Converting Cisco IOS Configurations To Cisco IOS XR Configurations

Converting Cisco IOS Configurations to
Cisco IOS XR Configurations

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Converting Cisco IOS Configurations to Cisco IOS XR Configurations
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Contents
Preface
Changes to This Document
Obtaining Documentation v
Cisco.com v
Documentation DVD vi
Ordering Documentation vi
Documentation Feedback
vi
Cisco Product Security Overview vii

Reporting Security Problems in Cisco Products
vii
Obtaining Technical Assistance viii

Cisco Technical Support & Documentation Website
Submitting a Service Request viii
Definitions of Service Request Severity ix
Obtaining Additional Publications and Information
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Cisco IOS XR Configurations 1
Contents
Conversion Procedure
General Differences Between Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XR Software

Cisco IOS Configurations Absent From Cisco IOS XR Software
Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XR Configurations That Are the Same
Cisco IOS Configurations That Are Similar in Cisco IOS XR

Basic Interface Configuration
IPv4 Unicast Routing and Forwarding 8

General IP Routing 8
Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS)
Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) 11
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Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)
Multicast 20
13
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) 21

Minor Differences and Adjustments 21
Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) 22
Traffic Engineering (TE) 22
Quality of Service (QoS)
IPv6
24
26
Other Cisco IOS XR Issues 27

Access Lists 27
Username Configuration and Permission Levels 28
Network Time Protocol (NTP) 29
Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP) and Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)
Line Configurations 30
Translating Cisco IOS Route Maps to Cisco IOS XR Routing Policy Language 31
Introduction and Overview 31
Original Route Map Configuration 32
A Simple Translation 33
Using Nested Conditionals to Reduce Repetitive Comparisons 34
Using Inline Sets to Remove Small Indirect Set References 36
Taking Advantage of Parameterization to Reuse Common Structures 37
INDEX
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This document describes how to convert Cisco IOS software configurations to Cisco IOS XR software
configurations. This preface for Converting Cisco IOS Configurations to Cisco IOS XR Configurations
contains the following sections:
Changes to This Document, page v
Obtaining Documentation, page v
Documentation Feedback, page vi
Cisco Product Security Overview, page vii
Obtaining Technical Assistance, page viii
Obtaining Additional Publications and Information, page ix
Changes to This Document

Table 1
Changes for This Document
Revision
Date
Change Summary
OL-8503-01
September 2007
Added Conversion Procedure, page 2
OL-8503-01
April 2006
Initial release of this document.
Obtaining Documentation
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Cisco Product Security Overview
Cisco Product Security Overview

Cisco provides a free online Security Vulnerability Policy portal at this URL:
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From this site, you can perform these tasks:
Report security vulnerabilities in Cisco products.
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Reporting Security Problems in Cisco Products

Cisco is committed to delivering secure products. We test our products internally before we release them,
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vulnerability in a Cisco product, contact PSIRT:
Emergencies security-alert@cisco.com
An emergency is either a condition in which a system is under active attack or a condition for which
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nonemergencies.
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In an emergency, you can also reach PSIRT by telephone:
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We encourage you to use Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) or a compatible product to encrypt any sensitive
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PGP versions 2.x through 8.x.
Never use a revoked or an expired encryption key. The correct public key to use in your correspondence
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Obtaining Technical Assistance
Obtaining Technical Assistance

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Submitting a Service Request

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(S1 or S2 service requests are those in which your production network is down or severely degraded.)
Cisco engineers are assigned immediately to S1 and S2 service requests to help keep your business
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Definitions of Service Request Severity

To ensure that all service requests are reported in a standard format, Cisco has established severity
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Severity 1 (S1)Your network is down, or there is a critical impact to your business operations. You
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configuration. There is little or no effect on your business operations.

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Cisco IOS XR Configurations
This module describes the conversion of a Cisco IOS configuration to a Cisco IOS XR configuration. It
is not a complete guide to converting every command or configuration from Cisco IOS to
Cisco IOS XR software, but it covers only the most commonly used features. There may be features in
Cisco IOS that you are interested in that do not appear in this document.
The configurations presented here use Cisco IOS XR Software Release 3.3.0 as a reference.
This document is not an introduction to Cisco IOS XR software, nor is it an introduction to any of the
features you can configure in Cisco IOS XR software. It assumes that you are familiar with the
differences in operating infrastructure between Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XR software and that you
know how the protocols work.
Contents
Conversion Procedure, page 2
General Differences Between Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XR Software, page 2
Cisco IOS Configurations Absent From Cisco IOS XR Software, page 3
Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XR Configurations That Are the Same, page 5
Cisco IOS Configurations That Are Similar in Cisco IOS XR, page 6
Basic Interface Configuration, page 7
IPv4 Unicast Routing and Forwarding, page 8
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), page 21
Quality of Service (QoS), page 24
IPv6, page 26
Other Cisco IOS XR Issues, page 27
Translating Cisco IOS Route Maps to Cisco IOS XR Routing Policy Language, page 31

In general, the method of conversion is to proceed line-by-line over the Cisco IOS configuration using
the information in this conversion guide to look up and create the equivalent configuration commands
for Cisco IOS XR software.
Note
If you have many nodes in your network on which you plan to convert your configurations, you may also
consider contacting Cisco Advanced Services to help expedite the conversion.
Step 1
Before you install Cisco IOS XR software, convert any Cisco IOS commands for configurations you
want to keep to Cisco IOS XR configuration commands, creating a text file containing the desired IOS
XR configurations.
Step 2
Install the Cisco IOS XR software according to the instructions in Migrating from Cisco IOS to Cisco
IOS XR Software on the Cisco XR 12000 Series Router.
Step 3
After installing the Cisco IOS XR software, reconfigure your router using the Cisco IOS XR
configuration commands you developed in step 1. You can reconfigure your router using one of two
methods:
Note
Enter the new CLI configuration commands line-by-line at the appropriate configuration submodes,
using the IOS XR configurations you created as a reference. You must enter the commit command
to make new configurations part of the running configuration. You can enter the commit command
after entering a configuration at each submode or enter the command in the global configuration
mode after entering all the new configurations.
Go to global configuration mode and copy and paste the entire text file containing the new IOS XR
configuration at the command prompt, then enter the commit replace command to replacethe entire
running configuration.
As the commands are parsed, error messages might displayindicating incorrect commands or syntax.
General Differences Between Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XR

Software
In Cisco IOS XR software, features are generally disabled by default and must be explicitly enabled.
This means that, for example, you need to explicitly enable the address-family ipv4 unicast command
in some routing protocols (IS-IS, BGP), whereas you did not need to do it in Cisco IOS. This also means
that external services that listen to TCP/UDP ports and IP protocols (telnet, ssh, tcp-small-servers, and
so forth) are off unless you turn them on.
In general, use the following guidelines when initially converting between operating systems:
Do not configure new features without understanding them first.
Do not turn on features in Cisco IOS XR software that are off in your Cisco IOS configuration.
Do not assume that you need all the same features in Cisco IOS XR software that you needed in
Cisco IOS.

Think before you add or remove features. Is the feature really something you use, or are you just
carrying it over because it is in your Cisco IOS configuration?
Test changes carefully and ask for help if you are having difficulty.
After you have converted an existing Cisco IOS configuration to a working Cisco IOS XR software
configuration, you might want to try some of the additional features in Cisco IOS XR software. For more
information on these features, consult the standard Cisco IOS XR configuration guides:
Cisco IOS XR IP Addresses and Services Configuration Guide
Cisco IOS XR Interface and Hardware Component Configuration Guide
Cisco IOS XR Multicast Configuration Guide
Cisco IOS XR Multiprotocol Label Switching Configuration Guide
Cisco IOS XR Modular Quality of Service Configuration Guide
Cisco IOS XR Routing Configuration Guide
Cisco IOS XR System Management Configuration Guide
Cisco IOS XR System Security Configuration Guide

In Table 2 are some of the Cisco IOS configurations that do not exist in Cisco IOS XR software. The
Cisco IOS column contains either a configuration string or a partial configuration string. If it is partial
(like ip tftp ), that means that only the top level text has changed and options past the listed text are
the same in Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XR software.
The Cisco IOS XR column contains the text No such configuration or No such keyword. No such
configuration means that the service that is configured in Cisco IOS cannot be configured in
Cisco IOS XR software. largely because the feature does not exist. An example is the Cisco IOS version
command. No such keyword means that, although the configuration exists, the specific keyword listed
in the Cisco IOS configuration does not exist in CCisco IOS XR software. Both types of entries might
also have a comment explaining what happened to the Cisco IOS functionality.
Table 2
List of Cisco IOS Configurations That Do Not Exist in Cisco IOS XR Software
Cisco IOS
Cisco IOS XR Software
aaa authentication enable
No such keyword.
Cisco IOS XR software has no concept of changing
enable level when logged in; all permissions are defined
in the usergroup/taskgroup model.
aaa new-model
No such configuration.
There is no old model authentication, authorization, and
accounting (AAA) in Cisco IOS XR software.
access-list compiled
Cisco IOS XR software manages access control lists
(ACL) and takes no configurable input from the user.

