[c-nsp] 6500/BGP/full route tables [even more] confusing...

[Andriy Bilous]

My bad. Somehow I've got the impression only 67xx using DFC.

On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 8:32 PM, Tim Stevenson <tstevens at cisco.com> wrote:
> DFC is optional on CEF256 cards. CEF256 is just a family name. The "dCEF"
> under CEF mode indicates whether it's doing central or distributed (d =
> distributed, ie, DFC).
>
> sh module will clearly tell you whether a DFC is present or not, under the
> Sub-Module heading.
>
> Tim
>
> At 12:22 PM 3/26/2011, Andriy Bilous quipped:
>
>> As far as I'm aware there is no DFC in 6516, it's a "legacy" card with
>> a single 8Gb (duplex) connection to the fabric. Your output actually
>> confirms that, saying CEF256. Are there any other modules in the
>> chassis?
>>
>> On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 8:05 PM, Jeff Kell <jeff-kell at utc.edu> wrote:
>> > On 3/26/2011 2:32 PM, Jon Lewis wrote:
>> >> On Sat, 26 Mar 2011, Jeff Kell wrote:
>> >>> I intended to upgrade this to "something" suitable for full routing
>> >>> tables, and went for a Sup720/PFC3CXL.  A million routes, right?
>> >>
>> >> Not really.  The million routes thing is highly misleading.
>> >
>> > It at least "depends on a whole lot of things".  I'll settle for half.
>> > Just not 192K.
>> >
>> >>> Received another WS-X6516-GBIC but with a DFC3A.  Powers up, but
>> >>> switches everything to "PFC3A" mode [192K routes]:
>> >>
>> >> If you're not doing that much traffic, is removing the DFC from the
>> >> WS-X6516-GBIC an option?
>> >
>> > I don't know, that's why I'm asking, but if that's a viable option, will
>> > certainly give it a try.
>> >
>> > Jeff
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