Recommendations

This section provides recommendations that affect feature configuration.

Pay special attention to the expected scaling of routes in the network and the number of OSPF neighbors in a single VRF when you select configuration values for the isis l1-hellointerval and isis l1-hello-multiplier commands on IS-IS interfaces. The default values for these commands work well for most networks, including those using moderately-scaled routes.

5420 Series, 5520 Series, VSP 4900 Series, VSP 7200 Series, VSP 7400 Series, and VSP 8000 Series

The default values work well for 16,000 routes and 64 OSPF neighbors in a single VRF. However, in highly-scaled networks, you might need to configure higher values for these commands.

For example, if the total number of non IS-IS routes on a given BEB exceeds 16,000 in combination with approximately 128 OSPF neighbors in a single VRF, you should configure a value of 12 for isis l1-hellomultiplier, instead of using the default value of 3.

VSP 4450 Series

If the total number of non IS-IS routes on a given BEB exceeds 25,000 in combination with approximately 60,000 IS-IS routes that the BEB receives from other BEBs in the network, you should configure a value of 12 for isis l1-hellomultiplier, instead of using the default value of 3.