[c-nsp] Understanding TCAM/route limitations in the GSR..

[Pete Templin]

John van Oppen wrote:
> Engine0 linecards are not TCAM limited as they run in software, so when
> the card runs out of ram, that is the limit of its TCAM.   We have 256
> MB of ram on all our engine0 cards, they run with about 100 MB of free
> ram as of today.
> 
> Engine2 cards (three port gigE) for example have already run out of TCAM
> if they are running ACLs or MPLS.   With a straight IPv4 table and no
> ACLs ours seem to run right at 30% utilization (show ip cef resource).
> The newer cards have larger TCAMs.

Very helpful information...what commands should I be using to assess 
where I'm at regarding Eng2 TCAM size?

Thanks,

Pete