Table 2
Cisco IOS
access-list number
All ACLs are configured using ipv4 access-list submode;
see the ACL section later on.
boot system ...
The Cisco IOS XR boot model is very different from
Cisco IOS boot model.
enable
You must have a username. The password and enable level
ability are defined within the username and taskgroup
set of commands.
ip bgp-community new-format
Community-lists, which support old-style numbering, are
being phased out. See also the extensive section on Border
Gateway Protocol (BGP) later in this document.
ip bootp server
No BOOTP server exists in Cisco IOS XR software.
ip classless
No such configuration,
Cisco IOS XR software fully supports classless
interdomain routing (CIDR) and variable-length subnet
mask (VLSM). Classful routing does not exist in
Cisco IOS XR software, so no classless enable is needed.
ip finger
No such keyword.
There is no finger daemon on Cisco IOS XR software.
ip receive
Cisco IOS XR software does not support receive ACLs.
ip spd
Selective Packet Discard (SPD) does not exist in
Cisco IOS XR software, in which Local Packet Transport
Services (LPTS) mostly eliminates the need for SPD;
LPTS is not configurable and is not discussed in this book.
ip subnet-zero
This behavior is automatic. Cisco IOS XR is fully
classless and CIDR-capable.
mpls label protocol ldp
No Tag Distribution Protocol (TDP) exists in
Cisco IOS XR software, so no need to pick between Label
Distribution Protocol (LDP) and TDP.
mpls traffic-eng auto-bw
There is no support for Traffic Engineering (TE) auto-bw
in Cisco IOS XR software.

Table 2
Cisco IOS
no service pad
service compress-config
Configuration file management is very different between
Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XR software
service nagle
nagle is on by default, and this cannot be changed by the
user.
service password-encryption
You cannot have unencrypted passwords in
Cisco IOS XR software
service tcp-keepalives-in
In Cisco IOS XR software, it is up to the application to
decide whether to use keepalives or not, and none of this
is configurable. The telnet server sends keepalives every 5
minutes. Telnet client does not send them. Other
TCP-based protocols (BGP, SSH, and so on) have similar
built-in keepalive values.
service tcp-keepalives-out
service upgrade all
tag-switching
All the tag-switching CLI is gone, replaced with
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
version
A list of some of the configurations that are identical in Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XR software appear
in Table 3. The Cisco IOS column contains either a configuration string or a partial configuration string.
If it is partial, like ip tftp , that means that all options past the listed text are the same in Cisco IOS and
Cisco IOS XR software.
Table 3
List of Cisco IOS Configurations That Are the Same in Cisco IOS XR Software
Cisco IOS
banner
Same
hostname hostname
Same
service timestamps debug datetime msec
Same
service timestamps log datetime msec
Same
snmp-server
Same


The following table lists some of the Cisco IOS configurations that differ from their Cisco IOS XR
counterparts in minor ways. The Cisco IOS column contains either a configuration string or a partial
configuration string. If it is partial like ip tftp , only the top level text has changed and options past
the listed text are the same in Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XR software.
The Cisco IOS XR column contains an explanation of the differences between the two configurations.
Table 4
Cisco IOS Configurations That are Similar in Cisco IOS XR software
Cisco IOS
aaa authentication login name tacacs+
aaa authentication login name group tacacs+

Note the group before tacacs+; this is common for all
aaatacacs+ commands.
aaa authorization commands level

{default | list-name} tacacs+
aaa authorization commands {default | list-name}

group tacacs+
Note the lack of a level, because Cisco IOS XR
permissions are different from those of Cisco IOS.
aaa accounting exec {default | list-name} aaa accounting exec {default | list-name} {start-stop |
{start-stop | stop-only} tacacs+
stop-only} group tacacs+
Note the group before tacacs+.
aaa accounting commands level {default aaa accounting commands {default | list-name}
| list-name} {start-stop | stop-only}
{start-stop | stop-only} group tacacs+
tacacs+
Note the lack of a level; see also the taskgroup section
below.
ip tcp path-mtu-discovery
tcp path-mtu-discovery age-timer minutes
ip telnet source-interface
telnet ipv4 client source-interface
ip tftp
tftp client
ip ftp ...
ftp client ...
ip name-server
domain name-server
ip route network mask
route ipv4 network/masklen ...
Router# ip route 10.0.0.0 255.0.0.0
RP0/0/RP0/CPU0:router# route ipv4 unicast

10.0.0.0/8 ...
All the options available after the network and mask in

parameters Cisco IOS (outgoing interface, next-hop,
tag, admin distance, and so on) are also available after the
network/masklen parameter with the same command in

Table 4
Cisco IOS Configurations That are Similar in Cisco IOS XR software
Cisco IOS
line {aux | console} 0
line {aux | console}

No line number is necessary. See also the VTY section
later in this document.
logging buffered 1000000 debugging
The debug level and the buffer size are now two separate
commands:
logging buffered 150000
logging buffered debugging

A few differences in interface configuration are shown in the examples below:
Table 5
Basic Interface Configuration in Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XR Software
Cisco IOS
interface POS2/1
ip address 192.168.14.5 255.255.255.0
no ip directed-broadcast
crc 32
clock source internal
pos ais-shut
pos scramble-atm
end
interface POS0/2/0/1
mtu 4474
ipv4 address 192.168.14.8 255.255.255.0
pos
crc 32
!
!
controller SONET0/2/0/1
ais-shut
path
ais-shut
!
clock source internal
!
The major differences are as follows:
Cisco IOS XR software has of a separate mode for configuring SONET.
Cisco IOS XR software has the ipv4 address command instead of the ip address command that
Cisco IOS has.
The Cisco IOS XR software configuration has both ais-shut and path ais-shut commands
configured. This does not map exactly to the Cisco IOS pos ais-shut command, which enables only
line ais-shut, but you achieve the same thing with the two configurations.
Only Packet-over-SONET (PoS) specific configurations (configurations having to do with

High-level Data Link Control (HDLC) and Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) payload and how they are
put into a Synchronous Payload Envelope [SPE]) go on the interface in Cisco IOS XR software.
The crc command is issued in the (config-if-pos) submode in Cisco IOS XR software.
The ais-shut, clock, path, and other commands in the (config-SONET-path) submode are issued
while in SONET controller submode in Cisco IOS XR software.
Payload scrambling (pos scramble-atm in Cisco IOS) is on by default in Cisco IOS XR software.
It can be disabled using the path scrambling disable command.

IPv4 Unicast Routing and Forwarding
For further information on SONET controller configuration and PoS configurations, including PPP and
HDLC, see the following configuration guide and command reference modules:
Note
The Configuring SONET Controller Interfaces on Cisco IOS XR Software module of the
The Configuring POS Interfaces on Cisco IOS XR Software module of the

The Packet-over-SONET User Interface and SONET Layer-1 Commands on Cisco IOS XR Software
module of the Cisco IOS XR Interface and Hardware Component Command Reference
The SONET APS Commands on Cisco IOS XR Software module of the Cisco IOS XR Interface and
Hardware Component Command Reference
The cHDLC Commands on Cisco IOS XR Software module of the Cisco IOS XR Interface and
The PPP Commands on Cisco IOS XR Software module of the Cisco IOS XR Interface and
The other interface type supported in Cisco IOS XR software is the Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) interface.
The GigE interface does not have a controller submode and, therefore, configuration of GigE is similar
to configuration of GigE in Cisco IOS.

This section contains the following parts:
General IP Routing, page 8
Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS), page 9
Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), page 11
Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), page 13
Multicast, page 20
General IP Routing
A major difference between Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XR software is that in Cisco IOS, you enable a
protocol on an interface by some combination of configuration in the Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP)
and on the physical interface. An example of the first method is an Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
network statement, while an example of the second method is an Intermediate System-to-Intermediate
System (IS-IS) ip router isis command, or any change in the cost of an interface. In
Cisco IOS XR software, all protocol-specific configuration goes under the global protocol configuration
submode and not on the physical interface configuration. This means that there are no OSPF or IS-IS
commands on a physical interface; they are all put under the interface submode of the routing protocol
configuration. See the examples in Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS) and Open
Shortest Path First (OSPF) for more detail.
A useful feature for all routing protocols in Cisco IOS XR software is the global router-id command. In
Cisco IOS, it is recommended that you hard-code a router-id to a loopback (by convention, Loopback0)
for every protocol. In Cisco IOS XR software, you can use the global command router-id interface.
Thus, all the following Cisco IOS commands are replaced by a single Cisco IOS XR command:

Table 6
Examples of Cisco IOS Commands Replaced by the Cisco IOS XR router-id Command
Cisco IOS
Example of the IS-IS router-id command:
router-id Loopback0
router isis
mpls traffic-eng router-id Loopback0
Example of the OSPF router-id command:

router ospf
router-id ip_address_of_Loopback0
Example of the BGP router-id command:

router bgp
bgp router-id ip_address_of_Loopback0
You can override the global router-id command in Cisco IOS XR software by further configuring a
router-id command within a given protocol. However, configuring different router IDs per protocol
makes management more complicated and provides no gain, so we do not recommend this practice.
For more information about the router-id command, see the following configuration guide and
command reference modules:
The Implementing Network Stack IPv4 and IPv6 on Cisco IOS XR Software module of the
The Network Stack IPv4 and IPv6 Commands on Cisco IOS XR Software module of the
Cisco IOS XR IP Addresses and Services Command Reference
The Implementing Label Distribution Protocol on Cisco IOS XR Software module of the
The Implementing Optical User Network Interface on Cisco IOS XR Software module of the
The MPLS Label Distribution Commands on Cisco IOS XR Software module of the Cisco IOS XR
Multiprotocol Label Switching Command Reference
The Implementing Optical User Network Interface on Cisco IOS XR Software module of the
The MPLS Optical User Network Interface Commands on Cisco IOS XR Software module of the
Cisco IOS XR Multiprotocol Label Switching Command Reference
The Implementing OSPF on Cisco IOS XR Software module of the Cisco IOS XR Routing
Configuration Guide
The OSPF Commands on Cisco IOS XR Software module of the Cisco IOS XR Routing Command
Reference
The OSPFv3 Commands on Cisco IOS XR Software module of the Cisco IOS XR Routing Command
Reference
Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS)

