Configuring Mls On Supervisor Engine 1 - Cisco WS-C6506 Software Manual

Chapter 14 Configuring MLS

Configuring MLS on Supervisor Engine 1

MLS is enabled by default on Catalyst 6500 series switches. You only need to configure Supervisor
Engine 1 in these circumstances:
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These sections describe how to configure MLS on Supervisor Engine 1:
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For information on configuring the VLANs on the switch, see
information on configuring MLS on the MSFC, see the
section on page
When you disable IP or IPX MLS on the MSFC, IP or IPX MLS is automatically disabled on Supervisor
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Engine 1. All the existing protocol-specific MLS cache entries are purged. To disable MLS on the
MSFC, see the
If NDE is enabled and you disable MLS, you will lose the statistics for existing cache entries—they are
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not exported.
Specifying the MLS Aging-Time Value
The MLS aging time for each protocol (IP and IPX) applies to all protocol-specific MLS cache entries.
Any MLS entry that has not been used for agingtime seconds is aged out. The default is 256 seconds.
You can configure the aging time in the range of 8 to 2032 seconds in 8-second increments. Any
aging-time value that is not a multiple of 8 seconds is adjusted to the closest multiple of 8 seconds. For
example, a value of 65 is adjusted to 64 and a value of 127 is adjusted to 128.
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You want to change the MLS aging time
You want to enable NDE
Specifying the MLS Aging-Time Value, page 14-19
Specifying IP MLS Long-Duration Aging Time, Fast Aging Time, and Packet Threshold Values,
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Setting the Minimum IP MLS Flow Mask, page 14-21
Displaying CAM Entries on the Supervisor Engine, page 14-22
Displaying MLS Information, page 14-23
Displaying IP MLS Cache Entries, page 14-24
Clearing MLS Cache Entries, page 14-29
Clearing IPX MLS Cache Entries, page 14-29
Displaying IP MLS Statistics, page 14-29
Clearing MLS Statistics, page 14-31
Displaying MLS Debug Information, page 14-31
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"Disabling and Enabling Unicast MLS on an MSFC Interface" section on page
"Configuring Unicast MLS on the MSFC"
Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Software Configuration Guide—Release 8.7
Configuring MLS
Chapter 11, "Configuring VLANs." For
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