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diff --git a/doc/user/Useful_Sysctl_Settings.md b/doc/user/Useful_Sysctl_Settings.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0ebf911 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/user/Useful_Sysctl_Settings.md @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +# Useful Sysctl Settings +Sysctl on Linux systems can tweak many useful behaviors. When it comes to a routing protocol suite like FRRouting there are numerous values depending on your use case that make sense to optimize. + +The below sysctl values provide a logical set of defaults which can be further optimized. + + +``` +# /etc/sysctl.d/99frr_defaults.conf +# Place this file at the location above and reload the device. +# or run the sysctl -p /etc/sysctl.d/99frr_defaults.conf + +# Enables IPv4/IPv6 Routing +net.ipv4.ip_forward = 1 +net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding=1 + +# Routing +net.ipv6.route.max_size=131072 +net.ipv4.conf.all.ignore_routes_with_linkdown=1 +net.ipv6.conf.all.ignore_routes_with_linkdown=1 + +# Best Settings for Peering w/ BGP Unnumbered +# and OSPF Neighbors +net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter = 0 +net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter = 0 +net.ipv4.conf.lo.rp_filter = 0 +net.ipv4.conf.all.forwarding = 1 +net.ipv4.conf.default.forwarding = 1 +net.ipv4.conf.default.arp_announce = 2 +net.ipv4.conf.default.arp_notify = 1 +net.ipv4.conf.default.arp_ignore=1 +net.ipv4.conf.all.arp_announce = 2 +net.ipv4.conf.all.arp_notify = 1 +net.ipv4.conf.all.arp_ignore=1 +net.ipv4.icmp_errors_use_inbound_ifaddr=1 + +# Miscellaneous Settings + +# Keep ipv6 permanent addresses on an admin down +net.ipv6.conf.all.keep_addr_on_down=1 +net.ipv6.route.skip_notify_on_dev_down=1 + +# igmp +net.ipv4.igmp_max_memberships=1000 +net.ipv4.neigh.default.mcast_solicit = 10 + +# MLD +net.ipv6.mld_max_msf=512 + +# Garbage Collection Settings for ARP and Neighbors +net.ipv4.neigh.default.gc_thresh2=7168 +net.ipv4.neigh.default.gc_thresh3=8192 +net.ipv4.neigh.default.base_reachable_time_ms=14400000 +net.ipv6.neigh.default.gc_thresh2=3584 +net.ipv6.neigh.default.gc_thresh3=4096 +net.ipv6.neigh.default.base_reachable_time_ms=14400000 + +# Use neigh information on selection of nexthop for multipath hops +net.ipv4.fib_multipath_use_neigh=1 +``` |