Some key differences between the Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XR IS-IS implementation are:

Cisco IOS XR software does not support Connectionless Network Services (CLNS) routing.
Cisco IOS XR software defaults to multitopology mode for IPv6 (see the IPv6 section later in this
document).
Cisco IOS XR software must have a process name, such as router isis lab, whereas Cisco IOS could
be configured with just router isis.
A sample configuration for IPv4 routing only is given in the Table 7. This is for a very simple network
consisting of a router (Router ID: 192.168.1.5) configured with a PoS interface (POS2/1) under
Cisco IOS, and another router (Router ID:192.168.1.8) configured with a PoS interface (POS0/2/0/1)
under Cisco IOS XR software.
Table 7
Configuration Comparison for IPv4 in Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XR
IOS (Router ID:192.168.1.5)
IOS XR (Router ID:192.168.1.8)
router isis lab

net 49.0192.0168.0001.0005.00
is-type level-2-only
passive-interface Loopback0
!
interface POS2/1
...
ip router isis lab
isis metric 42
...
router isis lab

net 49.0192.0168.0001.0008.00
interface Loopback0
passive
address-family ipv4 unicast
!
!
metric 42
!
!
!
The largest change difference Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XR software is that in Cisco IOS XR software
you need to enable the ipv4 address family explicitly, whereas in Cisco IOS it is implicitly enabled. Most
or all of the IS-IS options in Cisco IOS also exist in Cisco IOS XR. Another difference is that there are
very few CLNS commands in Cisco IOS XR; most of the show clns options in Cisco IOS are under the
show isis command in Cisco IOS XR software.
Redistribution for IS-IS is very similar; the only difference is that instead of a route-map (as in
Cisco IOS), you specify a route-policy. Thus, redistribution into Cisco IOS XR software is an attach
point for an RPL route-policy. See Table 8.
Table 8
IS-IS Redistribution Differences Between Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XR
Cisco IOS
Cisco IOS XR
router isis lab
router isis lab
redistribute connected route-map route-map

redistribute connected route-policy policy
redistribute connected policy policy
All of the standard options are available in both Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XR software.
Table 9 shows the output produced by issuing the help command (?) while in the proper configuration
submode for the redistribute connected command on systems running Cisco IOS and
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Table 9
Comparison of the redistribute connected command on Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XR
Cisco IOS
Cisco IOS XR
Router#redistribute connected ?
level-1
level-1-2
level-2
metric
metric-type
route-map
<cr>
RP/0/0/CPU0:gsr4(config-isis-af)#redistribute connected
?
level-1
Redistribute routes into level 1 only
level-1-2
Redistribute routes into both levels
level-2
Redistribute routes into level 2 only
(the default)
metric
Metric for redistributed routes
metric-type
IS-IS metric type for redistributed
routes
route-policy Route policy reference
<cr>
IS-IS configurations for multitopology are slightly different, as well; see the sections on Multiprotocol
Label Switching (MPLS) and IPv6 for details.
For further information on IS-IS configuration, see the following configuration guide and command
reference modules:
The Implementing IS-IS on Cisco IOS XR Software module of the Cisco IOS XR Routing
Configuration Guide
The IS-IS Commands on Cisco IOS XR Software module of the Cisco IOS XR Routing Command
Reference
Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)

An OSPF configuration is very similar to an IS-IS configuration. A sample configuration for OSPF
routing only is given in Table 10 below. This is for a very simple network consisting of a router (Router
ID:192.168.1.5) configured with a PoS interface (POS2/1) under Cisco IOS, and another router (Router
ID:192.168.1.5) configured with a PoS interface (POS0/2/0/1) under Cisco IOS XR software.
The main point in this description is that redistribution into OSPF on Cisco IOS XR software is a
policy-attach point.
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Table 10
OSPF Configuration for Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XR
Cisco IOS (Router ID:192.168.1.5)
Cisco IOS XR (Router ID:192.168.1.8)
router ospf 1
log-adjacency-changes
network 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
network 192.168.7.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
network 192.168.12.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
network 192.168.13.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
network 192.168.14.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
network 192.168.18.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
network 192.168.20.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
!
interface Loopback0
ip address 192.168.1.5 255.255.255.255
!
interface POS2/1
ip address 192.168.14.5 255.255.255.0
ip ospf cost 17
router ospf lab

log adjacency changes
area 0
interface Loopback0
passive enable
!
!
!
cost 17
!
!
!
mpls traffic-eng area 0
!
Note that the network statement in Cisco IOS has been replaced by enabling the interface under the area
keyword inside OSPF. Also, OSPF does not need an address-family ipv4 unicast command like BGP
or IS-IS. This is because router ospf implies support for unicast IPv4. Cisco does not support MOSPF,
and unicast IPv6 has its own routing protocol, consisting of the router ospfv3 family of commands.
Redistribution is a little different as well. Table 11 gives examples of redistribution configurations in
Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XR software.
Table 11
Redistribution Configurations for OSPF in Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XR
Cisco IOS
Cisco IOS XR
router ospf 1
redistribute connected subnets
redistribute static subnets route-map map
router ospf lab

redistribute connected
redistribute static policy
You no longer need the subnets keyword in Cisco IOS XR software. Instead, you declare an RPL
route-policy rather than a route map.
If you want to redistribute only classful routes into OSPF in Cisco IOS XR software, you can use the
redistribute command with the classful keyword. The use of policies rather than route maps is covered
in the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) section and also in the existing Cisco IOS XR software
documentation on RPL. The main point in this description is that redistribution into OSPF on
Cisco IOS XR software is a policy-attach point.
For more information on OSPF configuration, see the following modules:
The Implementing OSPF on Cisco IOS XR Software module of the Cisco IOS XR Routing
Configuration Guide
The OSPF Commands on Cisco IOS XR Software module of the Cisco IOS XR Routing Command
Reference
The OSPFv3 Commands on Cisco IOS XR Software module of the Cisco IOS XR Routing Command
Reference
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Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)

This section is divided into the following areas:
Introduction and General Examples, page 13
Address-Family Parameters, page 14
Session Parameters, page 15
BGP Neighbors, page 15
Building a Route Policy, page 17
Neighbor Independent Issues, page 19
Introduction and General Examples

BGP is the largest piece of conversion work to be done when migrating to Cisco IOS XR software. BGP
is also where Route Policy Language (RPL) is used most heavily, so this is where RPL is explained.
Because this document focuses on configuration conversion, and because it is not an RPL tutorial, the
treatment of RPL is not complete. For more information on RPL, see the following configuration guide
and command reference modules:
The Implementing Routing Policy on Cisco IOS XR Software module of the Cisco IOS XR Routing
Configuration Guide
The Routing Policy Language Commands on Cisco IOS XR Software module of the Cisco IOS XR
Routing Command Reference
BGP configuration is complex enough that it is worth going over several sample configurations.
First, let us start with a simple IBGP peering between a Cisco IOS router and a Cisco IOS XR router.
For these examples, the Cisco IOS router has an IP address of 192.168.1.5, and the Cisco IOS XR router
has an IP address of 192.168.1.8.
Table 12
Basic BGP Configuration Between a Cisco IOS Router and a Cisco IOS XR Router
Cisco IOS (Router ID: 192.168.1.5)
Cisco IOS XR (Router ID: 192.168.1.8)
router bgp 3402

no synchronization
bgp log-neighbor-changes
neighbor 192.168.1.8 remote-as 3402
neighbor 192.168.1.8 update-source
Loopback0
no auto-summary
router bgp 3402

!
neighbor 192.168.1.4
remote-as 3402
update-source Loopback0
Note
This command is mandatory.
Note the following:
The remote-as and update-source in Cisco IOS XR software are configured inside a neighbor
submode (config-bgp-nbr).
bgp log neighbor changes disable (no hyphens)logging of BGP neighbor resets is on by default
and does not show up in the Cisco IOS XR configuration.
Cisco IOS XR software does not have the concept of auto-summary, so there is nothing to disable
as there is in Cisco IOS.
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The most important thing to learn from the above configuration is that you can configure everything you
need by using the neighbor submode. Also, Cisco IOS XR software lets you break the BGP
configuration down into separate building blocks that can be reused to build a more modular and more
readable configuration.
Address-Family Parameters
Two building blocks for basic BGP neighbor configuration are supported in Cisco IOS XR software:
address-family groups (referred to in a configuration as an af-group) and session groups (referred to in
a configuration as a session-group). For more discussion of session groups see the Session Parameters
of this document.
You configure properties of different address families using the af-group keyword. The following
address-family groups are supported for Cisco IOS XR Software Release 3.3.0:
Note
IPv4 unicast
IPv4 multicast
IPv6 unicast
IPv6 multicast
A given address family is only supported with a neighbor whose address is from that address family. For
instance, IPv4 neighbors support IPv4 unicast and multicast address families, and IPv6 neighbors
support IPv6 unicast and multicast address families. However, you cannot exchange IPv6 routing
information with an IPv4 neighbor and vice versa.
Inside an af-group, you configure properties specific to the exchange of information for a specific
address family.
Table 13 shows a more complex example of an IBGP peering between a Cisco IOS router (Router ID
192.168.1.5) and a Cisco IOS XR router (Router ID 192.168.1.8):
Table 13
BGP Configuration Using an af-group
Cisco IOS (Router ID:192.168.1.5)
Cisco IOS XR (Router ID:192.168.1.8)
router bgp 3402

