Reference Guide
vrf instance
(OPTIONAL) E-Series Only: Enter the keyword vrf then the VRF 
instance name to show CAM information as it applies to that VRF 
instance.
Command Modes
• EXEC
• EXEC Privilege
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the 
relevant 
FTOS Command Line Reference Guide
.
The following is a list of the FTOS version history for this command.
Version 8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
Version 8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
Version 8.1.1.2 Introduced on the E-Series ExaScale E600i.
Version 8.1.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series ExaScale.
Version 7.9.1.0 Introduced VRF on the E-Series.
Version 7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
pre-Version 
6.1.1.0
Introduced on the E-Series.
Usage 
Information
The following describes the show ip cam command shown in the following example.
Field Description
Index Displays the CAM index number of the entry.
Destination Displays the destination route of the index.
EC Displays the number of equal cost multipaths (ECMP) available for 
the default route for non-Jumbo line cards. For Jumbo line cards, 
displays 0,1 when ECMP is more than eight.
CG Displays 0.
V Displays a 1 if the entry is valid and a 0 if the entry is for a line card 
with Catalog number beginning with LC-EF.
C Displays the CPU bit. 1 indicates that a packet hitting this entry is 
forwarded to the CP or RP2, depending on Egress port.
Next-Hop Displays the next hop IP address of the entry.
VId Displays the VLAN ID. If the entry is 0, the entry is not part of a VLAN.
Mac Addr Displays the next-hop router’s MAC address.
Port Displays the egress interface. Use the second half of the entry to 
determine the interface. For example, in the entry 17cl CP, the CP is 
the pertinent portion.
• CP = control processor
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