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Implement VRF-Lite
Topology
Addressing Table
Device Interface IPv4 Address IPv6 Address IPv6 Link-Local
R1
G0/0/1.5 10.1.2.1/24 2001:db8:acad:1012::1/64 fe80::1:2
R1
G0/0/1.8 10.1.3.1/24 2001:db8:acad:1013::1/64 fe80::1:4
R1
S0/1/0 10.1.3.1/25 2001:db8:acad:1013::1/64 fe80::1:2
R2 G0/0/0 10.2.3.2/24 2001:db8:acad:1023::2/64 fe80::2:1
R2
Loopback0 192.168.2.1/24 2001:db8:acad:2000::1/64 fe80::2:2
R3 S0/1/0 10.1.3.3/25 2001:db8:acad:1013::3/64 fe80::3:1
R3
Loopback0 192.168.3.1/27 2001:db8:acad:3000::1/64 fe80::3:2
D1 G1/0/5 10.1.2.2/24 2001:db8:acad:1012::2/64 fe80::d1:1
D1
VLAN 11 192.168.2.1/24 2001:db8:acad:2000::2/64 fe80::d1:2
D2 G1/0/5 10.1.3.2/24 2001:db8:acad:1013::2/64 fe80::d2:1
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D2
VLAN 11 192.168.3.1/24 2001:db8:acad:3000::1/64 fe80::d2:2
Objectives
Part 1: Build the Network and Configure Basic Device Settings
Part 2: Configure and Verify VRF and Interface Addressing
Part 3: Configure and Verify Static Routing for Reachability Inside Each VRF
Required Resources
• 3 Routers (Cisco 4221 with Cisco IOS XE Release 16.9.4 universal image or comparable)
• 2 Switches (Cisco 3650 with Cisco IOS XE release 16.9.4 universal image or comparable)
• 1 Switch (Cisco 2960+ with Cisco IOS release 15.2 lanbase image or comparable)
• 2 PCs (Windows with a terminal emulation program, such as Tera Term)
• Console cables to configure the Cisco IOS devices via the console ports
• Ethernet and serial cables as shown in the topology
Router R1
enable
configure terminal
hostname R1
no ip domain lookup
ipv6 unicast-routing
banner motd # R1, Implement VRF-Lite #
line con 0
exec-timeout 0 0
logging synchronous
exit
line vty 0 4
privilege level 15
password cisco123
exec-timeout 0 0
logging synchronous
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login
exit
Router R2
enable
configure terminal
hostname R2
no ip domain lookup
ipv6 unicast-routing
banner motd # R2, Implement VRF-Lite #
line con 0
exec-timeout 0 0
logging synchronous
exit
line vty 0 4
privilege level 15
password cisco123
exec-timeout 0 0
logging synchronous
login
exit
interface g0/0/0
ip address 10.1.2.2 255.255.255.0
ipv6 address fe80::2:1 link-local
ipv6 address 2001:db8:acad:1012::2/64
no shutdown
exit
interface loopback 0
ip address 192.168.2.1 255.255.255.0
ipv6 address fe80::2:2 link-local
ipv6 address 2001:db8:acad:2000::1/64
no shutdown
exit
ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 g0/0/0 10.1.2.1
ipv6 route ::/0 g0/0/0 2001:db8:acad:1012::1
Router R3
enable
configure terminal
hostname R3
no ip domain lookup
ipv6 unicast-routing
banner motd # R3, Implement VRF-Lite #
line con 0
exec-timeout 0 0
logging synchronous
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exit
line vty 0 4
privilege level 15
password cisco123
exec-timeout 0 0
logging synchronous
login
exit
interface s0/1/0
ip address 10.1.3.2 255.255.255.0
ipv6 address fe80::3:1 link-local
ipv6 address 2001:db8:acad:1013::2/64
no shutdown
exit
interface loopback 0
ip address 192.168.3.1 255.255.255.0
ipv6 address fe80::3:2 link-local
ipv6 address 2001:db8:acad:3000::1/64
no shutdown
exit
ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 s0/1/0 10.1.3.1
ipv6 route ::/0 s0/1/0 2001:db8:acad:1013::1
Switch D1
enable
configure terminal
hostname D1
no ip domain lookup
ip routing
ipv6 unicast-routing
banner motd # D1, Implement VRF-Lite #
line con 0
exec-timeout 0 0
logging synchronous
exit
line vty 0 4
privilege level 15
password cisco123
exec-timeout 0 0
logging synchronous
login
exit
interface range g1/0/1-24, g1/1/1-4, g0/0
shutdown
exit
interface g1/0/5
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no switchport
ip address 10.1.2.2 255.255.255.0
ipv6 address fe80::d1:1 link-local
