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IP SLA Mngr - option to specify source interface

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Koreets posted on Thu, Oct 1 2009 11:33 PM
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hello,

I've used IP SLA Monitor, about to install evail of IP SLA Mngr, one question:

- is there a way to specify the source interface when configuring IP SLA parameters? I know this is not possible with IP SLA Monitor, so curious if this option is available with IP SLA Mngr.

for example, the WAN interface IP subnet is not being advertised over the WAN, so IP SLA Monitor would give an error, so using ip sla or rtr commands we had to manually set to source of LAN interface.

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Answered (Verified) derhally replied on Fri, Oct 2 2009 5:58 AM
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By default we use the ip address that Orion knows about.  We do allow you to specify the source ip address by editing the node properties in the ip sla node admin area.

  1. If you are on the IP SLA summary view, click on IP SLA Manager Settings
  2. Click on Manage IP SLA Nodes
  3. Check the node you want to change the IP address of
  4. Click "Edit Node" in the toolbar

You can now specify the Source IP Address.  This will set the source IP Address for any operations created on that device.

We realize this is kind of hidden at the moment.  We will try to make it more obvious.

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Answered (Verified) derhally replied on Fri, Oct 2 2009 5:58 AM
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By default we use the ip address that Orion knows about.  We do allow you to specify the source ip address by editing the node properties in the ip sla node admin area.

  1. If you are on the IP SLA summary view, click on IP SLA Manager Settings
  2. Click on Manage IP SLA Nodes
  3. Check the node you want to change the IP address of
  4. Click "Edit Node" in the toolbar

You can now specify the Source IP Address.  This will set the source IP Address for any operations created on that device.

We realize this is kind of hidden at the moment.  We will try to make it more obvious.

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macnugetz replied on Tue, Oct 6 2009 5:29 PM
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Koreets,

Could you elaborate on how you would use this? Specifically, in your example, would you ever need to set different source IP's for different operations on the same node?

 

Thanks!

Craig McDonald

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dricha07 replied on Wed, Dec 16 2009 2:28 PM
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Would this also alter the IP address which Orion manages the device? For example, if I wanted to manage a router on network A but source SLA probes from Network B.

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macnugetz replied on Wed, Dec 16 2009 2:47 PM
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Yes, it would; however, we have added functionality in the next release that will allow you to do this on a per operation basis as opposed to globally on the node.

-Craig

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