no synchronization
neighbor 192.168.1.8 update-source Loopback0
neighbor 192.168.1.8 soft-reconfiguration
inbound
neighbor 192.168.1.8 weight 50
neighbor 192.168.1.8 maximum-prefix 75
no auto-summary
!
router bgp 3402

af-group test address-family ipv4
unicast
weight 50
maximum-prefix 75 75
soft-reconfiguration inbound
!
remote-as 3402
use af-group test
!
!
!
You can see from the example that Cisco IOS XR software allows you to put address-family specific
configuration in an af-group and apply that af-group to a specific neighbor using the af-group
command, thus avoiding the need for a series of lines beginning with neighbor 192.168.1.5.
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Session Parameters
Session-groups are conceptually very similar to af-groups, except that they allow you to configure
properties of a BGP session itself rather than configure properties of a specific address family.
Table 14
BGP Configuration Using session-group for Cisco IOS XR
Cisco IOS
Cisco IOS XR
router bgp 3402

no synchronization
neighbor 192.168.1.8 password 7 045D0409
neighbor 192.168.1.8 update-source Loopback0
neighbor 192.168.1.8 soft-reconfiguration
inbound
neighbor 192.168.1.8 weight 50
neighbor 192.168.1.8 maximum-prefix 75
no auto-summary
!
router bgp 3402

unicast
weight 50
!
session-group example
remote-as 3402
password encrypted 1303181D
!
use session-group example
use af-group test
!
!
!
In this example, a password was added between the neighbors; in Cisco IOS XR software, this is in the
session-group, because it is a property of the session rather than a property of the address-family. Also,
instead of the Cisco IOS keyword syntax password 0 or password 7, Cisco IOS XR uses the keyword
syntax password clear or password encrypted.
BGP Neighbors
The next major configuration task is the Cisco IOS XR equivalent of Cisco IOS peer-groups.
Cisco IOS XR calls them neighbor-groups rather than peer-groups, but the function is the same. In recent
versions of Cisco IOS, the concept of dynamic update-groups was added to separate policy grouping
from neighbor grouping. Cisco IOS XR software does this as well, so there is no restriction on what
policies can be shared across which update-groups.
The following configuration examples illustrate the difference in peer-groups under Cisco IOS and
neighbor-groups under Cisco IOS XR software.
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Table 15
Configuring BGP by Using Peer Groups in Cisco IOS and Neighbor Groups in Cisco
IOS XR Software
Cisco IOS
Cisco IOS XR
router bgp 3402

no synchronization
neighbor ibgp-peers peer-group
neighbor ibgp-peers remote-as 3402
neighbor ibgp-peers password 7 10480616
neighbor ibgp-peers update-source Loopback0
neighbor ibgp-peers soft-reconfiguration
inbound
neighbor ibgp-peers weight 50
neighbor ibgp-peers maximum-prefix 75
neighbor 192.168.1.8 peer-group ibgp-peers
no auto-summary
!
router bgp 3402

unicast
weight 50
!
remote-as 3402
password 7 1303181D
!
neighbor-group ibgp-peers
use af-group test
!
!
use neighbor-group ibgp-peers
!
!
Although the Cisco IOS XR configuration is longer, as the number of peers grows, the abstractions
that Cisco IOS XR software offers makes your configurations shorter and more manageable.
Another issue to look at is routing policy. Routing policy is applied in Cisco IOS XR software through
Route Policy Language (RPL) and is a powerful replacement for Cisco IOS route maps. The terminology
translation table for RPL vs. route-maps is:
Table 16
Translation Table Between Cisco IOS Route Maps and Cisco IOS XR RPL
Cisco IOS route-map terminology
Cisco IOS XR RPL terminology
route-map
route-policy
ip prefix-list
prefix-set
ip as-path access-list
as-path-set
community-list
community-set
Cisco IOS uses lists, but Cisco IOS XR software uses sets. A set in the mathematical sense is an
unordered grouping of items, which is more logical than an ordered list for many applications.
One major change between Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XR is that in Cisco IOS XR software there must
be a policy applied (both inbound and outbound) between EBGP neighbors for routes to be exchanged.
Below is a basic configuration between the same two routers as before, but note in Table 17 that the
autonomous system (AS) numbers are now different.
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Table 17
EGBP Configurations in Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XR Software with No Policies
Cisco IOS (Router ID: 192.168.1.5)
Cisco IOS XR (Router ID: 192.168.1.8)
router bgp 5
no synchronization
neighbor 192.168.1.8 ebgp-multihop 255
Loopback0
no auto-summary
!
router bgp 8
remote-as 5
ebgp-multihop 255
!
!
With the above configuration, no routes are sent from or received by the Cisco IOS XR router; when the
configuration is committed, Cisco IOS XR software displays the following message:
%BGP-4-NBR_NOPOLICY: No inbound IPv4 Unicast policy is configured for eBGP neighbor
192.168.1.5. No IPv4 Unicast prefixes will be accepted from the neighbor until inbound
policy is configured.
%BGP-4-NBR_NOPOLICY: No outbound IPv4 Unicast policy is configured for eBGP neighbor
192.168.1.5. No IPv4 Unicast prefixes will be sent to the neighbor until outbound policy
is configured.
A warning also shows when using the show bgp summary command if you do not have a policy
configured.
Building a Route Policy

You need both an inbound policy and outbound policy on Cisco IOS XR software. The simplest policy
is one that allows all routes to pass back and forth. Adding this to the configuration, we have:
Table 18
EBGP Configuration in Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XR Software with Inbound and
Outbound Policies
Cisco IOS
router bgp 5
no synchronization
neighbor 192.168.1.8 ebgp-multihop 255
Loopback0
no auto-summary
!
route-policy permit
pass
end-policy
!
router bgp 8
remote-as 5
ebgp-multihop 255
route-policy permit in
route-policy permit out
!
!
!
With the policy in place, the routes can pass.

A complete explanation of converting route maps to RPL policies is beyond the scope of this document.
However, we include an extended example here to briefly illustrate the process. See Translating Cisco
IOS Route Maps to Cisco IOS XR Routing Policy Language in this document for a more complete
example of the conversion process.
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For more information on writing route policies in Cisco IOS XR software, see the following documents:
Configuration Guide
To get the same behavior in Cisco IOS XR software as in Cisco IOS, create the permit route policy and
apply it to every address-family (or in the af-group) for all EBGP neighbors.
Combining the EBGP policy configuration with the af-group and session-group configuration from the
IBGP example, the final configurations are:
Table 19
Final Configuration for EBGP for Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XR Software
Cisco IOS
Cisco IOS XR
router bgp 5
no synchronization
neighbor ebgp-peers peer-group
neighbor ebgp-peers remote-as 8
neighbor ebgp-peers password 7 15140403
neighbor ebgp-peers ebgp-multihop 255
neighbor ebgp-peers update-source Loopback0
neighbor ebgp-peers soft-reconfiguration
inbound
neighbor ebgp-peers weight 50
neighbor ebgp-peers maximum-prefix 75
neighbor 192.168.1.8 peer-group ebgp-peers
no auto-summary
!
route-policy permit
pass
end-policy
!
router bgp 8
unicast
weight 50
!
remote-as 5
password 7 00021C09
ebgp-multihop 255
!
neighbor-group ebgp-peers
use af-group test
!
!
use neighbor-group ebgp-peers
!
!
If you look closely at the Cisco IOS XR configuration, you see that the EBGP AS (remote-as 5) is
embedded in the session group. Although you can do this if you want, it is not necessary. If you do this,
you end up having to create a session group per external AS, or not use session groups.
Policies can be cascaded, so that session groups and address family groups can inherit from each other,
and settings in session groups can be overridden. Following are two other ways to accomplish the same
configuration on Cisco IOS XR software while making the configuration more flexible.
Alternate examples for creating BGP policies on Cisco IOS XR software:
Remove the remote-as command from the neighbor group and put it in the neighbor directly:
password 7 00021C09
ebgp-multihop 255
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!
use af-group test
!
!
remote-as 5
!
!
Create a second neighbor group and use inheritance
router bgp 8
af-group test address-family ipv4 unicast
weight 50
!
password 7 00021C09
ebgp-multihop 255
!
neighbor-group ASFive
remote-as 5
!
use af-group test
!
!
use neighbor-group ASFive
!
!
The second example hints at the real power you can get with inheritance.
Neighbor Independent Issues