ipv6 address 2001:db8:acad:1012::2/64
no shutdown
exit
vlan 11
name LOCAL_VLAN
exit
interface vlan 11
ip address 192.168.2.1 255.255.255.0
ipv6 address fe80::d1:2 link-local
ipv6 address 2001:db8:acad:2000::1/64
no shutdown
exit
interface g1/0/23
switchport mode access
switchport access vlan 11
no shutdown
exit
ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 g1/0/5 10.1.2.1
ipv6 route ::/0 g1/0/5 2001:db8:acad:1012::1
Switch D2
enable
configure terminal
hostname D2
no ip domain lookup
ip routing
ipv6 unicast-routing
banner motd # D2, Implement VRF-Lite #
line con 0
exec-timeout 0 0
logging synchronous
exit
line vty 0 4
privilege level 15
password cisco123
exec-timeout 0 0
logging synchronous
login
exit
interface range g1/0/1-24, g1/1/1-4, g0/0
shutdown
exit
interface g1/0/5
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no switchport
ip address 10.1.3.2 255.255.255.0
ipv6 address fe80::d2:1 link-local
ipv6 address 2001:db8:acad:1013::2/64
no shutdown
exit
vlan 11
name LOCAL_VLAN
exit
interface vlan 11
ip address 192.168.3.1 255.255.255.0
ipv6 address fe80::d2:2 link-local
ipv6 address 2001:db8:acad:3000::1/64
no shutdown
exit
interface g1/0/23
switchport mode access
switchport access vlan 11
no shutdown
exit
ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 g1/0/5 10.1.3.1
ipv6 route ::/0 g1/0/5 2001:db8:acad:1013::1
Switch A1
enable
configure terminal
hostname A1
no ip domain lookup
banner motd # A1, Implement VRF-Lite #
line con 0
exec-timeout 0 0
logging synchronous
exit
line vty 0 4
privilege level 15
password cisco123
exec-timeout 0 0
logging synchronous
login
exit
interface range f0/1-24, g0/1-2
shutdown
exit
vlan 5
name D1
exit
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vlan 8
name D2
exit
interface f0/11
switchport mode trunk
switchport nonegotiate
no shutdown
exit
interface f0/1
switchport mode access
switchport access vlan 5
no shutdown
exit
interface f0/3
switchport mode access
switchport access vlan 8
no shutdown
b. Set the clock on each router to UTC time.
c. Save the running configuration to startup-config.
Close configuration window
c. Verify next-hop reachability within each vrf with the ping vrf vrf_name address command.
R1# ping vrf Customer_A 10.1.2.2
Type escape sequence to abort.
Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 10.1.2.2, timeout is 2 seconds:
.!!!!
Success rate is 80 percent (4/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 1/1/1 ms
R1# ping vrf Customer_A 2001:db8:acad:1012::2
Type escape sequence to abort.
Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 2001:DB8:ACAD:1012::2, timeout is 2
seconds:
!!!!!
Success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 1/2/10 ms
R1# ping vrf Customer_A 10.1.3.2
Type escape sequence to abort.
Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 10.1.3.2, timeout is 2 seconds:
!!!!!
Success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 2/2/3 ms
R1# ping vrf Customer_A 2001:db8:acad:1013::2
Type escape sequence to abort.
Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 2001:DB8:ACAD:1013::2, timeout is 2
seconds:
!!!!!
Success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 2/2/3 ms
Close configuration window
Part 3: Configure and Verify Static Routing for Reachability Inside Each VRF
In Part 3, you will configure static routing so that all networks are reachable within their respective VRFs. At
the end of this part, R1 should be able to successfully source a ping from interface loopback0 to R3 interface
loopback0, and D1 should be able to successfully source a ping from interface VLAN 11 to D2 interface VLAN
11. Once again, the way these networks are being implemented is not meant to represent best practice, but to
assess your ability to complete the required configurations.
