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Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Software Configuration Guide—Release 8.7
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Chapter 13 Configuring CEF for PFC2 and PFC3A
CEF for PFC2/PFC3A Configuration Guidelines and Restrictions
CEF for PFC2/PFC3A Configuration Guidelines and Restrictions
Note
With Supervisor Engine 720 (MSFC3), IPX routing is done through the software.
This section describes the guidelines and restrictions for configuring CEF for PFC2/PFC3A:
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PFC2 supports a maximum of 16 unique Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP) group numbers. You
can use the same HSRP group numbers in different VLANs. If you configure more than 16 HSRP
groups, this restriction prevents use of the VLAN number as the HSRP group number.
Note
Identically numbered HSRP groups use the same virtual MAC address, which might cause
errors if you configure bridging on the MSFC.
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Because of the restriction to 16 unique HSRP group numbers, CEF for PFC2 cannot support the
standby use-bia
HSRP command.
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PFC3A supports 256 HSRP groups.
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CEF for PFC2 supports the following ingress and egress encapsulations:
Note
CEF for PFC3A supports Ethernet V2.0 (ARPA) only.
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For IP unicast:
Ethernet V2.0 (ARPA)
802.3 with 802.2 with 1 byte control (SAP1)
802.3 with 802.2 and SNAP
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For IPX:
Ethernet V2.0 (ARPA)
802.3 (raw)
802.2 with 1 byte control (SAP1)
SNAP
Table 13-2
Default CEF for PFC2/PFC3A Configuration
Feature
Default Value
CEF for PFC2 enable state
Enabled (cannot be disabled)
CEF enable state on MSFC2/MSFC3
Enabled (cannot be disabled)
Multicast services (IGMP snooping)
Enabled
Multicast services (GMRP)
Disabled
Multicast routing on MSFC2/MSFC3
Disabled globally
PIM routing on MSFC2/MSFC3
Disabled on all interfaces
IP MMLS Threshold
Unconfigured—no default value
IP MMLS
Enabled when multicast routing is enabled and
IGMP snooping is enabled