Another important issue to look at in BGP are keywords that are independent of any neighbors or policy.
The three major keywords in Cisco IOS XR software for BGP are bgp, socket, and timers. The
keywords you can configure under BGP are not explored in depth in this document. The bgp command
keywords are listed below:
as-path-loopcheck
auto-policy-soft-reset
bestpath
bgp
cluster-id
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confederation
default
enforce-first-as
fast-external-fallover
graceful-restart
log
receive-buffer-size
redistribute-internal
router-id
scan-time
send-buffer-size
socket
timers bgp keepalive holdtime
update-delay
write-limit
For further information on BGP configuration, see the following configuration guide and command
reference modules:
The Implementing BGP on Cisco IOS XR Software module of the Cisco IOS XR Routing
Configuration Guide
Configuration Guide
The BGP Commands on Cisco IOS XR Software module of the Cisco IOS XR Routing Command
Reference
Multicast
There are two things to configure for multicast: multicast forwarding, and multicast routing.
It is difficult to separate out exactly where Cisco IOS configures multicast forwarding versus routing,
since multicast forwarding is not enabled on a Cisco IOS interface until you enable a multicast routing
protocol. Also, enabling multicast-routing on a specific interface inCisco IOS XR software enables
Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) on that interface, despite the fact that there is a separate PIM
configuration submode.
Cisco IOS XR software does not support PIM dense mode, although enough of dense mode is supported
to enable auto-RP; forwarding of multicast groups not related to auto-RP is not supported.
Multicast is consistent with the Cisco IOS XR model of configuring everything under a protocol
submode rather than on an interface. The examples in Table 20 illustrate enabling basic multicast
(multicast forwarding and PIM with AutoRP).
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Table 20
Basic Multicast Configuration on Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XR Software
Cisco IOS
Cisco IOS XR
ip multicast-routing
interface POS6/0
ip pim sparse-dense-mode
multicast-routing address-family ipv4

enable
!
!
To change PIM parameters in Cisco IOS XR software, do so in router PIM configuration mode. For
example, to specify an RP address rather than letting AutoRP discover it, the configuration is:
Table 21
Changing PIM Parameters for Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XR Multicast Configurations
Cisco IOS
ip pim rp-address 1.2.3.4
router pim address-family ipv4

rp-address 1.2.3.4
!
The basic idea in Cisco IOS XR software is this: enabling multicast-routing turns on AutoRP (so by
definition PIM sparse-dense) and also multicast forwarding on any interface you specify. Additionally,
the all keyword allows you to turn on multicast on all interfaces in the router and then selectively disable
some of them. If you want to modify your PIM configuration, most of the changes you make are under
router pim; configurations such as administratively scoped boundaries, which have nothing to do with
PIM but are instead forwarding-related, are configured under the (config-mcast-ipv4)submode.

There are three major parts to MPLS configuration on Cisco IOS XR software:
Minor Differences and Adjustments, page 21
Label Distribution Protocol (LDP), page 22
Traffic Engineering (TE), page 22
No support exists in Cisco IOS XR software for static labels, VPNv4 prefixes in BGP, or AToM.
Minor Differences and Adjustments

Table 22 lists some minor differences in MPLS usage between the Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XR
configurations.
Table 22
Minor DIfferences in MPLS usage for Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XR Configurations
Cisco IOS
no mpls ip propagate-ttl
mpls ip-ttl-propagate disable
mpls label range min max {static }
mpls label range {table table-id} min max
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Label Distribution Protocol (LDP)

The difference in configuration between LDP in Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XR software is similar to the
difference between OSPF configurations. There is a global mpls ldp submode under which all LDP
commands exist, including those relevant to an interface. Sample LDP configurations are presented in
the configurations below:
Table 23
LDP Configurations in Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XR software
Cisco IOS

interface POS2/1
...
tag-switching ip
mpls ldp
interface
!
interface
!
interface
!
interface
!
!
POS0/1/0/1
POS0/2/0/0
POS0/2/0/1
POS0/2/0/2
Most of the Cisco IOS LDP capabilities also are in Cisco IOS XR software. One notable exception is the
ability to configure an LDP targeted session. You can accept targeted hellos in Cisco IOS XR software
using the command sequence
mpls ldp
discovery targeted-hello accept
and the equivalent to the Cisco IOS command mpls ldp neighbor <nbr> targeted is neighbor <nbr>
targeted under the MPLS LDP submode.
Other configurations, such as authentication, timer tuning, and graceful restart are similar in both
systems. Note that Cisco IOS XR software supports DU mode only, so there are no DoD commands.
For further information on LDP configuration, see the following configuration guide and command
reference modules:
The Implementing MPLS Label Distribution Protocol on Cisco IOS XR Software module of the
The MPLS Label Distribution Protocol Commands on Cisco IOS XR Software module of the
Cisco IOS XR Multiprotocol Label Switching Command Reference
Traffic Engineering (TE)

TE configuration in Cisco IOS XR software is slightly different from Cisco IOS. In either Cisco IOS or
Cisco IOS XR software, there are four things you configure: Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP), TE
infrastructure, Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP), and TE tunnels. IGP configuration is very similar
between Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XR software. In Cisco IOS XR software, both TE and RSVP have
their own submodes, whereas in Cisco IOS neither one has a submode and most of the configuration is
done on a physical interface. TE tunnel head end configuration is similar, except that in
Cisco IOS XR software the name of the tunnel denotes its type, which removes the need to preface every
TE tunnel command with the tunnel mpls traffic-eng command.
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A sample configuration for two routers which are tunnel head/tail pairs follows.
Table 24
Configuration of Tunnel head/tail Pairs in Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XR Software
Cisco IOS
interface Tunnel1
ip unnumbered Loopback0
tunnel destination 192.168.1.1
tunnel mode mpls traffic-eng
tunnel mpls traffic-eng autoroute
announce
tunnel mpls traffic-eng path-option 10
dynamic
interface tunnel-te1
ipv4 unnumbered Loopback0
tunnel destination 192.168.1.11
autoroute announce
path-option 10 dynamic
!
interface POS6/0
...
mpls traffic-eng tunnels
ip rsvp bandwidth
interface POS7/0
...
ip rsvp bandwidth
mpls traffic-eng
!
!
!
router ospf lab
!
router ospf 1
rsvp
bandwidth
!
bandwidth
!
!
In Cisco IOS XR software, four TE-related submodes exist below global configuration mode: tunnel
interface, MPLS traffic-eng, IGP, and RSVP. In Cisco IOS, three TE-related submodes exist below
global configuration mode: tunnel interface, physical interface, and IGP.
An IS-IS TE configuration in Cisco IOS XR software is similar to an IS-IS configuration in Cisco IOS;
Cisco IOS XR software supports the full range of narrow, transition, and wide metrics that Cisco IOS
supports, and the TE configuration is under the IPv4 address family:
router isis lab
mpls traffic-eng level 2
!
!
In Cisco IOS XR software the default metric-style is narrow, just as it is in Cisco IOS.
For further information on TE configuration, see the following configuration guide and command
reference modules:
The Implementing MPLS Traffic Engineering on Cisco IOS XR Software module of the
The MPLS Traffic Engineering Commands on Cisco IOS XR Software module of the Cisco IOS XR
Multiprotocol Label Switching Command Reference
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The most commonly used QoS element on a Cisco XR 12000 Series Router is the Modular QoS CLI
(MQC). Converting Cisco IOS MQC to Cisco IOS XR MQC is straightforward because the syntax is the
same; the only difference is the available set of capabilities. A list of the matching options for
Cisco IOS XR Software Release 3.3.0 and Cisco IOS 12.0(28)S on a Cisco XR 12000 Series Router
appears in Table 25.
Table 25
Matching Options for QoS in Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XR Configurations
Cisco IOS
Cisco IOS XR
access-group
access-group
any
any
atm
discard-class
cos
dscp
dscp
mpls
fr-dlci
packet
ip
precedence
mpls
protocol
not
qos-group
precedence
vlan
protocol
qos-group
vlan
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Table 26
Available Policy-map Actions in Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XR
Cisco IOS
Cisco IOS XR
bandwidth
bandwidth
police
police
priority
priority
queue-limit
queue-limit
random-detect
random-detect
service-policy
service-policy
set
set
dscp
cos
ip
discard-class
mpls
dscp
precedence
mpls
atm-clp
precedence
cos
qos-group
discard-class
srp-priority
fr-de
shape
qos-group
shape
You have a few more class-map options in Cisco IOS than Cisco IOS XR software, but the core matching
options of dscp, mpls, qos-group, and discard-class are present. Cisco IOS XR software has no support
for atm-clp or fr-de, but that is because there is no support for ATM or FR encapsulation in
The actions you can take in a policy map are almost identical as well.
One issue to note in MQC is that in Cisco IOS some measures of bandwidth are in bits per second, some
are in bytes per second, and some are in kilobits per second. The three keywords in a policy-map that
refer to bandwidth on a Cisco XR 12000 Series Router in 12.0(28)S are:
bandwidth rate_in_kilobits_per_second
police rate_in_bits_per_second bc_bytes be_bytes
shape average cir_bits_per_second bc_bits be_bits
In Cisco IOS XR software, everything is in kilobits per second:
bandwidth kilobits_per_second
police rate kilobits_per_second bc_kilobits be_kilobits
shape average cir_kilobits_per_second burst_in_kilobits
To convert from bytes to kilobits, multiply by 0.008. Thus, 64,000 bytes is 512 kilobits.
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IPv6
Other parts of QoS that exist in Cisco IOS are Selective Packet Discard (SPD) and receive ACLs.
Cisco IOS XR software also has Local Packet Transport Service (LPTS) to provide protection against
Denial of Service (DoS) attacks. In the current release, you can monitor but not configure LPTS, so this
document does not describe LPTS.
For further information on QoS configuration, see the following configuration guide and command
reference:
Cisco IOS XR Modular Quality of Service Configuration Guide
Cisco IOS XR Modular Quality of Service Command Reference
IPv6
IPv6 configuration is very similar to IPv4.
Table 27
IPv6 IS-IS Configuration in Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XR Software
Cisco IOS
interface POS2/1
ipv6 address FEC0:0:0:14::5/104
ipv6 router isis labv6
ipv6 address fec0:0:0:14::8/104
router isis labv6