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Step 1: Verify that distant networks are not reachable within each VRF.
In this step, you will check to make sure that distant networks are not reachable from R1 within each VRF.
a. On R1, issue the commands ping vrf Customer_A 192.168.2.1 and ping vrf Customer_A 192.168.3.1.
Neither should succeed.
Open configuration window
b. On R1, issue the commands ping vrf Customer_A 2001:db8:acad:2000::1 and ping vrf Customer_A
2001:db8:acad:3000::1. Neither should succeed.
R1# ping vrf Customer_A 2001:db8:acad:2000::1
Type escape sequence to abort.
Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 2001:DB8:ACAD:2000::1, timeout is 2
seconds:
b. Use the example above to correctly configure fully specified static routes for the Customer_B network.
R1(config)# ip route vrf Customer_B 192.168.2.0 255.255.255.0 GigabitEthernet0/0/1.5
10.1.2.2
R1(config)# ip route vrf Customer_B 192.168.3.0 255.255.255.0 GigabitEthernet0/0/1.8
10.1.3.2
R1(config)# ipv6 route vrf Customer_B 2001:DB8:ACAD:2000::/64 GigabitEthernet0/0/1.5
2001:DB8:ACAD:1012::2
R1(config)# ipv6 route vrf Customer_B 2001:DB8:ACAD:3000::/64 GigabitEthernet0/0/1.8
2001:DB8:ACAD:1013::2
b. On D1, ping the IPv4 and IPv6 addresses of D2 interface VLAN 11 using a source address of D1
interface VLAN 11. All pings should be successful.
D1# ping 192.168.3.1 source vlan11
Note: To find out how the router is configured, look at the interfaces to identify the type of router and how many
interfaces the router has. There is no way to effectively list all the combinations of configurations for each router
class. This table includes identifiers for the possible combinations of Ethernet and Serial interfaces in the device.
The table does not include any other type of interface, even though a specific router may contain one. An
example of this might be an ISDN BRI interface. The string in parenthesis is the legal abbreviation that can be
used in Cisco IOS commands to represent the interface.
End of document
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Router R1
R1# show run
Building configuration...
!
ipv6 unicast-routing
multilink bundle-name authenticated
!
spanning-tree extend system-id
!
redundancy
mode none
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/0/0
vrf forwarding Customer_A
ip address 10.1.2.1 255.255.255.0
negotiation auto
ipv6 address FE80::1:1 link-local
ipv6 address 2001:DB8:ACAD:1012::1/64
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/0/1
no ip address
negotiation auto
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/0/1.5
encapsulation dot1Q 5
vrf forwarding Customer_B
ip address 10.1.2.1 255.255.255.0
ipv6 address FE80::1:2 link-local
ipv6 address 2001:DB8:ACAD:1012::1/64
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/0/1.8
encapsulation dot1Q 8
vrf forwarding Customer_B
ip address 10.1.3.1 255.255.255.0
ipv6 address FE80::1:3 link-local
ipv6 address 2001:DB8:ACAD:1013::1/64
!
interface Serial0/1/0
vrf forwarding Customer_A
ip address 10.1.3.1 255.255.255.0
ipv6 address FE80::1:3 link-local
ipv6 address 2001:DB8:ACAD:1013::1/64
!
interface Serial0/1/1
no ip address
!
ip forward-protocol nd
no ip http server
ip http secure-server
ip tftp source-interface GigabitEthernet0
ip route vrf Customer_A 192.168.2.0 255.255.255.0 GigabitEthernet0/0/0 10.1.2.2
ip route vrf Customer_A 192.168.3.0 255.255.255.0 Serial0/1/0 10.1.3.2
ip route vrf Customer_B 192.168.2.0 255.255.255.0 GigabitEthernet0/0/1.5 10.1.2.2
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Router R2
R2# show run
Building configuration...
