Chapter 7 Configuring Sdm Templates; Understanding The Sdm Templates - Cisco WS-C2960-24LC-S 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 2960 switch.

For complete syntax and usage information for the commands used in this chapter, see 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 use the default template to balance resources.

To allocate ternary content addressable memory (TCAM) resources for different usages, the switch SDM

templates prioritize system resources to optimize support for certain features. You can select SDM

templates to optimize these features:

Unicast MAC addresses

IPv4 IGMP groups

IPv4 unicast routes

Understanding the SDM Templates, page 7-1

Configuring the Switch SDM Template, page 7-2

.Displaying the SDM Templates, page 7-3

QoS—The QoS template maximizes system resources for quality of service (QoS) access control

entries (ACEs).

Default—The default template gives balance to all functions.

Dual—The dual IPv4 and IPv6 Switch Database Management (SDM) template enables a dual stack

environment.

lists the approximate numbers of each resource supported in each template.

Approximate Number of Feature Resources Allowed by Each Template

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