[c-nsp] 512K routes approaching - have you adjusted your tcam settings

Mack McBride mack.mcbride at viawest.com
Mon Jul 28 10:51:01 EDT 2014


I forgot about that.
The tcam settings on the Sup2T are dynamic.

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-----Original Message-----
From: "Rolf Hanßen" [mailto:nsp at rhanssen.de] 
Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2014 6:16 AM
To: Mack McBride
Cc: cisco-nsp
Subject: Re: [c-nsp] 512K routes approaching - have you adjusted your tcam settings

Hi Mack,

I am wondering about "including sup 2T"?
As far as I see Sup2T has no static CAM partition anymore and therefore needs no specific maximums set.

kind regards
Rolf

> As many readers on this list know the routing table is approaching 
> 512K routes.
> For some it has already passed this threshold.
> For those that aren't familiar with the issues associated with passing 
> this threshold, I suggest the following two documents:
>
> http://www.ipv4depletion.com/?p=672
>
> http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/switches/catalyst-6500-serie
> s-switches/117712-problemsolution-cat6500-00.html
>
> Effected devices include 6500s (including sup 2T), 7600s, nexus 7Ks 
> and many devices by other vendors.
> This problem will likely impact us in some way over the next month 
> even if we fixed our devices because We connect to other services that 
> have not prepared.
>
> So be on the lookout for MLSCEF-SP-7-FIB_EXCEPTION messages in your logs.
>
> Mack McBride | Network Architect | ViaWest, Inc.
>
>
>
>
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