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CHAPTER

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Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Software Configuration Guide—Release 8.7

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Configuring ASLB

This chapter describes how to configure accelerated server load balancing (ASLB) on the Catalyst 6500

series switches.

Note For complete syntax and usage information for the commands that are used in this chapter, refer to the

Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Command Reference publication.

Note The information and procedures in this chapter apply only to Supervisor Engine 1 with the Policy

Feature Card. ASLB is not supported on Supervisor Engine 2 with PFC2, Supervisor Engine 720 with

PFC3A/PFC3B/PFC3BXL, or Supervisor Engine 32 with PFC3B/PFC3BXL.

This chapter consists of these sections:

• Hardware and Software Requirements, page 54-1

• Understanding How ASLB Works, page 54-2

• Cabling Guidelines, page 54-7

• Configuring ASLB on the Switch, page 54-7

• ASLB Configuration Example, page 54-18

• ASLB Redundant Configuration Example, page 54-21

• Troubleshooting the ASLB Configuration, page 54-25

Hardware and Software Requirements

The hardware and software requirements for your ASLB configuration are as follows:

• The LocalDirector requirements are as follows:

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Hardware platforms—LocalDirector models 410, 415, 416, 420, or 430

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Interface Modules—The ASLB configuration requires two 10/100BASE-X Ethernet interfaces

or two 1000BASE-X Gigabit Ethernet interfaces

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