Monitoring IPv6 Forwarding Table Details for a Line Module

Purpose

Display details on the forwarding table for a specific line module only when IPv6 is configured on the router. These details include the memory used by each virtual router configured on the line module and free memory available on the module.

  • You must configure an IPv6 license using the license ipv6 command before using the IPv6 routing protocol configuration commands on the E Series router.
  • All IPv6 routing protocol-related configurations are removed from the virtual router when you issue the no ipv6 command.

Action

To display details on the forwarding table for a specific line module when IPv6 is configured on the router:

host1#show ipv6 forwarding-table slot 9
Free Memory = 32766 KB (99.99%)
         Virtual Router            Memory(KB)    Load Errors      Status    
-------------------------------- -------------- ------------- --------------
default                          -              -             Not Resident  
1                                2              0             Valid 

Meaning

Table 36 lists the show ipv6 forwarding-table slot command output fields.

Table 36: show ipv6 forwarding-table slot Output Fields

Field Name

Field Description

Free Memory

Amount of routing table memory free on the line module, in kilobytes

Virtual Router

Name of the virtual routers configured on the line module

Memory (KB)

Amount of routing table memory consumed by the virtual router, in kilobytes

Load Errors

Count of errors made while loading the routing table on the line module. Records any failed routing table distribution attempt as an error. Attempts can fail for many reasons during normal operation; a failed attempt does not necessarily indicate a problem. It is normal to see many Load Errors per day.

Status

Indicates whether the routing table for the virtual router is valid. If does not indicate Valid, then the routing table distribution has failed constantly for that virtual router. It is normal and appropriate behavior to indicate Valid while the Load Error field increases daily.

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