Routing protocol migrations in a live datacenter
As network topologies and protocols evolve over the years, it occasionally becomes apparent that a wholesale re-implementation of a datacenter's routing layer is r …
| Talk Title | Routing protocol migrations in a live datacenter |
| Speakers | Chris Woodfield (Twitter) |
| Conference | NANOG68 |
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| Location | Dallas, Texas |
| Date | Oct 17 2016 - Oct 19 2016 |
| URL | Talk Page |
| Slides | Talk Slides |
| Video | Talk Video |
As network topologies and protocols evolve over the years, it occasionally becomes apparent that a wholesale re-implementation of a datacenter’s routing layer is required in order to continue to scale the network. And - often it’s necessary to “do it live!”. I present many lessons learned from Twitter’s migration from OSPF to BGP topologies in our datacenters - what went well, what didn’t go well, and what sort of challenges are encountered during a live datacenter migration.
