CLI Guide

router
(OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword router to display Layer 3
CAM usage.
switch
(OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword switch to display Layer 2
CAM usage.
Command Modes
EXEC
EXEC Privilege
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms,
see the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
Version Description
9.8(2.0) Introduced on the S3100 series.
9.8(0.0P5) Introduced on the S4048-ON.
9.8(0.0P2) Introduced on the S3048-ON.
9.3.(0.0) Introduced on the S4810, S4820T, Z9000 and MXL
platforms
Usage Information The following regions must be provided in the show cam-usage output:
• L3AclCam
• L2AclCam
• V6AclCam
The following table describes the output fields of this show command:
Field Description
StackUnit The Stack unit number
Portpipe The hardware path that packets follow through a system for
ACL optimization
CAM Partition Type of area in the CAM block that is used for ACL VLAN
groups
Total CAM Total amount of space in the CAM block
Used CAM Amount of CAM space that is currently in use
Available CAM Amount of CAM space that is free and remaining to be
allocated for ACLs
Example 1: Output
of the show cam-
usage Command
Dell#show cam-usage
Stackunit|Portpipe| CAM Partition | Total CAM | Used
CAM |Available CAM
========|========|=================|=============|
382
Access Control List (ACL) VLAN Groups and Content Addressable Memory (CAM)