!
no aaa new-model
!
no ip domain lookup
!
login on-success log
!
subscriber templating
!
ipv6 unicast-routing
multilink bundle-name authenticated
!
spanning-tree extend system-id
!
redundancy
mode none
!
interface Loopback0
ip address 192.168.2.1 255.255.255.0
ipv6 address FE80::2:2 link-local
ipv6 address 2001:DB8:ACAD:2000::1/64
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/0/0
ip address 10.1.2.2 255.255.255.0
negotiation auto
ipv6 address FE80::2:1 link-local
ipv6 address 2001:DB8:ACAD:1012::2/64
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/0/1
no ip address
negotiation auto
!
ip forward-protocol nd
no ip http server
ip http secure-server
ip tftp source-interface GigabitEthernet0
ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 GigabitEthernet0/0/0 10.1.2.1
!
ipv6 route ::/0 GigabitEthernet0/0/0 2001:DB8:ACAD:1012::1
!
control-plane
!
banner motd ^C R2, Implement VRF-Lite ^C
!
line con 0
exec-timeout 0 0
logging synchronous
transport input none
stopbits 1
line aux 0
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stopbits 1
line vty 0 4
exec-timeout 0 0
privilege level 15
password cisco123
logging synchronous
login
!
end
Router R3
R3# show run
Building configuration...
no ip address
negotiation auto
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/0/1
no ip address
negotiation auto
!
interface Serial0/1/0
ip address 10.1.3.2 255.255.255.0
ipv6 address FE80::3:1 link-local
ipv6 address 2001:DB8:ACAD:1013::2/64
!
interface Serial0/1/1
no ip address
!
ip forward-protocol nd
no ip http server
ip http secure-server
ip tftp source-interface GigabitEthernet0
ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 Serial0/1/0 10.1.3.1
!
ipv6 route ::/0 Serial0/1/0 2001:DB8:ACAD:1013::1
!
control-plane
!
banner motd ^C R3, Implement VRF-Lite ^C
!
line con 0
exec-timeout 0 0
logging synchronous
transport input none
stopbits 1
line aux 0
stopbits 1
line vty 0 4
exec-timeout 0 0
privilege level 15
password cisco123
logging synchronous
login
!
end
Switch D1
D1# show run
Building configuration...
version 16.9
no service pad
service timestamps debug datetime msec
service timestamps log datetime msec
! Call-home is enabled by Smart-Licensing.
service call-home
no platform punt-keepalive disable-kernel-core
!
hostname D1
!
vrf definition Mgmt-vrf
!
address-family ipv4
exit-address-family
!
address-family ipv6
exit-address-family
!
no aaa new-model
switch 1 provision ws-c3650-24ts
!
ip routing
!
no ip domain lookup
!
login on-success log
ipv6 unicast-routing
!
license boot level ipservicesk9
!
diagnostic bootup level minimal
!
spanning-tree mode rapid-pvst
spanning-tree extend system-id
!
redundancy
mode sso
!
transceiver type all
monitoring
!
class-map match-any system-cpp-police-topology-control
description Topology control
class-map match-any system-cpp-police-sw-forward
description Sw forwarding, L2 LVX data, LOGGING
class-map match-any system-cpp-default
description Inter FED, EWLC control, EWLC data
class-map match-any system-cpp-police-sys-data
description Learning cache ovfl, High Rate App, Exception, EGR Exception, NFL
SAMPLED DATA, RPF Failed
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shutdown
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/22
shutdown
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/23
switchport access vlan 11
switchport mode access
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/24
shutdown
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/1/1
shutdown
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/1/2
shutdown
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/1/3
shutdown
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/1/4
shutdown
!
interface Vlan1
no ip address
shutdown
!
interface Vlan11
ip address 192.168.2.1 255.255.255.0
ipv6 address FE80::D1:2 link-local
ipv6 address 2001:DB8:ACAD:2000::1/64
!
ip forward-protocol nd
ip http server
ip http authentication local
ip http secure-server
ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 GigabitEthernet1/0/5 10.1.2.1
!
ipv6 route ::/0 GigabitEthernet1/0/5 2001:DB8:ACAD:1012::1
!
control-plane
service-policy input system-cpp-policy
!
banner motd ^C D1, Implement VRF-Lite ^C
!
line con 0
exec-timeout 0 0
logging synchronous
stopbits 1
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line aux 0
stopbits 1
line vty 0 4
exec-timeout 0 0
privilege level 15
password cisco123
logging synchronous
login
line vty 5 15
login
!
end
Switch D2
D2# show run
Building configuration...
