Junos OS

Hi all,

I wanted to know if any/which Juniper model/OS version supports IPV6 addressing for Realtime Perfrmance Monitoring (RPM) tests.

I tried to create a RPM test with the below configuration - however it fails.

#set target address FE80::0202:B3FF:FE1E:8329
^
invalid ip address or hostname: FE80::0202:B3FF:FE1E:8329 at 'FE80::0202:B3FF:FE1E:8329'

Doesn't seem the device is supporting IPv6 addresses for IP address fields required for RPM configuration.

Any pointers is appreciated.

Thanks

Mary

You would need to use MX and at least 13.3R5 release:

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lab@MX960-re0# show services rpm
probe TEST {
    test TEST {
        probe-type icmp6-ping;
        target inet6-address 200:1:2:3::1;
    }
}

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lab@MX960-re0# run show version | match boot
JUNOS Base OS boot [13.3R6.5]

[edit]
lab@MX960-re0# commit check
configuration check succeeds

[edit]
lab@MX960-re0#

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Thanks.

Is MX the only model that supports it?

Regards

Mary

As fas as I can tell, yes.

Not sure about the roadmap, but you will need to check this with your SE/Juniper representative.


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Thank you so much.

Appreciate your quick response.

Hi Experts,

I have a MX10-t router, but could not find an option to specify IPv6 probe-type or target address (inet6-address). Any ideas?

mpls@junospeMX10# run show version
Model: mx10-t
Junos: 13.3R3.6
JUNOS Base OS boot [13.3R3.6]
JUNOS Base OS Software Suite [13.3R3.6]
JUNOS Kernel Software Suite [13.3R3.6]
JUNOS Services RPM [13.3R3.6]

When I try to set a IPv6 address for the target address, I get an error that it is invalid IP address

[edit services rpm probe TEST test TEST]
mpls@junospeMX10# set target ?
Possible completions:
<[Enter]> Execute this command
address Address of target host
url Fully formed target URL
| Pipe through a command

[edit services rpm probe TEST test TEST]
mpls@junospeMX10# set target address 200:1:2:3::1
^
invalid ip address or hostname: 200:1:2:3::1 at '200:1:2:3::1'

Also, IPv6 probe-type could not be seen

mpls@junospeMX10# set probe-type ?
Possible completions:
http-get Perform HTTP Get request at target URL
http-metadata-get Perform HTTP Get request of metadata at target URL
icmp-ping Send ICMP echo request to target address
icmp-ping-timestamp Send ICMP timestamp request to target address
tcp-ping Send TCP packets to target
udp-ping Send UDP packets to target
udp-ping-timestamp Send UDP packets with timestamp to target

Regards

Mary

Please use at least 13.3R5.

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Thanks for the clarification Paris ARAU. Following up on Mary's query:

I have upgraded to 13.3R6.5 and I could configure udp-ping and udp-ping-timestamp with IPv6 target addresses. However, icmp-ping and icmp-ping-timestamp probe types doesn't seem to be supported. Is it a limitation with R6.5 or the support for IPv6 for icmp-ping and icmp-ping-timestamp probe type is not available yet?

[edit services rpm probe test]

  'test icmp-ping'

    The probe-type is not supported for IPV6

error: configuration check-out failed

Isn't this what you are looking for?

[edit]
lab@MX960-re0# show services rpm
probe TEST {
    test TEST {
        probe-type icmp6-ping;
        target inet6-address 200:1:2:3::1;
    }
}

[edit]
lab@MX960-re0#

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Thanks for the reply.

For IPv6, there is a separate probe-type called icmp6-ping and it works. But the same is not available for icmp-ping-timestamp. My requirement is to collect jitter metrics as well along with RTT (by enabling timestamp)

mpls@junospeMX10# show services rpm
probe arun {
test icmp6-ping {
probe-type icmp6-ping;
target inet6-address 200:1:2:3::1;
inet6-options {
source-address 200:1:2:3::2;
}
probe-interval 5;
test-interval 60;
}

test icmp6-ping-timestamp {
probe-type icmp-ping-timestamp;
target inet6-address 200:1:2:3::1;
test-interval 60;
}
}

[edit]
mpls@junospeMX10# commit
[edit services rpm probe arun]
'test icmp6-ping-timestamp'
The probe-type is not supported for IPV6
error: configuration check-out failed

[edit services rpm probe arun test icmp6-ping]
mpls@junospeMX10# set probe-type ?
Possible completions:
http-get Perform HTTP Get request at target URL
http-metadata-get Perform HTTP Get request of metadata at target URL
icmp-ping Send ICMP echo request to target address
icmp-ping-timestamp Send ICMP timestamp request to target address
icmp6-ping Send ICMP6 echo request to target address
tcp-ping Send TCP packets to target
udp-ping Send UDP packets to target
udp-ping-timestamp Send UDP packets with timestamp to target
[edit services rpm probe arun test icmp6-ping]

OK, I see what you mean. I don't know if this is a limitation or the feature is not available yet in Junos.

You should get more information from your Juniper SE/representative about the roadmap for RPM.


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Hello Mary ,

i have tested the IPV6 supportability on latest 12.3X48 version and still its not supported on any version/Platform .

root@SRX550-3# ...test target address FE80::0202:B3FF:FE1E:8329
                                      ^
invalid ip address or hostname: FE80::0202:B3FF:FE1E:8329 at 'FE80::0202:B3FF:FE1E:8329'

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root@SRX550-3# run show version
Hostname: SRX550-3
Model: srx550
JUNOS Software Release [12.3X48-D10.3]

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root@SRX550-3#