Hey all. This really a three parter: 1) This may sound stupid, but can you use CEF and MLS at the same time? Reason I ask is because we're using CEF on our 6500s right now, but to configure IOS Server Load Balancing (SLB) one must enable the MLS Flow cache to full (which I did). I recall reading that the MLS flow cache can be used for other (accounting?) purposes while CEF actually handles the forwarding of packets. But I'd like to get some input from others about if this is indeed the case. Even with the MLS flow cache on full, one can do a "show mlw cef" and still see that CEF (seems to be) working.
2) Has anyone here had the chance to work with and configure IOS SLB? I've recently configured it, and it's pretty straight-forward. It seems to work, but I was wondering if anyone had any had any suggestions for tweaking the faildetect and reassign values. We were trying to test it's ability to recognize when a real server is down by disconnecting the ethernet connection to that server, but it didn't seem to take the server "out of service" after the appropriate number of failed SYNs (we have it set for 4). I also have it setup to reassign an IP session to another real server after 2 failed connections but that didn't seem to be the case either. 3) The servers I'm trying to load balance are Win2K servers. One of the configuration requirements for SLB is that you install and configure a loopback adapter at the Win2K machine. The problem is when you do that it creates an bad route (i.e. if the NIC is on a 10.1.1.x network, installing the loopback creates an entry in the Win2K routing table that routes all 10.0.0.0 traffic to the loopback adapter, which keeps the Win2K machine from communicating at all). We can remove the route manually, but it keeps popping back up, so I was wondering if anyone had a method to keep that bad route from coming up. Any input on any of these questions is greatly appreciated! Thanks! Mike W. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=38821&t=38821 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
