apply max path config during early networking#9954
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Summary
When
mgdstarts up it has a default "bestpath fanout" value of 1. We added the ability to configure this to other values in R18, and nexus does configure it once it's up and running, but we didn't add the call to configure it during early networking. While ECMP isn't critical during the early networking phase, it makes sense to keep the environment consistent throughout the various phases of operation.Testing
With the following bgp config:
Verified in a4x2 that the
mgddaemon reports a fanout value of2before nexus is online:maincurrently shows1: