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Chapter 14 Configuring MLS
Configuring MLS
Configuring MLS on Supervisor Engine 1
MLS is enabled by default on Catalyst 6500 series switches. You only need to configure Supervisor
Engine 1 in these circumstances:
•
You want to change the MLS aging time
•
You want to enable NDE
These sections describe how to configure MLS on Supervisor Engine 1:
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Specifying the MLS Aging-Time Value, page 14-19
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Specifying IP MLS Long-Duration Aging Time, Fast Aging Time, and Packet Threshold Values,
page 14-20
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Setting the Minimum IP MLS Flow Mask, page 14-21
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Displaying CAM Entries on the Supervisor Engine, page 14-22
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Displaying MLS Information, page 14-23
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Displaying IP MLS Cache Entries, page 14-24
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Clearing MLS Cache Entries, page 14-29
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Clearing IPX MLS Cache Entries, page 14-29
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Displaying IP MLS Statistics, page 14-29
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Clearing MLS Statistics, page 14-31
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Displaying MLS Debug Information, page 14-31
For information on configuring the VLANs on the switch, see
Chapter 11, “Configuring VLANs.”
For
information on configuring MLS on the MSFC, see the
“Configuring Unicast MLS on the MSFC”
section on page 14-16
.
Note
When you disable IP or IPX MLS on the MSFC, IP or IPX MLS is automatically disabled on Supervisor
Engine 1. All the existing protocol-specific MLS cache entries are purged. To disable MLS on the
MSFC, see the
“Disabling and Enabling Unicast MLS on an MSFC Interface” section on page 14-16
.
Note
If NDE is enabled and you disable MLS, you will lose the statistics for existing cache entries—they are
not exported.
Specifying the MLS Aging-Time Value
The MLS aging time for each protocol (IP and IPX) applies to all protocol-specific MLS cache entries.
Any MLS entry that has not been used for
agingtime
seconds is aged out. The default is 256 seconds.
You can configure the aging time in the range of 8 to 2032 seconds in 8-second increments. Any
aging-time value that is not a multiple of 8 seconds is adjusted to the closest multiple of 8 seconds. For
example, a value of 65 is adjusted to 64 and a value of 127 is adjusted to 128.