route add 172.18.8.0/24 dev eth0 table 10
    up ip -4 rule add from 172.18.8.211/32 table 10
    post-up sysctl -w net.ipv4.tcp_l3mdev_accept=1
    # management port down rules
    down ip -4 route delete default via 172.18.8.1 dev eth0 table 10
    down ip -4 route delete 172.18.8.0/24 dev eth0 table 10
    down ip -4 rule delete from 172.18.8.211/32 table 10
    down ip -4 link set dev eth0 nomaster

This is errors I got

Dec 29 02:38:48 dut211 ifup[8690]: RTNETLINK answers: File exists
Dec 29 02:38:48 dut211 ifup[8690]: ifup: failed to bring up eth0
Dec 29 02:38:48 dut211 systemd[1]: networking.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Dec 29 02:38:48 dut211 systemd[1]: Failed to start Raise network interfaces.
-- Subject: Unit networking.service has failed
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: https://www.debian.org/support
--
-- Unit networking.service has failed.
--
-- The result is failed.
Dec 29 02:38:48 dut211 systemd[1]: networking.service: Unit entered failed state.
Dec 29 02:38:48 dut211 systemd[1]: networking.service: Failed with result 'exit-code’. 

Thank you.

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Simon Jones

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