Hi checkmates,
I want to configure route redundancy for a specific static route where the nexthop should be an upstream vpn gateway as priority 1 path and a connected router for priority 2 path.
The priority 2 route should become active when the vpn goes down.
Form my understanding the default nexthop ping monitoring would make no sense since the priority 1 nexthop (upstream vpn gateway) would still be active in case of vpn breakdown.
My idea is to create a dedicated ip on the upstream vpn gateway which then DNAT to a vpn internal remote ip.
This ip should be monitored from the checkpoint and if not reachable then issue the routing failover (priority 2) route.
# monitored nexthop, will be DNATed on the upstream vpn gateway to internal vpn endpoint
set static-route 1.25.93.1/32 nexthop gateway address 1.1.1.100 on
# failover to priority 2 nexthop, failback to priority 1 nexthop once monitored ip becomes up again
set static-route 1.25.80.0/20 nexthop gateway address 1.1.1.4 priority 1 on
set static-route 1.25.80.0/20 nexthop gateway address 1.2.1.4 priority 2 on
I have R80.30 and read about BFD using ICMP ping which would be a possibility but there's not much info on this.
Also do I have to add one route with two gateways and different priorities or two separate identical routes with each gateway using different priorities?
Can someone help me with this?