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Chapter 25 Configuring Template ACLs
Configuration Examples for Template ACLs
access-list template Command History
access-list template Command Modes
Use this command in global configuration mode.
Usage Guidelines for the access-list template Command
Reducing the number of rules for Template ACL status can lower CPU utilization. The process of
checking each ACL against other known ACLs in the system is easier if the matching task can be aborted
earlier. However, if you set the number too low (smaller than the largest “similar” Attribute 242 ACL),
CPU utilization can go very high, because ACLs that previously would be considered as Template ACL
duplicates are now sent to the PXF without regard to other ACLs already in the router.
Setting the number of rules higher can increase CPU utilization, because the comparison task takes some
CPU.
Note
Changes in CPU utilization occur only during session initiation. Steady-state CPU utilization is
unaffected by these changes in ACL processing.
Examples
The following example specifies that ACLs with more than 50 rules will be considered for Template
ACL status:
Router# access-list template 50
show access-list template Command
To display information about Template ACLs, use the
show access-list template
command in EXEC
mode.
Command
Purpose
Router(config)#
access-list template
number
Enables Template ACL processing.
number
specifies the maximum length of ACL that should be
considered for template status. Only ACLs with
number
or
fewer rules will be considered for template status.
If the
number
variable is omitted, the default of 100 will be
used, and only ACLs with 100 or fewer rules will be
considered for template status.
Default is 100 rules.
Cisco IOS Release
Description
12.2(28)SB
This command was introduced on the Cisco 10000 series router.