Chapter 6 Configuring Sdm Templates; Understanding The Sdm Templates - Cisco Catalyst 3750 Software Configuration Manual

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Configuring SDM Templates

This chapter describes how to configure the Switch Database Management (SDM) templates on the

Catalyst 3750 Metro switch.

For complete syntax and usage information for the commands used in this chapter, refer to the command

reference for this release.

This chapter consists of these sections:

You can use SDM templates to configure system resources in the switch to optimize support for specific

features, depending on how the switch is used in the network. You can select a template to provide

maximum system usage for some functions or to use the default template to balance resources.

The templates prioritize system resources to optimize support for these types of features:

Understanding the SDM Templates, page 6-1

Configuring the Switch SDM Template, page 6-2

Displaying the SDM Templates, page 6-4

Routing—The routing template maximizes system resources for unicast routing, typically required

for a router or aggregator in the center of a network. This template does not support policy-based

Policy-based routing (PBR)—The PBR template maximizes system resources to support PBR. This

template is not compatible with virtual private network (VPN) routing/forwarding tables (VRFs).

VLANs—The VLAN template disables routing and supports the maximum number of unicast MAC

addresses. It would typically be selected for a Layer 2 switch.

Default—The default template gives balance to all functions.

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