F3215-HP Load Balancing Module Network Management Configuration Guide-6PW101

Configuring IP forwarding mode

IP forwarding mode can be configured only at the CLI.

Overview

The device supports two IP forwarding modes: flow-based and packet-based.

• Flow-based forwarding—Forwards flows with the same 5-tuple elements (source IP address,

destination IP address, source port number, destination port number, and protocol number) to a

same CPU for processing. This mode takes the first-in first-out rule. It is more suitable for traffic with

strict requirements of packet order such as audio and video.

• Packet-based forwarding—Forwards packets in sequence to different CPUs for processing, even

though they are the same flow. This mode does not ensure packet order.

Configuration procedure

Ste

Command

Remarks

1. Enter system view.

system-view N/A

2. Specify an IP forwarding

mode.

ip forwarding per-flow

By default, the

packet-based mode is used.

To make the IP forwarding

mode modification take

effect, reboot the device.

Displaying and maintaining IP forwarding mode

Task Command

Remarks

Display forwarding modes being used

and to be used after reboot.

display ip forwarding mode [ |

{ begin | exclude | include }

regular-expression ]

Available in any view.