cdist-type__bird_static(7)¶

NAME¶

cdist-type__bird_static - configure an instance of the bird static protocol.

DESCRIPTION¶

This type write the configuration file for an instance of the static protocl to be ran bu the bird internet routing daemon, allowing an administrator to inject static routes into the daemon’s routing tables. This protocol allows for only one of two channels to be used, either ipv4 or ipv6, by default ipv6 is used unless the ipv4 flag is passed. This type expects to depend on the cdist-type__bird_core(7) type.

REQUIRED PARAMETERS¶

channel: The channel to use between the protocol and the table.

REQUIRED MULTIPLE PARAMETERS¶

route: This flag expects a valid route to be inserted between the bird route keyword and the end of line. It may be specified as many times as necessary.

OPTIONAL PARAMETERS¶

description: An instance desciption to be printed when birdc show protocols is called.

EXAMPLES¶

# Setup bird and open a BGP session.
__bird_core --router-id 198.51.100.4

require='__bird_core' __bird_static static4 \
    --description "static ipv4 routes plugged into bird" \
    --route "198.51.0.0/16 via 192.51.100.1" \
    --route "192.52.0.0/16 via 192.51.100.1"

AUTHORS¶

Joachim Desroches <joachim.desroches@epfl.ch>

COPYING¶

Copyright (C) 2021 Joachim Desroches. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.