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Exinda CLI: PBR

Author: Sughra Mehdi Updated

Overview

 

This article provides information regarding the Exinda CLI command pbr. 

You can use the pbr command to configure the appliance with Policy Based Routing (PBR) so an Exinda appliance can be inserted in the network out-of-path, but retain in-path optimization capabilities.

 

Information

 

NOTE:  The following syntax convention is used:
  • {}: Options are enclosed in braces and are separated by '|'
  • []: Optional keywords are enclosed in brackets
  • <>: User input is required where variables are enclosed in greater-than and less-than symbols

 

The following table describes the commands used for performing common actions related to pbr:

 

Action Description Command

Parameter Description

To specify the IP address to route traffic to after it arrives at the interface

 pbr interface <interface-name> {ip|ipv6} next-hop <ip-address> <interface-name> - Name of the interface. E.g. eth1, eth2, eth3, eth4.
To specify the multi-queue NIC operation mode for this PBR interface pbr interface <interface-name> mq mode {auto-license|single|multi|multi-per-vc}
  • interface <interface-name> - Name of the interface. E.g. eth1, eth2, eth3, eth4.
  • mq mode auto-license - QoS (Quality of Service) automatically selects single or multi-queue configuration based on license.
  • mq mode single - Force QoS to use a single queue network interface configuration.
  • mq mode multi - Force QoS to use a multi-queue network interface configuration.
  • mq mode multi-per-vc - Force QoS to use a multi-queue network interface configuration with virtual circuits allocated per queue.

To specify the bandwidth at which the PBR interface auto-license mode switches from single-queue to multi-queue

 pbr interface <interface-name> mq switch-bandwidth <bandwidth [G|M|k]>

<bandwidth [G|M|k]> - Specify the bandwidth at which to switch to a multi-queue configuration. 
The bandwidth may be specified in Gigabytes, Megabytes, or Kilobytes.

To display the parameters of the PBR interface configurations

 show pbr Not Applicable 

 

Find more CLI commands.

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