Using The Command-Line Interface; Accessing Online Help; Saving And Restoring Configurations; Configuring Slb Modes - Cisco catalyst 6500 series Configuration Note

Chapter 3 Getting Started

Using the Command-Line Interface

The software interface for the CSM is the Cisco IOS command-line interface. To understand the
Cisco IOS command-line interface and Cisco IOS command modes, refer to Chapter 2 in the Catalyst
6500 Series Switch Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide.
Because of each prompt's character limit, some prompts may be truncated. For example:
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Router(config-slb-vlan-server)# may appear as Router(config-slb-vlan-serve)#.

Accessing Online Help

In any command mode, you can get a list of available commands by entering a question mark (?) as
follows:
Router> ?
or
Router(config)# module csm 5
Router(config-module-csm)# ?
Online help shows the default configuration values and ranges available to commands.
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Saving and Restoring Configurations

For information about saving and restoring configurations, refer to the Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Cisco
IOS Software Configuration Guide.

Configuring SLB Modes

Server load balancing on the Catalyst 6500 series switch can be configured to operate in two modes: the
routed processor (RP) mode and the CSM mode. The switch configuration does not affect CSM
operation. By default, the CSM is configured in RP mode. The RP mode allows you to configure one or
multiple CSMs in the same chassis and run Cisco IOS SLB on the same switch.
The RP mode is the default mode and is the recommended mode. The CSM mode is used only for
Note
backward compatibility with CSM software images previous to 2.1. When installing a new CSM or CSM
image, use the RP mode.
CSM mode allows you to configure a single CSM only. The CSM mode is supported for backward
compatibility with previous software releases. The single CSM configuration will not allow Cisco IOS
SLB to run on the same switch.
The following sections provide information about the modes:
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Mode Command Syntax, page 3-4
Migrating Between Modes, page 3-5
Catalyst 6500 Series Content Switching Module Configuration Note
Saving and Restoring Configurations
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