Content Addressable Memory (Cam); Overview; Cam Profile Commands; Important Points To Remember - Dell Force10 MXL Blade Reference Manual

Content Addressable Memory (CAM)

Overview

CAM Profile Commands

The content addressable memory (CAM) profiling feature allows you to partition the CAM to best suit
your application. For example:
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Important Points to Remember

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The CAM Profiling commands are:
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Warning:
If you are using these features for the first time, contact Dell Force10
Technical Assistance Center (TAC) for guidance. For information on contacting Dell
Force10 TAC, visit the Dell Force10 website at
Configure more Layer 2 forwarding information base (FIB) entries when the system is deployed as
a switch.
Configure more Layer 3 FIB entries when the system is deployed as a router.
Configure more access control list (ACLs).
Optimize the virtual local area network (VLAN) ACL group feature, which permits group VLANs
for IP egress ACLs.
The Dell Force10 operating software (FTOS) versions 7.8.1.0 and later support CAM allocations
on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
The CAM configuration is applied to entire system when you use CONFIGURATION mode
commands. You must save the running-configuration to affect the change.
When budgeting your CAM allocations for ACLs and quality of service (QoS) configurations,
remember that ACL and QoS rules might consume more than one CAM entry depending on
complexity. For example, transmission control protocol (TCP) and user datagram protocol (UDP)
rules with port range options might require more than one CAM entry.
You MUST save your changes and reboot the system for CAM profiling or allocations to take
effect.
cam-acl (Configuration)
cam-optimization
show cam-acl
show cam-acl-egress
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