net 49.0192.0168.0001.0005.00
metric-style wide
!
address-family ipv6
multi-topology
exit-address-family
!
router isis labv6

net 49.0192.0168.0001.000.8.00
interface Loopback0
passive
!
!
!
!
One thing to note is that Cisco IOS XR software uses multi-topology routing rather than a single
topology with all prefixes as leaf nodes, so you need to enable multi-topology under the address family
in Cisco IOS.
In general, IPv6 show commands are the same as IPv4 show commands; many of the show ip
commands in Cisco IOS are now show ipv4 commands in Cisco IOS XR software, and most of those
commands have a show ipv6 equivalent.
Three routing protocols in Cisco IOS XR software support IPv6:
BGP using IPv6 unicast or multicast address-family
OSPFv3
IS-IS using IPv6 unicast address-family
The IS-IS configuration appears in Table 27. A BGP configuration appears the same as previously
demonstrated BGP configurations (except for using the IPv6 address-family here). OSPF, rather than
having separate address families in a single routing protocol, has its own new routing protocol, OSPFv3.
An OSPFv3 configuration appears like an IPv4 OSPF (also known as OSPFv2) configuration.
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Other Cisco IOS XR Issues
Table 28
IPv4 OSPFv2 and IPv6 OSPFv3 Configurations in Cisco IOS XR Software
Cisco IOS XR OSPFv2 (IPv4)
Cisco IOS XR OSPFv3 (IPv6)
router ospf lab

area 0
interface Loopback0
passive enable
!
!
!
cost 17
!
!
!
!
router ospfv3 labv6

area 0
interface Loopback0
passive
!
!
!
cost 17
!
!
!
!
There is no implementation of MPLS-TE for IPv6 in IS-IS or OSPF, so any traffic-engineering

commands under the IGP will not be accepted.
IPv6 in both Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XR software has capabilities that are not covered in this
document
For further information on IPv6 configuration, see the following configuration guide and command
reference:
Cisco IOS XR IP Addresses and Services Command Reference

This section addresses the following miscellaneous issues:
Access Lists, page 27
Username Configuration and Permission Levels, page 28
Network Time Protocol (NTP), page 29
Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP) and Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP), page 29
Line Configurations, page 30
Access Lists
Cisco IOS has standard and extended in addition to named and numbered ACLs. Cisco IOS XR software
does not have named versus numbered ACLs, although you can use a set of numbers as an ASCII name
string. Standard and extended ACL configurations are shown below in Table 29. For Cisco IOS, named
and numbered ACLs are shown; for Cisco IOS XR software, the corresponding configuration is shown.
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Note that Cisco IOS XR software does not have a concept of named or numbered ACLs, and also note
that there is no such thing as a standard or extended ACL; for the equivalent of the standard Cisco IOS
ACL, configure a Cisco IOS XR ACL with only the source IP address specified.
Cisco IOS XR software supports a full set of keyword equivalents for Cisco IOS.
Table 29
Comparison of Access-lists between Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XR Configurations
Cisco IOS
access-list 10 permit 1.1.1.1

access-list 10 permit 10.0.0.0 0.255.255.255
ipv4 access-list ten

10 permit ipv4 host 1.1.1.1 any
20 permit ipv4 10.0.0.0 0.255.255.255 any
access-list 100 permit ip 20.0.0.0 0.0.255.0 any

access-list 100 permit icmp any host 1.2.3.4
ipv4 access-list 100

10 permit ipv4 20.0.0.0 0.0.255.0 any
20 permit icmp any host 1.2.3.4
ip access-list standard test

permit 9.9.9.9
ipv4 access-list test

10 permit ipv4 host 9.9.9.9 any
ip access-list extended moreTest

permit eigrp 1.0.2.0 0.255.0.255 host 7.7.7.6
ipv4 access-list moreTest

10 permit eigrp 1.0.2.0 0.255.0.255 host 7.7.7.6
Cisco IOS XR software also allows you to resequence an ACL, so that if you have left yourself no space
to add new lines, you can create that space. The first example shows the results of using the show ipv4
access-lists command:
RP/0/RP/CPU0:router# show ipv4 access-lists test
ipv4 access-list test
10 permit ipv4 11.0.0.0 0.0.0.255 any
11 permit ipv4 12.0.0.0 0.0.0.255 any
Username Configuration and Permission Levels

This section briefly describes a very powerful and therefore complex set of Cisco IOS XR software tools
for allowing multiple levels of permissions to a CLI user. Cisco IOS has privilege levels; an
unauthenticated user is privilege level 1, a user with the enable password is privilege level 15, and some
networks use the levels in between for partial access.
Cisco IOS XR software has the concepts of task groups and user groups that allow you much more
flexibility in a more logical manner; you define a group of users that has access to a certain set of
capabilities. Some of these capabilities are debugs, some are show commands, some are configurations.
Different user groups have configuration access to different parts of the router, so deriving an exact
translation of an unprivileged Cisco IOS user is difficult. However, at a minimum, you want to configure
a root-system user; this is the most powerful user in the Cisco IOS XR scheme and is essentially the same
as a fully enabled user in Cisco IOS. The configuration for a root-system user in Cisco IOS XR software
is:
username lab
password 7 1042081B
group root-system
In this example, the name of the created user lab, with a password of lab. This user has the power to do
anything on the router. Configuring a user with less than complete privileges is easy, as Cisco provides
the following task groups:
cisco-supportdebugging and troubleshooting features, usually used by Cisco support presonnel
netadminconfiguration tasks, such as those for routing protocols
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operatorday-to-day monitoring activities and limited configuration rights
root-systemconfiguration and display rights for all SDRs in the system
root-lrconfiguration and display rights for a specific SDR
sysadminadministrative tasks such as maintaining the location for stored core dumps or setting up
the Network Timing Protocol (NTP)
In addition, you can define your own task groups (with sets of capabilities that a task group member has)
and usergroup (collections of task groups) and attach them to a username. Doing this is beyond the scope
of this document, although investigation of task groups and the Cisco IOS XR authentication model is
highly recommended. For information on task groups, user groups, and so on, see Cisco IOS XR System
Security Configuration Guide and Cisco IOS XR Getting Started Guide.
Beginning in Release 3.3.0, we support Secure Domain Routers (SDRs). Each SDR has its own set of
usernames and access privileges. The root-system username can be used only on the DSC (primary RP
of rack 0) to access the Admin EXEC and Admin configuration modes. The other usernames are assigned
to a specific SDR. If the system has only the default SDR, then every user logs in to the same RP.
Network Time Protocol (NTP)

The NTP configuration in Cisco IOS XR software is similar to that in Cisco IOS:
Table 30
NTP Configuration in Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XR Software
Cisco IOS
ntp server 10.86.202.56
ntp
server 161.44.71.59
!
Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP) and Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol
(VRRP)
HSRP and VRRP configurations are similar in Cisco IOS and in Cisco IOS XR software.
Table 31
HSRP and VRRP Configurations in Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XR Software
Cisco IOS
interface GigabitEthernet4/0
standby 1 ip 1.2.3.4
end
router hsrp
interface GigabitEthernet0/6/0/0
hsrp 1 ipv4 1.2.3.4
!
!
interface GigabitEthernet4/0
vrrp 1 ip 1.2.3.4
end
router vrrp
interface GigabitEthernet0/6/0/0
vrrp 1 ipv4 1.2.3.4
!
!
The primary difference here is, of course, that you configure interface properties not on the interface
directly, but under the interface submode of the protocol either router hsrp or router vrrp.
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Line Configurations
The line {console | aux | vty} configurations are very similar in Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XR software.
In most networks, the console and vtys are configured; the aux port is not very useful in either Cisco IOS
or Cisco IOS-XR software. A simple translation of Cisco IOS to Cisco IOS XR software appears in
Table 32.
Table 32
Line Configurations in Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XR Software
Cisco IOS
aaa authentication login default local

username lab password 7 09404F0B
line con 0
exec-timeout 0 0
line vty 0 4
password lab
login
!
username lab
password 7 1042081B
group root-system
!
line console
exec-timeout 0 0
!
telnet ipv4 server enable
Note that in Cisco IOS XR software you must configure the global command telnet ipv4 server enable
for the router to allow telnet.
Secure Shell (SSH) support is very similar. The crypto key zerioze and crypto key generate commands
are in EXEC mode in Cisco IOS XR software, but in Cisco IOS they are in configuration mode.
Table 33
Secure Shell (with no telnet) Configurations in Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XR Software
Cisco IOS
aaa authentication login default local

username lab password 7 09404F0B
line vty 0 4
transport input ssh
!
username lab
password 7 1042081B
group root-system
!
line console
exec-timeout 0 0
!
ssh server enable
For SSH support, you need to have crypto support, just as in Cisco IOS. This is generally accomplished
by installing the k9sec package.
In Cisco IOS XR software, no matter whether you have enabled the telnet server, the SSH server, or
both, show line vty vty shows both transports as allowed:
RP/0/0/CPU0:router# show line vty 0
Tty
vty0
Speed
0
Modem
-
Uses
-
Noise Overruns
0/0
Line vty0, Location Unknown, Type Unknown

