What Are Sdm Templates - Dell PowerConnect 8024 User Configuration Manual

What Are SDM Templates?

An SDM template is a description of the maximum resources a switch or
router can use for various features. Different SDM templates allow different
combinations of scaling factors, enabling different allocations of resources
depending on how the device is used. In other words, SDM templates enable
you to reallocate system resources to support a different mix of features based
on your network requirements.
PowerConnect 8000-series and 8100-series switches support the following
three templates:
• Dual IPv4 and IPv6 (default)
• IPv4 Routing
• IPv4 Data Center
Table 12-3 describes the parameters that are scaled for each template and the
per-template maximum value of the parameter.
Table 12-3. SDM Template Parameters and Values
Parameter
ARP entries
IPv4 unicast routes
IPv6 Neighbor Discovery
Protocol (NDP) entries
IPv6 unicast routes
ECMP next hops
IPv4 multicast routes
IPv6 multicast routes
SDM Template Configuration Guidelines
When you configure the switch to use an SDM template that is not currently
in use, you must reload the switch for the configuration to take effect.
If the IPv4 Routing or IPv4 Data Center template is currently in use and you
attempt to configure IPv6 routing features without first selecting the Dual
IPv4-IPv6 Routing template, the IPv6 commands do not take effect. IPv6
features are not available when an IPv4-only template is active.
Dual IPv4/IPv6
6144
8160
2560
4096
4
1536
512
Managing General System Settings
IPv4 Only
6144
12256
0
0
4
2048
0
IPv4 Data Center
6144
8160
0
0
16
2048
0
239