!
diagnostic bootup level minimal
!
spanning-tree mode rapid-pvst
spanning-tree extend system-id
!
redundancy
mode sso
!
transceiver type all
monitoring
!
class-map match-any system-cpp-police-topology-control
description Topology control
class-map match-any system-cpp-police-sw-forward
description Sw forwarding, L2 LVX data, LOGGING
class-map match-any system-cpp-default
description Inter FED, EWLC control, EWLC data
class-map match-any system-cpp-police-sys-data
description Learning cache ovfl, High Rate App, Exception, EGR Exception, NFL
SAMPLED DATA, RPF Failed
class-map match-any system-cpp-police-punt-webauth
description Punt Webauth
class-map match-any system-cpp-police-l2lvx-control
description L2 LVX control packets
class-map match-any system-cpp-police-forus
description Forus Address resolution and Forus traffic
class-map match-any system-cpp-police-multicast-end-station
description MCAST END STATION
class-map match-any system-cpp-police-multicast
description Transit Traffic and MCAST Data
class-map match-any system-cpp-police-l2-control
description L2 control
class-map match-any system-cpp-police-dot1x-auth
description DOT1X Auth
class-map match-any system-cpp-police-data
description ICMP redirect, ICMP_GEN and BROADCAST
class-map match-any system-cpp-police-stackwise-virt-control
description Stackwise Virtual
class-map match-any non-client-nrt-class
class-map match-any system-cpp-police-routing-control
description Routing control and Low Latency
class-map match-any system-cpp-police-protocol-snooping
description Protocol snooping
class-map match-any system-cpp-police-dhcp-snooping
description DHCP snooping
class-map match-any system-cpp-police-system-critical
description System Critical and Gold Pkt
!
policy-map system-cpp-policy
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!
interface GigabitEthernet0/0
vrf forwarding Mgmt-vrf
no ip address
shutdown
negotiation auto
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/1
shutdown
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/2
shutdown
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/3
shutdown
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/4
shutdown
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/5
no switchport
ip address 10.1.3.2 255.255.255.0
ipv6 address FE80::D2:1 link-local
ipv6 address 2001:DB8:ACAD:1013::2/64
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/6
shutdown
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/7
shutdown
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/8
shutdown
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/9
shutdown
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/10
shutdown
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/11
shutdown
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/12
shutdown
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/13
shutdown
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/14
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shutdown
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/15
shutdown
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/16
shutdown
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/17
shutdown
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/18
shutdown
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/19
shutdown
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/20
shutdown
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/21
shutdown
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/22
shutdown
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/23
switchport access vlan 11
switchport mode access
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/24
shutdown
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/1/1
shutdown
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/1/2
shutdown
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/1/3
shutdown
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/1/4
shutdown
!
interface Vlan1
no ip address
shutdown
!
interface Vlan11
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Switch A1
A1# show run
Building configuration...
boot-end-marker
!
no aaa new-model
system mtu routing 1500
!
no ip domain-lookup
!
spanning-tree mode rapid-pvst
spanning-tree extend system-id
!
vlan internal allocation policy ascending
!
interface FastEthernet0/1
switchport access vlan 5
switchport mode access
!
interface FastEthernet0/2
shutdown
!
interface FastEthernet0/3
switchport access vlan 8
switchport mode access
!
interface FastEthernet0/4
shutdown
!
interface FastEthernet0/5
shutdown
!
interface FastEthernet0/6
shutdown
!
interface FastEthernet0/7
shutdown
!
interface FastEthernet0/8
shutdown
!
interface FastEthernet0/9
shutdown
!
interface FastEthernet0/10
shutdown
!
interface FastEthernet0/11
switchport mode trunk
switchport nonegotiate
!
interface FastEthernet0/12
shutdown
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!
interface FastEthernet0/13
shutdown
!
interface FastEthernet0/14
shutdown
!
interface FastEthernet0/15
shutdown
!
interface FastEthernet0/16
shutdown
!
interface FastEthernet0/17
shutdown
!
interface FastEthernet0/18
shutdown
!
interface FastEthernet0/19
shutdown
!
interface FastEthernet0/20
shutdown
!
interface FastEthernet0/21
shutdown
!
interface FastEthernet0/22
shutdown
!
interface FastEthernet0/23
shutdown
!
interface FastEthernet0/24
shutdown
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/1
shutdown
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/2
shutdown
!
interface Vlan1
no ip address
shutdown
!
ip http server
ip http secure-server
!
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