Length: 24 lines, Width: 80 columns
Baud rate (TX/RX) is 0, 0 parity, 0 stopbits, 0 databits
Template: default
Config:
Allowed transports are telnet ssh.
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Translating Cisco IOS Route Maps to Cisco IOS XR Routing Policy Language
This is a little confusing, as the notion of a transport being allowed in Cisco IOS means that you can use
that transport to connect to the router; in Cisco IOS XR software, you need to enable both the server and
the transport, and the transport is enabled by default. To be certain of control access into the router,
enable and disable the server.
Translating Cisco IOS Route Maps to Cisco IOS XR Routing

Policy Language
This section contains the following topics:
Introduction and Overview, page 31
Original Route Map Configuration, page 32
A Simple Translation, page 33
Using Nested Conditionals to Reduce Repetitive Comparisons, page 34
Using Inline Sets to Remove Small Indirect Set References, page 36
Taking Advantage of Parameterization to Reuse Common Structures, page 37
Introduction and Overview

Consider the following route maps, prefix lists, and community lists. We show four different translations
into the routing policy language, continually using more capabilities of the language to reduce the
amount of configuration needed. This example steps you through using several of the features of the
language to modularize the configuration. Decide what you should modularize and whether you should
modularize specific portions in the context of how that particular piece of policy will be used.
You cannot use both RPL and an old policy (including route maps and access control lists) at the same
attach point.
For example, the following configuration would be invalid:
router bgp 2
neighbor 10.0.101.2
route-policy rpl0 in
route-map rm0 in
However, this configuration would be valid:

router bgp 2
neighbor 10.0.101.2
route-policy rpl0 in
route-map rm0 out
neighbor 10.0.101.3
route-policy rpl1 out
In the next example, a route map is translated to the policy language while retaining the redundant
operations.
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Original Route Map Configuration

The following is an example of an original route map.
ip prefix-list 101
10 permit 10.48.0.0/16 le 32
20 permit 172.48.0.0/19 le 32
30 permit 172.10.10.0/24
40 permit 172.11.1.0/24
50 permit 192.168.3.0/24
60 permit 192.168.8.0/21
70 permit 192.168.32.0/21
ip prefix-list 102
10 permit 10.48.0.0/16 le 32
20 permit 10.48.0.5/19 le 32
30 permit 172.16.10.0/24
40 permit 172.16.1.0/24
50 permit 172.16.3.0/24
60 permit 192.168.8.0/21
70 permit 192.168.32.0/21
ip community-list 1
10 permit 10:11
ip community-list 2
10 permit 10:12
ip community-list 3
10 permit 10:13
ip community-list 4
10 permit 10:14
route-map sample1-translation-1 permit
match ip address prefix-list 101
match community 1
set community 12:34 additive
set metric 11
match community 2
set metric 12
match community 3
set metric 13
match community 4
set metric 14
set metric 100
10
20
30
40
50
route-map sample2-translation-1 permit 10

match community 1
32


set metric 11
match community 2
set metric 12
match community 3
set metric 13
match community 4
set metric 14
set metric 100
20
30
40
50
A Simple Translation
A simple translation of this route map configuration to the policy language would retain the redundant
operations, as shown in the following example:
prefix-set ps101
10.48.0.0/16 le 32
172.48.0.0/19 le 32
172.10.10.0/24
172.11.1.0/24
192.168.3.0/24
192.168.8.0/21
192.168.32.0/21
end-set
prefix-set ps102
10.48.0.0/16 le 32
10.48.0.5/19 le 32
172.16.10.0/24
172.16.1.0/24
172.16.3.0/24
192.168.8.0/21
192.168.32.0/21
end-set
community-set cs1
10:11
end-set
community-set cs2
10:12
end-set
community-set cs3
10:13
end-set
community-set cs4
10:14
33

end-set
route-policy sample1-translation-1a
if destination in ps101 and community matches-any cs1
set med 11
elseif destination in ps101 and community matches-any
set med 12
set med 13
set med 14
elseif destination in ps101
set med 100
endif
end-policy
route-policy sample2-translation-1a
if destination in ps102 and community matches-any cs1
set med 11
set community (12:35) additive
set med 12
set med 13
set med 14
elseif destination in ps102
set med 100
endif
end-policy
then
cs2 then
cs3 then
cs4 then
then
cs2 then
cs3 then
cs4 then
Using Nested Conditionals to Reduce Repetitive Comparisons

Common operations can be coalesced by nesting the conditionals, testing the destination address only
once, and setting the community only once, as shown in the following example:
prefix-set ps101
10.48.0.0/16 le 32
172.48.0.0/19 le 32
172.10.10.0/24
172.11.1.0/24
192.168.3.0/24
192.168.8.0/21
192.168.32.0/21
end-set
prefix-set ps102
10.48.0.0/16 le 32
10.48.0.5/19 le 32
172.16.10.0/24
172.16.1.0/24
172.16.3.0/24
192.168.8.0/21
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192.168.32.0/21
end-set
community-set cs1
10:11
end-set
community-set cs2
10:12
end-set
community-set cs3
10:13
end-set
community-set cs4
10:14
end-set
route-policy sample1-translation-1b
if destination in ps101 then
if community matches-any cs1 then
set med 11
elseif community matches-any cs2 then
set med 12
set med 13
set med 14
else
set med 100
endif
endif
end-policy
route-policy sample2-translation-1b
if community matches-any cs1 then
set med 11
set med 12
set med 13
set med 14
else
set med 100
endif
endif
end-policy
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Using Inline Sets to Remove Small Indirect Set References

Because the community comparisons are simple, we can replace the named community set references
with direct inline references, thus eliminating the need to define four community sets, each of which
contains only one community value. These replacements leave two prefix sets and two policies, as
follows:
prefix-set ps101
10.48.0.0/16 le 32
172.48.0.0/19 le 32
172.10.10.0/24
172.11.1.0/24
192.168.3.0/24
192.168.8.0/21
192.168.32.0/21
end-set
prefix-set ps102
10.48.0.0/16 le 32
10.48.0.5/19 le 32
172.16.10.0/24
172.16.1.0/24
172.16.3.0/24
192.168.8.0/21
192.168.32.0/21
end-set
route-policy sample1-translation-1c
if community matches-any (10:11) then
set med 11
elseif community matches-any (10:12) then
set med 12
set med 13
set med 14
else
set med 100
endif
end-policy
route-policy sample2-translation-1c
set med 11
set med 12
set med 13
set med 14
else
set med 100
endif
end-policy
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Taking Advantage of Parameterization to Reuse Common Structures

The following example takes advantage of the ability to parameterize common structures and create a
common parameterized policy (sample-translation-common) that is reused:
prefix-set ps101
10.48.0.0/16 le 32
172.48.0.0/19 le 32
172.10.10.0/24
172.11.1.0/24
192.168.3.0/24
192.168.8.0/21
192.168.32.0/21
end-set
prefix-set ps102
10.48.0.0/16 le 32
10.48.0.5/19 le 32
172.16.10.0/24
172.16.1.0/24
172.16.3.0/24
192.168.8.0/21
192.168.32.0/21
end-set
route-policy sample-translation-common($tag)
set community (12:$tag) additive
set med 11
set med 12
set med 13
set med 14
else
set med 100
endif
end-policy
route-policy sample1-translation-1d
apply sample-translation-common ($34)
pass
endif
end-policy
route-policy sample2-translation-1d
apply sample-translation-common ($35)
pass
endif
end-policy
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INDEX
HC
Cisco IOS XR Interface and Hardware Component

Configuration Guide
IC
bandwidth command (IOS XR)
MCC
Cisco IOS XR Multicast Configuration Guide
banner command (IOS)
MPC
Cisco IOS XR MPLS Configuration Guide
banner command (IOS XR)
QC
Cisco IOS XR Modular Quality of Service Configuration

Guide
Cisco IOS XR Routing Configuration Guide
Cisco IOS XR Session Border Controller Configuration Guide
Cisco IOS XR System Security Configuration Guide
Cisco IOS XR System Management Configuration Guide
5
13, 14, 15, 16, 17,
18
SBC
SC
bgp log-neighbor-changes command (IOS)
RC
SMC
23
boot system command (IOS)
A
Cisco IOS commands
aaa accounting commands command (IOS)
aaa accounting commands
aaa accounting commands command (IOS XR)

aaa accounting exec command (IOS)
aaa authentication
6
aaa new-model
6
aaa authorization commands command(IOS XR)

3
access-list command
number variable (IOS)
address-family ipv6
26
28
10, 14
address-family ipv6 command (IOS)
26
address-family ipv6 command (IOS XR)

ais-shut command (IOS XR)
announce command (IOS)
address-family command (IOS XR)
af-group command (IOS XR)
23
27
banner
access-list command (IOS)
boot system
cost
26
14, 15, 16, 18
egbp-multihop
17
18
exit-address-family
27
autoroute announce command (IOS XR)
27
enable
23
hostname
23
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
egbp-peers
access-list command
area
3, 30
28
announce
compiled keyword (IOS)
area command (IOS)
access-list
6
aaa authorization commands
3, 30
aaa authorization commands command(IOS)

aaa new-model command (IOS)
aaa accounting exec
aaa accounting exec command (IOS XR)

aaa authentication command (IOS)
26
inbound
14, 16, 18
interface
interface tunnel
ip access-list
23
28
39
Index
ip address
net
7, 12
ip bgp-community new-format
ip bootp server
ip classless
ip finger
ip ftp
10, 26
network
12
no auto-summary
13, 14, 16, 17, 18
no mpls ip propagate-ttl
no service pad
no synchronization
ip-multicast-routing
ntp
21
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
29
ip name-server
passive
ip pim address
21
passive interface
12
passive-interface
10, 26
ip receive
ip route
ip router
ip telnet source-interface
remote-as
14, 17, 18
router bgp
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
router-id
ipv6 address
ipv6 router
line
ip unnumbered
11, 26
redistribute connected route-map
ip tcp path-mtu discovery
10
router ospf
26
12, 27
service compress-config
26
service nagle
service password-encryption
10, 26
service tcp-keepalives-in
7, 30
10
router isis
23
10
is-type
ip subnet-zero
isis
pos scramble-atm
23
ip tftp
15
pos ais-shut
10
ip rsvp bandwidth
ip spd
27
password
21
27
service tcp-keepalives-out
log-adjacency-changes
12
logging buffered
loopback
sevice upgrade all
13, 17
maximum-prefix
metric-style
snmp-server
14, 16, 18

mpls label range
standby
22
transport
21
mpls traffic-eng area
tunnel
23
23
update-source
mpls traffic-eng router-id
23
username
multi-topology
neighbor
23
26
13, 14, 16, 17, 18

