[c-nsp] Limits on virtual-access interfaces ?

[Mike]

On 04/16/2012 02:41 PM, Robert E. Seastrom wrote:
> Mike<mike-cisconsplist at tiedyenetworks.com>  writes:
>
>> Howdy,
>>
>> 	I have a 7201 terminating pppoe sessions. I ran the following
>> command and saw that the max virtual-access interface number was 900,
>> per below:
>>
>> sh int virtual-access ?
>>    <1-900>   Virtual-Access interface number
>>
>> 	I am wondering if this is actually a dynamic number?
>> My high water pppoe sessions (max up at one time) is 898, and so I am
>> wondering if I will hit this limit or if it will grow once I cross
>> that threshold?
> Yes, they're cloned from the virtual-template as needed.
>
> "show idb" will give you an idea about interface descriptor blocks and
> how close you are to exhaustion (not even close on that platform).  My
> recolllection is that on the 7206VXR under 12.3 and 12.4 you get
> 20,000.  This is old neurons though.

Ahh, yes, it makes sense now - thank you so much for the pointer.

Mike-