vsx active-forwarding

Description

Configures VSX active-forwarding on an interface VLAN.

The no form of this command unconfigures VSX active-forwarding on a VLAN interface.

Command context

config-if-vlan

Authority

Administrators

Usage

Active forwarding cannot be configured when ICMP redirect is enabled. The ICMP redirect setting is global not per SVI. Enter the no ip icmp redirect command for disabling ICMP redirect at the switch(config)# prompt.

If a system has active forwarding enabled, an active gateway can have a maximum of 14 "unique" MAC addresses per system, including IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.

If a system has active forwarding disabled, an active gateway can have a maximum of 16 "unique" MAC addresses per system, including IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.

Examples

Successfully enabling VSX active-forwarding:

switch# interface vlan 3
switch(config-if-vlan)# vsx active-forwarding
switch(config-vsx)# 

Unconfiguring VSX active-forwarding:

switch# interface vlan 3
switch(config-if-vlan)# no vsx active-forwarding
switch(config-vsx)#