40
version
vrrp
5, 22
30
mpls traffic-eng auto-bw

14, 16, 18
29
tag-switching
soft-reconfiguration
26
mpls label protocol
14, 16, 17, 18
30
5
29
weight
14, 16, 18
Index
Cisco IOS XR commands
aaa accounting commands

aaa accounting exec
neighbor-group
10
6
aaa authorization commands

address-family
bandwidth
23
23
controller SONET
domain name-server
egbp-multihop
permit
28
policy
17
remote-as
14, 17, 18
route ipv4
router-id
ipv4 access-list
ipv4 address
router isis
10, 26
router ospf
12
ipv6 address
27
21
23
28
session-group
ipv4 unnumbered
10
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
router pim
7, 10
interface tunnel-te
11
18
router ospfv3
interface
18
router bgp
30
29
is-type
23
route-policy
30
hsrp
line
17
exec-timeout
hostname
15
redistribute connected policy
27
group
10, 12, 26, 27
ftp client
passive
peer-group
autoroute announce
cost
29
path scramblilng disable
banner
ntp
path-option
26
14, 15, 16, 18
ais-shut
26
password
10, 14
address-family ipv6
af-group
net
16
show line
23
15
soft-reconfiguration
10, 26
ssh server enable
7, 30
14, 16, 18
30
tcp path-mtu-discovery age-timer command
12
logging buffered
telnet ipv4
maximum-prefix
14, 16, 18
telnet ipv4 client source-interface
metric
tftp client
10
mple ip-ttl-propagate disable

mpls label range
mpls ldp
mpls traffic-eng area

multicast-routing
neighbor
12, 23
21
tunnel destination
13, 14, 16, 17, 18
23
14
14, 16, 17, 18
14
use neighbor-group
username
use af-group
23
30
update-source
22
mpls traffic-eng
21
unicast
21
30
snmp-server
26
16
30
use session-group
15
41
Index
vrrp
interface command (IOS)
29
weight
interface command (IOS XR)
14, 16, 18
controller SONET command (IOS XR)

conversion procedure
cost command (IOS)
27
7, 10
interface tunnel command (IOS)
23
interface tunnel-te command (IOS XR)

ip access-list command (IOS)
cost command (IOS XR)
ip address command (IOS)
27
23
28
7, 12
ip bgp-community new-format command (IOS)

ip bootp server command (IOS)
ip classless command (IOS)
domain name-server command (IOS XR)
ip finger command (IOS)

ip ftp command (IOS)
3, 4
ip multicast-routing command (IOS)
E
egbp-multihop command (IOS)
17
egbp-multihop command (IOS XR)

egbp-peers command (IOS)
enable command (IOS)
17
ip name-server command (IOS)
ip pim address command (IOS)
21
ip receive command (IOS)

ip route command (IOS)
18
4
6
ip router command (IOS)
exec-timeout command (IOS)
exec-timeout command (IOS XR)

exit-address-family command (IOS)
10
ip rsvp bandwidth command (IOS)
30
ip spd command (IOS)
30
26
21
23
ip subnet-zero command (IOS)
ip tcp path-mtu-discovery command (IOS)

ip telnet source-interface command (IOS)
ip tftp command (IOS)
ftp client command (IOS XR)
23
ipv4 access-list command (IOS XR)

ipv4 address command (IOS XR)
28
ipv4 unnumbered command (IOS XR)
group command (IOS XR)
ipv6 address command (IOS)
30
ipv6 router command (IOS)

isis command (IOS)
hostname command (IOS)
hostname command (IOS XR)

hsrp command (IOS XR)
26
26
10
is-type command (IOS)
23
26
ipv6 address command (IOS XR)
ip unnumbered command (IOS)
10, 26
is-type command (IOS XR)
10, 26
29
L
I
line command (IOS)
inbound command (IOS)
14, 16, 18
7, 30
line command (IOS XR)
7, 30
log adjacency changes command (IOS)

42
27
Index
log-adjacency-changes command (IOS)
no service pad command (IOS)
12
log adjacency changes command (IOS XR)

logging buffered command (IOS)
loopback command (IOS)
no synchronization command (IOS)
12
ntp command (IOS)
logging buffered command (IOS XR)
29
ntp command (IOS XR)
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
29
13, 17
O
M
outer ospf command (IOS)
maximum-prefix command (IOS)
14, 16, 18
maximum-prefix command (IOS XR)

metric command (IOS XR)
14, 16, 18
10
metric-style command (IOS)
26
passive command (IOS)
mpls ip-ttl-propagate disable command (IOS XR)

mpls label protocol command (IOS)
22
mpls label protocol ldp command (IOS)

mpls label range command (IOS)
21
mpls label range command (IOS XR)

mpls ldp command (IOS XR)
12
21
27
passive command (IOS XR)
passive interface command (IOS)
12
passive-interface command (IOS)
10, 26
password command (IOS)

21
10, 12, 26, 27
15
password command (IOS XR)
22
15
path-option command (IOS XR)
mpls traffic-eng area command (IOS)
23
path scrambling disable command (IOS XR)
mpls traffic-eng area command (IOS XR)
12, 23
peer-group command (IOS XR)
mpls traffic-eng auto-bw command (IOS)
permit command (IOS XR)
mpls traffic-eng command (IOS XR)
23
mpls traffic-eng router-id command (IOS)

mpls traffic-eng tunnels command (IOS)
multicast-routing command (IOS XR)
multi-topology command (IOS)
23
18
28
pos ais-shut command (IOS)

23
pos scramble-atm command (IOS)
23
21
26
redistribute connected command (IOS)
13, 14, 16, 17, 18
neighbor command (IOS XR)
13, 14, 16, 17, 18
neighbor-group command (IOS XR)

net
11, 26
redistribute connected command (IOS XR)
N
neighbor command (IOS)
16
10
net command (IOS)
10, 26
10, 26
network command (IOS)
12
no auto-summary command (IOS)
10
redistribute connected route-map command (IOS)
10
remote-as command (IOS)
14, 17, 18
remote-as command (IOS XR)
14, 17, 18
route ipv4 command (IOS XR)
router bgp command (IOS)
no mpls ip propagate-ttl command (IOS)
21
router-id command (IOS)
17, 18
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
router bgp command (IOS XR)

13, 14, 16, 17, 18
11
redistribute connected policy command (IOS XR)
route-policy command (IOS XR)
net command (IOS XR)
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
router-id command (IOS XR)
43
Index
router isis command (IOS)
telnet ipv4 client source-interface command (IOS XR)
10
router isis command (IOS XR)

router ospf command (IOS)
telnet ipv4 command (IOS XR)
10, 26
tftp client command (IOS XR)
12, 27
router ospf command (IOS XR)
transport command (IOS)
12
router ospfv3 command (IOS XR)

router pim command (IOS XR)
tunnel command (IOS)
27
30
6
30
23
tunnel destination command (IOS XR)
21
23
routing policy
translating Cisco IOS route maps to Cisco IOS XR
routing policy language (example) 31
U
unicast command (IOS XR)
14
update-source command (IOS)
14, 16, 17, 18
update-source command (IOS XR)

SDR
29
use af-group command (IOS XR)
Secure Domain Router, see SDR
29
14
use neighbor-group command (IOS XR)
service compress-config command (IOS)

service nagle command (IOS)
14, 16, 17, 18
username command (IOS)
30
username command (IOS XR)
service password-encryption command (IOS)

service tcp-keepalives-in command (IOS)
service tcp-keepalives-out command (IOS)
30
use session-group command (IOS XR)
5
5
service timestamps debug datetime msec command

(IOS) 5
version command (IOS)
service timestamps debug datetime msec command (IOS

XR) 5
service timestamps log datetime msec command (IOS)
vrrp command (IOS)

5
29
vrrp command (IOS XR)
29
service timestamps log datetime msec command (IOS

XR) 5
service upgrade all command (IOS)
session-group command (IOS XR)
15
show line command (IOS XR)

snmp-server command (IOS)
W
weight command (IOS)
30
snmp-server command (IOS XR)
soft-reconfiguration command (IOS)
14, 16, 18
soft-reconfiguration command (IOS XR)

ssh server enable command (IOS XR)
standby command (IOS)
14, 16, 18
30
29
T
tag-switching command (IOS)
5, 22
tcp path-mtu-discovery age-timer command (IOS XR)
44
14, 16, 18
weight command (IOS XR)
16
14, 16, 18
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