Configuring Local Policy-Based Routing; Finding Feature Information; Information About Local Policy-Based Routing - Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Configuration Manual

Configuring Local Policy-Based Routing

This chapter describes how to configure local policy-based routing (PBR) on the Cisco NX-OS device.
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Finding Feature Information

Your software release might not support all the features documented in this module. For the latest caveats
and feature information, see the Bug Search Tool at
for your software release. To find information about the features documented in this module, and to see a list
of the releases in which each feature is supported, see the "New and Changed Information"chapter or the
Feature History table in this chapter.

Information About Local Policy-Based Routing

Local policy-based routing allows you to configure a defined policy for IPv6 traffic flows, lessening reliance
on routes derived from routing protocols. All packets received on an interface with local policy-based routing
are configured in route maps. The route maps dictate the policy, determining where to forward packets.
Route maps are composed of match and set statements that you can mark as permit or deny. You can interpret
the statements as follows:
• If the packets match any route map statements, all the set statements are applied. One of these actions
• If a statement is marked as deny, the packets that meet the match criteria are sent back through the normal
Finding Feature Information, on page 151
Information About Local Policy-Based Routing, on page 151
Licensing Requirements, on page 152
Prerequisites for Local Policy-Based Routing, on page 153
Guidelines and Limitations, on page 153
Default Settings for Local Policy-Based Routing, on page 153
Configuring Local Policy-Based Routing, on page 154
Verifying the Local Policy-Based Routing Configuration, on page 156
Configuration Example for Local Policy-Based Routing, on page 156
Feature History for Local Policy-Based Routing, on page 156
involves choosing the next hop.
forwarding channels and destination-based routing is performed.
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