"resource policy" in 1811 running-config

[cubix75604]

I am learning how to intrepret the config files on the routers I recently inherited and I find that both include the "resource policy" command but are not followed by any policy configurations.

Here is what I think I understand:

• The "resource policy" command enters ERM configuration mode to configure an ERM policy (I don't know anything about ERM, yet, but am reading the info at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios-xml/ios/erm/configuration/12-4t/nm-erm-resource.html to learn)
• When using Cisco SDM to configure the router, SDM will, sometimes, add the "resource policy" line to the running config

Now I know that my company's previous IT guy used SDM, so I suspect that SDM added "resource policy", not him. I have no way to contact him to ask.

So here is my question: Does the line "resource policy" found on my router's running-config have ANY affect since there are no ERM policies defined?

[cubix75604]

Nothing? No ideas? Anybody?

[John Blakley · Accepted solution]

No...it looks like there has to be a policy applied in order to be in effect, and in fact you can remove it:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/netmgmt/command/reference/nm_11.html#wp1012099

HTH,
John

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[cubix75604]

John,

Thank you so very much!

This was as I suspected, but wanted to be sure I wasn't missing something.

I really appreciate your feedback.