05-06-2003 12:54 AM - edited 03-02-2019 07:08 AM
Hi!
Is MSFC required if CatOS is run on the Supervisor?
According to docs FWSM runs its own routing and from FWSM point of view
MSFC is just an external router. Right? So, can external router be used instead
of MSFC?
Oleg Tipisov,
REDCENTER,
Moscow
05-06-2003 04:05 AM
MSFC is not mandatory but preferable due to better performance due to MLS/CEF compared to an external router
05-06-2003 11:11 PM
Just to understand this better: Is that correct that SVI (FWSM-to-MSFC-or-other-router VLAN) is needed to only exchange routing updates between MSFC and
FWSM and FWSM forwarding decisions are completely independent of MSFC?
The SVI VLAN should be the only VLAN common to both FWSM and MSFC
unless CatOS 7.6 is used that supports multiple SVIs. Correct?
Regards,
Oleg Tipisov,
REDCENTER
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