Configuring the hardware forwarding table

Procedure
  1. Set the hardware forwarding table mode with the command profile.
    NOTE:

    The hardware forwarding table profile setting is saved separately and cannot be recovered with a checkpoint restore or configuration download.

  2. Reboot the switch for the mode change to take effect with the command boot system.

Examples

Optimizing the hardware forwarding table mode for layer 2 forwarding (aggregation layer) on an 8320 switch: 

switch# config
switch(config)# profile l3-agg
switch(config)# exit
switch# boot system

Optimizing the hardware forwarding table mode for layer 3 forwarding (core layer) on an 8320 switch: 

switch# config
switch(config)# profile l3-core
switch(config)# exit
switch# boot system